Special Guest: Fire Chief Don Lombardi

About this episode

Jon and Louie interview Fire Chief Don Lombardi about his extensive experience in the fire service and its impact on financial literacy and culture.

Welcome to the Fiscal Firehouse. A podcast dedicated to professional firefighters. On todays episode, Jon & Louie interview the Fire Chief of West Metro Fire Rescue, Don Lombardi. Chief Lombardi shares his knowledge and experience acquired over 33 years in the fire service. Chief Lombardi discusses the importance of labor/management relationships, the importance of financial literacy, and also the influence that firefighter culture has on personal finance.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon Beattie, Louie Barela

Guest: Don Lombardi

Topics covered

• fire service
• financial literacy
• labor management
• firefighter culture
• personal finance

Keywords

• firefighters
• financial education
• labor relations
• fire chief
• personal finance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West Metro Fire Rescue

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