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Fire Chief at Jim Beam Distillery FD
Firefighting in the whiskey capital of the world
Leading by example
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I wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself. I am Chief Mercer, (my old account was hacked at 74k followers) I live in the Bourbon Capital of the World and I am the Chief of the Jim Beam Distillery Fire Department.

I have worked at the James B. Beam Distilling Co. for 20 years and I have done just about every job there is at a distillery. The favorite part of my job is continuously learning and teaching distillery firefighting. by @chiefmercer

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I will leave this here! The goal isn’t just to learn a skill for the promotion. The goal is to repeat it so many times that the correct action becomes the automatic action. by @chiefmercer

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Showed them how it’s done on a fire alarm! 💪🏻 by @chiefmercer

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3 months ago

Who could believe that Buc-ees grand opening in Arizona would have brought 40k vehicles?

@maricopaready Emergency Management teams are on-site and virtually from our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to keep everyone safe. 🫡

#goodyearaz #bucees #buceesaz #buceesgoodyear by @chiefmercer

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4 months ago

“Mission First, People Always”
@converse.firedept After a DoorDash driver was involved in a motor vehicle accident and transported by ambulance for evaluation, the crew noticed that a family’s dinner was still sitting in the vehicle. So they delivered in a big way. by @chiefmercer

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Be sure to call your Chief and give him updates on your day!
Shared from @rapidcityfiredepartment

#chiefproblems #firehousehumor #stationlife #firefighterlife #brotherhood by @chiefmercer

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5 months ago

Perfect run guys!! Redemption secured.

@jenksfirefighters
#epicfails #sleddingfail #firefighter #firefamily by @chiefmercer

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9 months ago

Instead of shutting down the fun, the officer joins the children. After asking what they were doing and hearing “sledding,” he grabs a yellow sled and challenges them to a race down the hill! by @chiefmercer

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9 months ago

Just firefighters doing firefighter things.
Different fire, same professionalism.
Garden hose tactics for the win. 💪🏻

#firefighterlife #fireground #firefighting #firelife by @chiefmercer

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10 months ago

When firefighter Kevin Mercer was fighting a massive coal silo fire at Jim Beam in 2007, he had a chilling realization: he was completely outside what his training had prepared him to do.

Check out the full blog article about Bourbon Distillery Firefighting with Chief Kevin Mercer of Jim Beam. 🔗 Read the full article in our Link Tree. by @chiefmercer

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a year ago

Every cop does this… Prove me wrong😂😂
Poor little guy knew he was busted at the end😂 by @chiefmercer

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It’s not everyday that you get to tell your son that he will be following in your footsteps and got hired doing the greatest job in the world. Shared from: Frank Bresee by @chiefmercer

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