Firefighter First Friday is a new video series hosted by Battalion Chief Ryan Pennington, where he takes us back to the core of the fire service and focuses on where firefighters started.
In the new series, Firehouse's Firefighter First Friday, Battalion Chief Ryan Pennington introduces himself and the new biweekly video series. No matter what rank you are in the fire service you started as a Firefighter First.
Ryan Baker is a writer and associate editor with prior experiences in online and print production. Ryan is an associate editor for Firehouse with a master's degree in sciences of communication from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He recently completed a year of teaching Intro to Public Speaking at UW-Whitewater, as part of his graduate program. Ryan acquired his bachelor's degree in journalism in 2023 from UW-Whitewater, and operates currently out of Minneapolis, MN. Baker, also writes freelances for the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) in his free time, while also umpiring baseball for various ages across the Twin Cities Metro Area.
RYAN PENNINGTON is a 25-year veteran of fire/EMS. He currently serves as a battalion chief with the Charleston, WV, Fire Department, where he has served for the past 20 years. Pennington has lectured and trained thousands of firefighters across the United States and internationally at conferences, including Firehouse Expo and Firehouse World, and has been published in many fire service publications.
