Welcome to Fire Service Middle Management
It was May 2017, and I had just promoted to an officer’s position. I stepped out back behind Station 2 to enjoy the late-spring weather […]
Articles by Randy Anderson
Beard Bros
Beard Bros The Holidays are upon us. As I worked on this piece, I was frequently surrounded by Christmas cards. The cards arrived from all […]
Flags ‘n’ Such
Today, I’m writing about flags. Why not? Everyone else is doing it. We have flags on our apparatus and personal vehicles, flags on our uniforms […]
LIVE! From Ohio
“Medic-XX, Engine-XX, this is your call. 123 Main Street, possible overdose. Pt is located on the front porch of residence, not breathing. PD is […]
Socially Unacceptable
Social Media in the Fire Service Twitter. Facebook (Live!). Snapchat. Instagram. Probably others that I’m too far out of the technology loop to even grasp, […]
Dark Humor: Line in the Sand
In public service, we are often faced with difficult situations that no human should be thrust into. We are forced to bear witness to things […]
Part-Timers: The Forgotten Third Party
It’s 0905hrs on a Sunday morning. The career firefighter is sleeping soundly in his favorite recliner, enjoying the freedom to nap indiscriminately on a weekend, […]
Get a Life! (outside of work)
Beer? Check. Meat? Check. Super Secret Squirrel BBQ rub? Check. Smoker? Check. Pager and/or radio? That’s a negative, Ghostrider. I am about to hit the […]
Her First Day (Mother’s Day)
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so it only seems fitting that I should write about women in today’s fire service. I don’t know […]
On Scene Arms Race
I sit here at my desk, facing the street, typing furiously on my wife’s laptop because mine doesn’t have Microsoft Word. It is 2017. We […]