I’d like to buy a challenge
Buy a challenge…. (insert any social media page that wants to make a dollar) “Hey guys and gals! What have we got here?!? Brand new […]
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Fire Gear Laboratory Test Results
In January 2018, Dr. Graham Peaslee, the Professor of Experimental Nuclear Physics at the University of Notre Dame, sent unused samples of fire gear to […]
PFAS/PFOA UPDATE: Conference Call with IAFF
This article is published on behalf of Diane Cotter of the Facebook Page Your Turnout Gear and PFOA Diane works tirelessly to inform and educate […]
Firefighter Safety
Let me start off by saying that I hold no malice towards the police. I have an uncle who recently retired from law enforcement and […]
Firehouse: The Great Divorce of Home & Office
As the fire service takes on more and more responsibility, it should come as no surprise that the firehouse has evolved into a white collar […]
Aggression
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. […]
The Floor Above
One of my favorite things to do when we are second due to a really good fire is going to the floor above. The floor […]
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the United States saw drastic changes in the workplace and at home. The rise of a new economic […]
Fire Gear & PFOA – The Data (The Real Cancer in Your Gear-Follow-Up)
A few months ago we published an article called “The Real Cancer in Your Gear.” It was a lengthy article with a lot of information. […]
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, […]