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Kelvin Cochran served as a firefighter for over three decades. He was named \\u201cFire Chief of the Year\\u201d in 2012, and former President Barack Obama appointed him the U.S. Fire Administrator, the highest fire service post in the nation. 

But Cochran faced a different kind of fire in 2015 when he was terminated as Atlanta\\u2019s fire chief for writing a book in which he expressed his personal views that marriage is between one man and one woman. Cochran reached a settlement with the city of Atlanta in 2018, but says the experience of losing his job because of his faith was \\u201cchallenging, to say the least.\\u201d 

As Americans, \\u201cwe have the freedom to live out our faith, religious liberty, and we have freedom to speak our faith in whatever form of speech that we feel convicted to do without consequences,\\u201d Cochran says. \\u201cYou shouldn\'t have to lose anything for living out your faith or speaking in your faith in our country.\\u201d 

Cochran joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to discuss his new book, \\u201cFacing the Fire: The Faith That Brought \\u2018America\\u2019s Fire Chief\\u2019 Through the Flames of Persecution.\\u201d 

We also cover these stories: 

• Former Secretary of State and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell dies due to complications from COVID-19.
• The Supreme Court issues two opinions that are being hailed as big wins for police officers. 
• Ongoing tensions continue between Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and city police officers over vaccine mandates.

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