In this episode of Built Different, host Colin Ledbetter sits down with veteran firefighter and flight paramedic Chip Ashford to break down a career built on discipline, risk, and purpose.
Chip shares his journey from growing up in a firehouse to volunteering at 17, working EMS in St. Louis, and eventually becoming a captain in St. Charles City. Along the way, he became a flight paramedic, responding to high-risk emergencies in helicopters and managing critical care operations.
If you’re interested in first responder life, leadership under pressure, or what it means to truly be “built different,” this episode delivers real, unfiltered insight.
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