Bubba The Love Sponge® Grills Erik Holt on the Colorado Small-Town Meltdown.

Former fire chief and Iraq veteran Erik Holt sits down with Bubba the Love Sponge® to walk through the chaos that exploded inside a rural Colorado fire district, from backroom disputes and small-town power plays to accusations that someone crossed the line when the 2023 board election rolled around. Holt explains how he went from military deployment to the chief’s office at the Florissant Fire Protection District, then found himself in the middle of bitter internal battles, with surveillance cameras turned into evidence and a community split over who was actually telling the truth.​​ In this episode, Bubba presses Holt on the pressure surrounding the 2023 district election, what really happened with election watchers and security footage, and how that all collided with the decisions that ended his time as interim chief. Holt also breaks down the criminal inquiry, the public fallout, and the federal lawsuit he filed, Holt v. Florissant Fire Protection District, a case that was ultimately dismissed but left serious questions about free speech, retaliation, and who bore the brunt of small-town politics gone nuclear.​