Nick Papa was featured on In The Box

August 26, 2026

Leadership doesn’t come from the number of bugles on your collar. In the latest episode of In The Box, Deputy Chief Nick Papa (New Britain, Connecticut) talks about his career, his “Service Above Self” approach to leadership, and the experiences that pushed him to rethink what he knew about training and fireground operations.

From building firefighters who are ready to perform to learning from the calls that didn’t go as planned, Papa’s message is simple: stay hungry, stay humble and never stop being a student of the job.

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