Articles by James Cook

About James Cook
James's great grandfather was a career Firefighter, his grandfather was a firefighter, making his way to fire chief in his home town and taught at Texas A&M fire school for 50 + years. James’s grandfather on his dad’s side was a naval firefighter in the Navy Seabees, James’s father has been a paramedic since 1979, and his mother’s a nurse also. James himself is a career Captain / EMT-I in northwest Texas, and has been in the fire service since Aug/2005. James loves teaching as much as learning the craft.

Competition

June 1, 2018 James Cook 0

My entire career has revolved, in my head, around the idea that everything is a competition. From training to on-scene performance. From cooking to washing […]

Fire Maul Review

November 24, 2017 James Cook 0

Disclaimer: Neither myself nor Station-Pride will receive any money or advertising of any kind from this company. We reached out to the owner and he agreed […]

Aggression

October 30, 2017 James Cook 1

You know, I don’t think of myself as a aggressive or abrasive person. I’m not overly assertive and don’t generally let my blood pressure sky-rocket. […]

FireFit!

May 22, 2017 James Cook 3

What makes us fit for duty? Training. What training are we referring to? Tasks used to perform our job. Whether it be a technical rescue, […]

OWN THAT SH!T

May 12, 2017 James Cook 1

You know, the small boy in my heart has always wanted to be a fireman, and I’ve always been a little envious of the guys […]

0846

July 27, 2016 James Cook 0

At 0846 Tuesday September 11th, the United States took a hit on the north tower of the World Trade Center. At 0903 a second passenger […]