{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fheartbeat-narratives.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fjen-fueled-by-fire-driven-to-serve-M8CC_U1d","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Jen: Fueled by Fire, Driven to Serve","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/20caee61-98b8-42db-bb6b-11b3e4c29658/6aa1d7ae-5e87-4f67-a2d5-43a3bdf760cb/jen-20roberts.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/dc80b7d0-b289-4f70-af0c-a19fc6f7a28d\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Jen: Fueled by Fire, Driven to Serve\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Meet Jen Roberts, a retired firefighter with a passion for adventure and a deep love for serving Hawaiʻi. She’s lived a dynamic life - bartending, fighting fires, and leading a women's motorcycling club - all while embracing each moment with gusto. Jen shares career-defining stories, from delivering a baby on the H-1 freeway to the meaningful work of The Pantry in Kalihi, where her team coordinates food distribution to nearly 10,000 residents each month. She also reflects on her side gig as a TV and movie extra (cue EMT!), along with adrenaline-packed travels to Dubai, Thailand, and South Africa with her family. Tune in for a lively conversation about chasing flames, loving big, and the joy of the open road.\n\nEpisode Highlights\n0:21 Jen: a globe-trotting, motorcycle-riding firefighter \n1:32 Volunteering at The Pantry, an e-commerce food distribution center\n3:20 Roots: From Florida to Hawaiʻi at 21\n4:20 Bartender to Firefighter\n5:45 Delivering babies? Just another day on the job\n9:25 Juggling a variety of jobs and new skillsets\n10:18 Motorcycle magic and the open road\n13:00 Steppin'\n13:55 World travels with the fam\n18:49 Giving back at Chai Lai Orchid in Thailand\n22:42 Adrenaline-chasing in Dubai\n26:45 Cape Town tales\n28:09 Background acting gigs (aloha, Hollywood!)\n31:55 Appreciate, volunteer, love big\n\nLearn more about the organizations Jen mentioned by visiting: \nThe Pantry: https://thepantry.org/ (Kalihi, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi)\nChai Lai Orchid: https://chailaiorchid.com/what-we-do/ (Chiang Mai, Thailand)\n\nPhotos: Jen Roberts\nEpisode Art: Molly Mamaril"}