Chief Royce Turner: Building a Culture of Service, Safety, and Sustainability – Episode 69

The Town Square Podcast · Jan 6, 2026 · 47m

A Chief With a Story—and a Calling

Chief Turner didn’t stumble into public safety. In fact, he told me he believes he was raised into it without realizing it.

He grew up in a family culture where helping people wasn’t a hobby—it was the posture. That theme showed up again and again in our conversation: service as identity, not just occupation.

But before fire service ever entered the picture, Chief Turner was a sports guy. A real sports guy. He played anything with a ball and was good enough to earn a full basketball scholarship. That shaped him—teamwork, discipline, pressure, leadership…