
About this episode
Bassel Ibrahim is a veteran firefighter, Florida Smoke Diver and a member of the Proactive Rescue Operations team. We discuss his childhood in the Ivory Coast, his powerful immigration story, losing 100 pounds to become a firefighter, the fatality that shaped his mindset, firefighter fitness, realism in training, mental health and so much more.
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