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Jason Yerkovich

Jason Yerkovich

Battalion Chief with the Bridgeview (IL) Fire Department and author of "Carrying the Fire: Break the Pattern. Lead with Purpose."; hosts the Built, Not Inherited podcast.

Oct 20, 2026

17:32
because
17:33
that's number one, my friend.
17:34
You have to be aware of your own patterns and go from there.
17:39
That's step one.
17:40
So bravo for that.
17:42
For me growing up, my mom was – she was militant.
17:47
She was tough.
21:13
So with writing though, did you always want, as you started progressing in the fire service, were you feeling that urge to write and have you written before?
7:15
Why?
7:16
Ownership.
7:18
Because I think people can get to being aware, but it's easier to brush it under the rug and say, I'm fine.
7:28
I'm fine.
7:28
How many times do we hear that? And not only in life, but in first responders careers.
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I'm fine.
7:34
Yeah.
8:24
So if someone finds themselves in an unhealthy environment, an unhealthy culture, what can they do to change that within the organization if they're not like the leader in the organization?

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