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By G. Rice Those who I work for expect daily that I train, develop, mentor and lead our firefighters. They are a tough bunch to work for. They have some of the highest [...]
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BlogLittle People, Big Results
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BlogMy 15 Fire Department New Year’s Resolutions
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BlogKnow YOUR Role!
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BlogSalvage?! But I’m Here To Save Lives!
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BlogVolunteer Fire Chief or Community Organizer?
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BlogJunkyard Dogs
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BlogFive Steps for Mentoring Success
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BlogMeat Heads
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BlogRebuttal – Stay Classy Fire Service
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BlogWhy Are Your Boots So Shiny?
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PodcastsEp006: Leckey Harrison – Raise Your Resilience
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BlogHome for the Holidays
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BlogAggression
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Health and WellnessCrisis Intervention
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BlogStation Pride and Brothers Helping Brothers Partnership
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BlogFive Monkeys, One Banana
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HistoryLa Salle Hotel Fire, Chicago
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BlogFrom Buckets to Bullets: The Modern Era of Aggressive Interior Attack
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Health and WellnessFirefighter Therapy 101
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BlogIt’s In My Blood
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BlogHarnessing the Power of your Community
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BlogThe NFPA Police
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BlogWhat happens off duty, stays off duty…right? Don’t bet on it.
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BlogSoap Opera
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BlogAccepting Mediocrity
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Product ReviewThe Iron Fox Axe-updated
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BlogThe Volunteer Solution Part 3
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Health and WellnessChappy’s Weight Loss Solution Chapter-2
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BlogIt’s What You Don’t Do
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BlogStickers
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Health and WellnessFirefighters and PTSD
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Health and WellnessPain Relief for Mind & Body
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Health and WellnessFirefighter Depression
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BlogUnused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards
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Health and Wellness
Firefighter Therapy 101
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Health and Wellness
Firefighters and Alcohol Abuse
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Health and WellnessIs it PTSD or Is it Something Else?
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Health and WellnessFirefighter Resiliency
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Health and WellnessWhy Don’t more Firefighters have PTSD?
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Health and Wellness
Crisis Intervention
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PodcastsRescue the Rescuer Show Episode 17 Ben Vernon
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PodcastsEp001: Stephen Kavalkovich – The Rescuer Who Needed The Rescue
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PodcastsEp002: Don Prince – The 11th Hour Trauma Retreat, A Jump-Start Toward Healing
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PodcastsEp004: CHECKPOINT ONE – Move Past Trauma
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Podcasts
Ep000: Stephen Kavalkovich – We Heal Through Connection and Connect Through Struggle
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PodcastsEp007: Dan DeGryse – Mental Health Fitness for Duty
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PodcastsEp011: Dr. Tania Glenn – Treating First Responders with PTSD and More
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PodcastsEp010: Jeff Dill – Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance
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PodcastsEp009: David Wiklanksi – I’d rather you be annoyed that I woke you up…
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PodcastsEp008: Dan Willis – Create a Bulletproof Spirit
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Beard Bros The Holidays are upon us. As I worked on this piece, I was frequently surrounded by Christmas cards. The cards arrived from all parts of the area; from hospitals, other departments, former patients and the like. On one of these cards, I saw an image of Santa Claus in a fire engine. With his full, snow-white beard flowing in the wind, I can only assume that he [...] -
Stepping out of the airport into the Nairobian air, it was immediately apparent this was going to be an experience unlike any other. After months of planning and anticipation, I had arrived in country with a group of 17 other men from around the United States, tasked with the arduous prospect of training a large group of firefighters assembled across numerous counties [...] -
Unused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards
Here is what you need to know. The Last Call Foundation in Memory of Fallen Firefighter Michael Kennedy has assembled a committee to “Research Chemical Coatings in Fire Gear Then and Now.” The committee consists of Diane Cotter of Your Turnout Gear and PFOA., Kathy Crosby-Bell of the Last Call Foundation, Dr. Graham Peaslee of the University of Notre Dame, Jon Marr [...]
