#501 Duarte Mendes Marine, Firefighter, World Champion

The Firefighters Podcast by Pete Wakefield

Aug 24, 202652:51Government & Organizations

In this episode I sit down with Portuguese firefighter and world champion firefighter athlete Duarte Mendes to discover the man behind the medals. We talk about growing up in the small Portuguese town of Avis, the values...

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