Ben Hess

About this episode

Ben Hess shares his extensive experience in the fire service and discusses the balance between career success and personal relationships.

47 years of combination experience. Life member & President of the board with Mount Mourne Fire Department, President with North Carolina Society of Fire/Rescue Instructors & recently retired Chief Of Training with Mooresville Fire-Rescue. As a child growing up Ben stated he “Played with match box cars and fire trucks”. When he was old enough he started out as an explorer with Wooster Township Fire Department in Ohio and in 1983 became a certified volunteer firefighter. Even though North Carolina is now home Ben still has ties with the Wooster organization. Before starting his full-time career in the fire service Ben was able to live out one of his dreams as a part time driver for Nascar and ARCA series. Ben would do his best work in the then ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series and ARCA Bondo-MarHyde Series, recording four wins, 6 poles, and 29 top-tens in 64 races. In 1998 Ben was hired as a career Firefighter with Mooresville Fire. Everything Ben does he puts forth the effort to make sure he achieves his goal. But what I admire about Ben is the fact that he openly talks about achieving success but at the same time with doing so the strain it can cause on personal…

People in this episode

Host: Danny Beauvais

Guest: Ben Hess

Topics covered

• fire service
• career development
• personal relationships
• success
• firefighting
• motivation

Keywords

• firefighter
• training
• success
• personal relationships
• career
• motivation
• fire department

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mount Mourne Fire Department, North Carolina Society of Fire/Rescue Instructors, Mooresville Fire-Rescue, Wooster Township Fire Department

Places: North Carolina, Ohio