The Rookie Attitude
As a rookie, our most important job is to earn the respect and trust of our brothers and sisters in the fire service. Too often, […]
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Q & A with an Overseas Fire Service Instructor
As this is my first article for the Station Pride movement, I thought it would be fun to write an article in a question and […]
Education vs. Experience
The purpose here is to dig deep into the tug-of-war between education and experience. In the last two decades there has been an explosion of […]
HeroPrep.com Overview and Review
As part of Station Pride’s continuing mission to support Firefighter owned small businesses, I took the opportunity to check out HeroPrep.com. When a company is […]
Junkyard Dogs
So there you are with a fresh bottle after sucking the first one dry, and you hear command make the call. “I need someone to […]
Certifications or Toilet Paper?
Is that a certificate of excellence or is it extra toilet paper? Many or most firefighters, volunteer and career alike, hold multiple certificates. It’s a […]
10 Deadly Sins for Fireground Failures – Part 2
Please refer to 10 Deadly Sins for Fireground Failures Part 1 here. So here we are, already through 5 of the “10 Deadly Sins of […]
As the Kitchen Turns
Firehouse kitchens are famous for hosting solutions to the world’s problems. A steaming Bunn coffee maker and with coffee cups in hand, Firefighters around the […]
10 Deadly Sins for Fireground Failures – Part I
More than once, each and every one of us have been on a fireground that was absolutely chaotic. Whether it be in a state of […]
Renewing Your Self Motivation
A brief article on how to renew your passion in the fire service when you’ve lost your self motivation