Battalion Chief Tom Foushee of the Chandler Fire Department demonstrated a simple "firehouse cobbler" recipe and discussed how he began baking during a recorded "Discover" segment with Council Member Hawkins. Foushee also said he competed on the Food Network’s Sylos Baking Competition, which was filmed in Waco and later picked up by the network.

Foushee described the cobbler as a “lazy person cobbler” that can be scaled in one-unit increments and said the recipe he demonstrated used two-cup measures: “2 cups of [self-rising] flour, 2 cups of sugar, 2 sticks of butter, and 2 cups of whole milk,” plus fruit — he chose blueberries for the segment because they “bake down really, really good.”

On baking and media: Foushee told the host that a casting agency contacted him on Instagram, he applied and filmed the competition in Waco, and that the episode aired recently after Food Network picked it up. He said of the experience: “As far as baking on TV, I would rather fight a house fire … baking on TV was extremely stressful.”

Why it matters locally: Foushee’s baking and television appearance represent a local human-interest story and an instance of community outreach by a public-safety official. He used the segment to describe his path into baking — including taking macaron classes at a local bakery — and to offer a concise recipe that viewers can replicate at home.

Discussion vs. formal action: the segment was a recorded interview and cooking demonstration; no city action, policy vote or official departmental decision was made on air.

The recipe demonstration, Foushee’s comments about his Food Network appearance and his advice for prospective firefighters were provided on camera; direct quotes and recipe measurements are taken from his remarks in the recorded segment.