Firefighting – Station Pride

Unused Fire Gear PFAS Test Results Are “Thousands of Times Higher” than EPA Drinking Water Standards

December 6, 2018 // 14 Comments

Here is what you need to know. The Last Call Foundation in Memory of Fallen Firefighter Michael Kennedy has assembled a committee to “Research Chemical Coatings in Fire [...]

Volunteer Fire Chief or Community Organizer?

October 20, 2018 // 1 Comment

One thing a majority of volunteer fire departments have in common these days is low turnout numbers. It’s been on a slow decline for decades. People just aren’t [...]

Playing God

August 17, 2018 // 4 Comments

Reading social media these days can be a challenge. There are multiple pages set aside for nothing more than invoking a tactical debate, over a 5-second video. What good do [...]

Perfection

July 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Vince Lombardi says “perfect practice, makes perfect”. As much as I love Vince, it’s almost hypocritical to call what he did, perfection. Lombardi failed to [...]

From Buckets to Bullets: The Modern Era of Aggressive Interior Attack

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with inaugurating a corps of fire-fighting vigils in 24 BC. Known as the ‘Watchmen’ this was quite possibly the first ever [...]

Flags ‘n’ Such

June 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

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 and bunker gear. Some of us [...]

Participation Trophies

June 16, 2018 // 2 Comments

I’m sure this will be a polarizing topic, but if nothing else I’m honest, so here it goes….time in the fire service does not entitle you to anything but benefits. [...]

LIVE! From Ohio

June 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

“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 on scene, CPR in [...]

Competition

June 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

My entire career has revolved, in my head, around the idea that everything is a competition. From training to on-scene performance. From cooking to washing trucks. From [...]

Do Your Part

May 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

A simple concept, yet the vast majority of the service fails to recognize its simplicity. We are a whole. The Firefighters, Company Officers, Chief Officers, Government [...]