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Jason Jefferies's Blog – June 2012 Archive (1)

The Quiet Voice of Seniority

Unless you shut your trap, it's a voice that can easily be drowned out among the others at the firehouse. Amid the cacophony of noise in the kitchen of the firehouse, I was privy to a conversation today with one of the most senior firefighters in my department. Needless to say, it left an impact on me, not so much in what he said as how he said it. His emotion, choice of words, patient manner, and friendly demeanor spoke volumes about his character.

In a department the size of mine…

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Added by Jason Jefferies on June 12, 2012 at 1:38pm — 3 Comments

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