Code 3 Podcast: Rooftop operations and safety with Gary Bowker

Truck company firefighters need to understand roof construction and how it reacts to fire

March 14, 2018 10:59 AM •

Gary Bowker joins host Scott Orr to discuss why firefighters may not even belong on that roof in the first place

Bowker, a FireRescue1 columnist, is a retired fire chief with the U.S. Air Force and retired fire marshal with the City of Winfield, Kan. He has served as fire chief with the Sumner County, Kan., Rural Fire District #10 and has over 40 years in fire service.

Gary has taught at the National Fire Academy, U.S. Department of Defense, Butler County Community College and the University of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute. He is nationally certified as a Fire Officer II, Instructor II, Inspector II, Certified Fire & Explosion Investigator, and holds a bachelor’s degree in fire science administration.

Code 3 Podcast with Scott Orr

Code 3 is hosted by award-winning journalist Scott Orr, who has covered the fire/EMS/police beat for most of his 30-plus year career in news. He’s worked around the country in both TV and print. Orr was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over a decade ago, but that doesn’t stop him from interviewing fire service leaders on issues that concern firefighters around the nation.