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Firefighter Craig Brannan

Home Cookin' 7: Cooking with Fire--Craig Brannan by Alan Lake (aka Jazzfood)

It’s not like being a smoke eater was a childhood dream. Craig Brannan joined the fire department when he was 25. Prior to that he quite happily owned a landscaping company. On a visit to L.A., he met a fireman. They got to talking and it sparked his inner flame. In that instant, Craig decided to pursue firefighting as a career . . . after all, he liked the movie Backdraft.

Nearly 20 years later, Craig drives Fire Engine #25 for the City of Evanston, where he’s a Fire Apparatus Operator and Paramedic. Besides driving, his job is to put wet stuff on hot stuff by sending water as requested (there’s 500 gallons on the truck) and if need be, hook up to the fire hydrant . . .

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Hi Alan,
It was interesting to learn more about what goes on behind scenes in the firehouse.
Does Craig have a firehouse favorite or two you could share?
Thanks for another great installment to your Home Cookin stories. I've enjoyed them all.

A nice piece Alan. As someone that's had a lifetime appreciaton for the fire service, it's nice to see recognition in the firehouse kitchen.

janeyb wrote:Hi Alan,
It was interesting to learn more about what goes on behind scenes in the firehouse.
Does Craig have a firehouse favorite or two you could share?
Thanks for another great installment to your Home Cookin stories. I've enjoyed them all.

The links to the recipes are on the right side of the article, but will put them here as well.

Funeral Potatoes: http://www.lthforum.com/2015/04/craigs-recipes-funeral-potatoes/
Sunday Gravy: http://www.lthforum.com/2015/04/craigs-recipes-sunday-gravy-frankie-ts-meatballs/

Fun article! Hope those pole burns heal quickly...