Chris Cottle wears many hats inside the Palm Coast Fire Department.
Besides being a driver engineer, he is the department’s chaplain. He is also a mentor to new drivers. He is on the department’s Confined Space Team and is the Technical Rescue Training lead for the department’s B shift.
The hats don’t always fit together so well. As the department’s chaplain, his job is to provide comfort. As a mentor, sometimes he has to be a little harsh…