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You Don’t Know What Brotherhood Means
Brotherhood is a word that is preached endlessly in the Fire Service. However, for the majority of you, I don’t think you know what it means. Now before you all get [...]
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BlogLeadership: A View from the Bottom Up
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BlogDogma in the Fire Service
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BlogWould You Work for You? – Thoughtful Leadership
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BlogPart-Timers: The Forgotten Third Party
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BlogThe Driver/Operator – “The Most Pivotal Role on the Fireground”
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PodcastsEp005: Robert Avsec – Fire EMS Leader Pro
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BlogSalvage?! But I’m Here To Save Lives!
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BlogThe Power of Team Building – Inches Away
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BlogPreparing For The Worst, Hoping For The Best
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BlogCan You Polish Black Plastic Trim with Peanut Butter?
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BlogWhat Percent are You?
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BlogEleven Years Ago
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BlogQ & A with an Overseas Fire Service Instructor
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BlogEntitlement, Running People Off, & the Push for Higher Education
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BlogInterwebs
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BlogVolunteer Rebuttal to “The Media Damage to the Fire Service”
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Health and WellnessFirefighter Anxiety
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BlogTriangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
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BlogKnow YOUR Role!
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BlogAre You Ready for FirstNet?
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PodcastsEp003: Marty Mayes – The Fire Asylum…When you want to achieve greatness, stop asking permission
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BlogDark Humor: Line in the Sand
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BlogIAFF begins Unionizing Volunteer Firefighters
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BlogCompetition
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BlogVolunteer Firefighters Are a Dying Breed…or Are They?
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BlogAre Volunteer Firefighters at Greater Risk of PTSD?
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Product ReviewTaylor’s Tins Product Review
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PodcastsEp006: Leckey Harrison – Raise Your Resilience
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BlogJunior Involvement in Senior Training
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BlogTouring the Phoenix Fire Department Regional Dispatch Center
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Health and WellnessUnderstanding Fire Service Suicide, the Key to Prevention.
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BlogStickers
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Health and Wellness
Firefighter Anxiety
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Health and WellnessStation Pride’s Wellness Initiative
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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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BlogMeat Heads
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Health and WellnessSleep Deprivation
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Health and WellnessCrisis Intervention
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BlogFireFit!
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PodcastsEp001: Stephen Kavalkovich – The Rescuer Who Needed The Rescue
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PodcastsEp007: Dan DeGryse – Mental Health Fitness for Duty
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PodcastsRescue the Rescuer Show Episode 17 Ben Vernon
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PodcastsEp008: Dan Willis – Create a Bulletproof Spirit
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Podcasts
Ep003: Marty Mayes – The Fire Asylum…When you want to achieve greatness, stop asking permission
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Podcasts
Ep006: Leckey Harrison – Raise Your Resilience
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PodcastsThe Rescue the Rescuer Show Episode 24- Fire and EMS Casualties of War
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PodcastsEp004: CHECKPOINT ONE – Move Past Trauma
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Podcasts
Ep002: Don Prince – The 11th Hour Trauma Retreat, A Jump-Start Toward Healing
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PodcastsEp011: Dr. Tania Glenn – Treating First Responders with PTSD and More
Latest Articles
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As I grow into my career as a fireman, there are things that are becoming more evident as my professional maturity develops. Amongst those is a sense of privilege. I have the privilege of working for one of the best fire service organizations in the world. My fellow firemen are amongst the greatest and most professional persons I’ve ever had the privilege to know, and [...] -
Reading social media these days can be a challenge. There are multiple pages set aside for nothing more than invoking a tactical debate, over a 5-second video. What good do these pages serve? It invariably becomes an argument of hose size and whether to grab a hydrant before or after fire attack. Invariably, the comment will be added: “no possible survivors”, “too [...] -
Vince Lombardi says “perfect practice, makes perfect”. As much as I love Vince, it’s almost hypocritical to call what he did, perfection. Lombardi failed to win 41 games during his career, great but not perfect. Perfection is a pipe dream, a misquote from ages ago. Perfection is a hoax, and the pressure of those expecting perfection, destroys the [...]
