Riley Amoriello is a 7 year student of the fire service. Riley works for a urban/rural fire department in which he holds the current rank Lieutenant and Emergency Medical Responder. Riley Started the fire academy in 2010 were he graduated most improved recruit. Riley Strives to better himself so that he can become a better mentor in the fire service. In early 2015 Riley became a father to his first child this life changing moment showed him how much family means in the fire service. It was Rileys Goal in 2013 when he started the very small facebook page station pride to give brothers and sister a place to show that pride and tradition was alive and well in the fire service.
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 [...]
Let me start this off with a small disclaimer: Not to offend anyone from the start i will state that my views are of my own and that we as a fire service should have the same [...]
No matter how long you have been in the fire service, I’m pretty sure you have heard this one before; “The best thing an old firemen can teach a young firemen is [...]
Something we are facing in the fire service more and more is not only the decline of pride and traditions but also the morale of the average firefighter. Why is this the [...]
Sadly, you see the headlines all the time now; “Firefighter breaks in and spray paints (vandalizes) own fire station” or “Paramedic steals money from [...]
Have you ever traveled and visited firehouses outside of your own state? Have you found things to be lacking in other stations? It seems we all have similar challenges. [...]