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About FirefighterNOW (2 Articles)

Mike started out his fire career by accident. After a short career playing soccer professionally he suffered an injury that kept him out of the game. After some time away, Pertz enrolled in an EMT class on a whim from a recommendation by a friend and soon realized the fire service was in his future. He is now a career firefighter/paramedic for a department in Northeast Ohio. Shortly after beginning his career in the fire service Pertz founded FirefighterNow.com, to give firefighter candidates the best resources possible to help them work their way through the often confusing hiring process.

What are We Doing to our Future Firefighters?

April 10, 2017 // 5 Comments

A lot of older firefighters like to talk about ‘the way it used to be.’ But, does that mean that it’s the way it should be? If you’ve ever spent any [...]

Inc. Yourself

February 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

A long time ago I was given the advice of “Inc.” yourself. Sounds kind of strange, but let me explain. You see, in order for a company to grow and survive in the [...]