Jim McNamara’s Senior Man Feature Episode with Jerry Smith Jr., BCFD–Part II
Welcome to the second part of Jim McNamara’s Senior Man Feature Episode with Jerry Smith Jr., BCFD. This episode picks up with guest host James McNamara, who is a senior Firefighter at the FDNY and serves as a Human Performance Advisor for Leadership Under Fire. He’s also the principal author of the Leadership Under Fire Senior Man’s Performance Journal. Our guest, Jerry Smith Jr., is a Firefighter with the Baltimore City Fire Department currently assigned to Rescue Company 1 and is a member of the BCFD Dive Team. In the previous episode, they discussed Jerry’s early career, the role of the senior Firefighter and lessons learned during Baltimore’s periods of civil unrest. Now, they’ll discuss Jerry’s diving career, optimizing human performance and the value of being lifelong learners.