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Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusAaron Vought - A Man Who's Not Afraid To Keep TalkingLook, you know the drill. Aaron's here. Aaron talks. We occasionally make audible whimpering sounds that might be mistaken for attempts at interjection. This week's planned topic was to get to know him and what he does here at BMFA. What we got was... Aaron. Just... Aaron. For an 35 minutes. Enjoy? Or endure? Honestly, we're not sure anymore. Just press play. What's the worst that could happen? (Don't answer that, Aaron might hear you).2025-04-3035 minBrindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusThe Life and Times of Billy and Paula ClaunchOn this episode, we talk with Billy and Paula Claunch. What's their story? Will it be made into a Hallmark Christmas movie one day?Does Billy really use SalesForce at home? ...is Wiki next?What's it like being married to a hard-charging Brindlee employee like Billy?2025-04-1642 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusJenny Chou - The Traveling ConnoisseurJenny is one of our newer employees. We talked with her about what that's like. Was she treated well...by sales...by prospecting. She is working ad an admin for our sales team as well as an executive assistant for Billy...God love her...bless her heart...She spent - and continues to spend lots of time traveling. We thought maybe she was a gypsy but she denied that being a factor.She grew up in Decatur - where "field parties" were apparently a thing. Not really sure what those were...without a Piggly Wiggly...2025-03-3125 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusChris Crutchfield - An Old Man Trapped in a Young Man's BodyThis episode, we talk with Chris Crutchfield, who we find out was a local football star - and not in a PeeWee league. Find out where Chris and his friends from highschool hung out. It may or may not have involved pigs. He was a little vague when we dug in because we knew your inquiring minds would want to know.Growing up, we learned where Chris worked as a teenager - and that if you need a present wrapped, he's your guy. If you want to know more, you'll just have to listen to this episode.2025-02-2827 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusThe Mystery of TibblesWe're talking about Dalton Tibbles - don't confuse this episode with "Trouble with Tribbles". For those of you who are not Star Trek (the original series) fans, you're probably wondering what we're talking about. Google it. At the risk of offending Star Trek fans, it wasn't one of the best episodes.When we say he's a man of mystery - we mean that. While he may know what town he was born in, he has no idea where that town actually is.We talk a little about his brother-in-law - who Dalton adores. but the...2025-02-1423 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusConnor Brown - The Modern Day Daniel BooneOn this episode, we talk with Connor Brown. Connor is a seasoned podcaster - although you wouldn't know it by the one-word answers he gave us initially...until he got warmed up.We discovered that Connor is - in his words - "unashamed to be from Kentucky". We weren't aware that was a thing, but apparently it is. Granted he had no idea Daniel Boone resided in Kentucky.We learned what Connor did for his first job - spoiler alert - it had to do with the hot spot of Louisville, Walmart...carts...r...2025-02-0321 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusLisa Kirby - Arabian Basketball ChampOn this episode, we talk with Lisa Kirby - who was born and raised in Arab, Alabama...which makes her an Alabama Arabian.We just learned the tip of the iceberg with Lisa during this show. There is so much more to her than what we were able to cover in the few minutes we have here.We did learn that Lisa served as a hostess - where she learned how to tie a tie. She may or not be working on a Youtube video showing how a hostess should tie a tie - also...2025-01-1319 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusDustin Vice - A Man of Few WordsDustin was super excited to be on the show with us. You can tell by his enthusiastic "mmmhmmm" response when we talk about how thrilled we are to be talking with him.Dustin was a regular "Chatty-Cathy" during the show....or not... We had to work to get more than 5 words at a time out of him. Dustin is definitely a man of few words. Which just means when he talks, you better listen!Dustin lives in the metropolis of Oneonta and has declared it God's country - so we felt the need to point...2024-12-2021 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusJonathan Christensen - The Green Chili KingIn the conversation with Jonathan, we learn a little about his arranged marriage - which seems to have worked out really well for him. We talk about future kids for them - and how many is he thinking. We realized that Jonathan didn't watch any quality TV when he completely missed a Seinfeld reference. We learned that Jonathan speaks Tim's spiritual language - which is Little Rosie's breakfast. We learned what he went to college for and what a Biblical Study degree is - also that a Master of Divinity degree has nothing to do with the w...2024-12-0431 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusStuartt Clark - Prospecting Team or Host TeamOn this episode, we talk with Stuartt Clark - by his own admission, the hardest worker on the Prospecting Team. We'll dig down into who Stuartt really is - although we never touch on why he spells his name with 2 "t's", we do dig into his sordid past as a host at a steak house in Pennsylvania. It may or may not result in a future road trip. Somehow we worked Zack Lightfoot into the conversation who will be on a future episode but this will give you a little taste of what that will be like. You'll discover...2024-11-1526 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusLowell Skidmore - Karaoke and Golf LegendOn this episode, we'll be learning all things about Lowell...well, maybe not all things, but certainly a lot of things. Things like - where's he from - why are the counties so small in Kentucky - what are 2 businesses missing in his county that are in every other county? We'll learn how he migrated to Huntsville - even though he took the roundabout way. Where'd he meet his wife - and how exactly did that happen - it's a God story for sure.Listen to Lowell describe his first time playing the guitar at church—it'll ma...2024-10-3027 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusTony Craig and His Hidden SkillsOur conversation with Tony was very enlightening, to say the least. As it turns out, mild-mannered Tony Craig is really Superman in disguise. A couple of things he shared with us conjured up an image of Baywatch slow motion running...another image made me think of Katniss Evergreen's skills in Hunger Games... no, not the burning dress...think bows and arrows. This one is a must-listen. Tony took us totally by surprise and he just might take you by surprise too.2024-10-1523 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusInterpretive Dancing Stacey SprayOn this episode we talk to one of the few actual Huntsville native people - Stacey Spray! Stacey talks about her run-in with the long arm of the law when she rolled her sister's yard. Did the police capture her for this heinous crime - or is she still on the run? She will discuss the advantages of single-ply vs double-ply when rolling yards. Stacey is also a pickleball player. Stephen asked intriguing questions about that - like can you play that game with a ball that hasn't been pickled - or does it have to be a pickled...2024-09-2929 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusInside the mind of Stephanie LeggeOf the interviews we've done so far, Stephanie's interview has been the most fun. We laughed so much while talking with her. Join us and learn more about Blake...I mean Stephanie. Blake is Stephanie's husband - and we ended up talking about him a lot. Stephanie tells us about her first job, how she met the famous Blake, and how she came to work at Brindlee. Join the conversation and laugh along with us.2024-09-1923 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusMichael McCollum - Ops Chief ExtraordinaireListen in to the conversation as we talk with Michael McCollum and find out all kind of fun things like - where is he from originally, how'd he meet his wife, if he could one thing over again, what would it be? What concert was his favorite? Has he ever "teared up" at a movie...and much more!2024-09-0127 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusDan Arant - the Man, the Myth, the Legend!Listen to the conversation as Dan tells us about his legendary catcher skills - along the lines of Yogi Berra. Where did he take his now wife on their first date? He talks about playing with dolls...for real... Then learn some fascinating facts about Asian culture and sharing a meal with them. Lastly - what cartoon character would Dan like to hang out with - and why? All this and more!2024-08-1633 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusConversation with Nate SmithJoin us as we have a conversation with the one and only Nate Smith - our company president! We'll delve in to how he met his wife and more. Then - did our company chaplain really tell him it was okay to lie - "this time" - while playing 2 truths and a lie?!? What did Nate say about hair - and was he REALLY in a big hair band? What's he looking forward to in his 90's? Is Bigfoot real? You won't want to miss his answers.2024-08-0128 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusAn Interview with Intern Kameron HelmlingerToday's interview is with Kameron Helmlinger. He is an intern sent to BMFA from Sovereigns Capital and worked in the office with our company president Nate Smith. Join us as we talk about everything from sports to church to family.2024-07-1519 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus2023 Summer Interns - Caleb and CJAn interview with some interns who worked for Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus during the summer of 2023. These young men - although American - live in another country and were just in the United States for the summer. Listen to the episode to hear about some of their experiences - both in the US and abroad.2024-07-0122 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusService Manager Joey CraigOn this episode, we will be talking our the service manager for Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus - Joey Craig. Joey worked his way up from technician to manager in a relatively short amount of time. Tune in for more of his story!2024-06-2022 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusRachell's BMFA StoryIn this episode, you will hear from our "Director of First Impressions". Rachell voice is normally the one you hear when you call Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus. When you visit us, her face is the one you see peeking over top of the fire truck desk in our lobby. Rachell does such a great job for us and we're thankful to have her here!2024-04-2522 min
Brindlee Mountain Fire ApparatusEmployee #2 - Tim WhiteFor our first podcast show, we are going to be talking with our second employee. We have a light-hearted conversation with Tim...and yet, even though he's known for his light-heartedness, he gets serious...even a little deep as he talks about his faith and what he does for the company. 2024-01-2925 min