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DeLand, FL · March 2025

Somebody was going to tell his story.

Milliken wanted to tell a firefighter's story. Turns out I already knew him.

Spartanburg, SC

I recognized the firefighter.

Milliken pulled up a photo of a firefighter's gear in a conference room in Spartanburg, and I recognized the firefighter right away. His name is Nate Carn.

  • Nov 2024: Milliken reaches out about a content partnership
  • Nate was already on page 35 of the Honor Supply Journal
  • His take: they're paying someone to tell this story either way. Might as well be me.
  • March 2025: DeLand, FL. I shot photos, Nate Reimers ran the interview.
DeLand Fire tower ladder parked outside the station
Nate Carn's turnout coat hanging on the open cab door
Firefighter flexing and grinning from the apparatus
Nate seated for the interview with camera and boom mic in the bay
Nate smiling during the interview, framed by the camera rig
Wide view of the interview set in front of the red bay doors
Let somebody you trust tell your story.
Firefighter in the gear room looking up, lit by a slice of window light
Close-up of the label inside a turnout coat liner
Nate swinging his N. CARN coat on beside the engine
Firefighter laughing under his helmet in front of the rig
Crew working a hose and rope drill outside the station
Firefighter grinning with a hose pack on his shoulder in the gear room
Nate climbing the stairs in full gear and air pack, N. CARN on his coat
Firefighter in DeLand gear rowing in front of the red bay doors
Three crew members standing in front of the tower ladder
Close-up of the coat liner and its label
Firefighter walking out of the bay carrying his gear

Your customers have stories.

If you make gear for firefighters, let's show the people who wear it.

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