In the spotlight
The Untouchables.
Every station has them, maybe one ,or maybe a pack of them. They are the highly trained book smart firefighters that have no on-the-job experience to back-up the fancy sheet [...]
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BlogRebuttal – Fire Science vs. Reality
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Health and WellnessSuicide Risk Factors
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BlogPreparing For The Worst, Hoping For The Best
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BlogWhat Percent are You?
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BlogStation Pride Storms Baltimore
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BlogStay Classy Fire Service
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BlogWhat Do You Think We Are Doing?
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BlogWhat happens off duty, stays off duty…right? Don’t bet on it.
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BlogPrideful Mothers Day
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Product ReviewHexArmor Elite EXT Rescue Extrication Gloves
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BlogThere is Pride in the Old
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Blog10 Deadly Sins for Fireground Failures – Part 2
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BlogBoss, leader, brother…
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BlogMarried to Firefighting
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BlogAre Volunteer Firefighters at Greater Risk of PTSD?
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BlogOne Less
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BlogThe Gray Area
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BlogTips for Being a More Effective Fire Instructor
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BlogCrew and Personal Mental Health Preparedness
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BlogPeshtigo, Wisconson. What Do You Know?
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HistoryThe Upstairs Lounge Fire, 24 June 1973
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BlogPride, Pride Everywhere
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BlogStickers
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BlogIs Structure Fire Smoke Killing Us?
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BlogJunkyard Dogs
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BlogMy Black Helmet
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BlogThe Death of Leather in the Fire Service
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BlogSalvage?! But I’m Here To Save Lives!
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BlogThe Dash
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BlogThe Importance of Cooperative Training
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Health and WellnessDo Firefighters Even Sleep?
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BlogFireFit!
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Health and WellnessUnderstanding Fire Service Suicide, the Key to Prevention.
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BlogMeat Heads
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Health and WellnessFirefighters and PTSD
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Health and WellnessFirefighter Anxiety
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Health and Wellness3 Reasons Why it’s OK to have Dark Humor
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Health and WellnessIs it PTSD or Is it Something Else?
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Health and WellnessPain Relief for Mind & Body
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Health and WellnessSleep Deprivation
Latest Articles
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The effectiveness of any first response organization hinges on the efficiency of its training. Without training, we fail to properly and safely execute our mission of protecting life, property, and the environment. Clearly, training is a necessity. For career firefighters, training is a part of daily duty. For volunteers, training is typically accomplished one evening per [...] -
When I was first promoted to the officer ranks, I inherited a much older crew (in both age and tenure). The jubilation of the promotion coupled with the sobering reality that I was now the fall-back guy for anything that went wrong was quite the manic experience. My ego unwittingly got the best of me. I lived for a time under the delusion that as the officer, I needed to [...] -
Building a community network to support your volunteer fire department. For the career fire employees out there, it’s likely your fire department provides some level of personnel support with regard to smoking cessation, physical fitness, dietary, psychological support, marriage counseling, stress management, financial planning etc. from an employee assistance [...]
