Thoughtful Leadership- Professional Development
Building the future fire officer and re-enforcing the capabilities of current ones. Professional development in any career field is an important process for the stability […]
Firefighting
The Great War’s Impact on EMS
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the United States entry into World War I. In the history of the world the war to end […]
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 […]
What Do You Think?
When I was first promoted to the officer ranks, I inherited a much older crew (in both age and tenure). The jubilation of the promotion […]
Harnessing the Power of your Community
Building a community network to support your volunteer fire department. For the career fire employees out there, it’s likely your fire department provides some level […]
Junior Involvement in Senior Training
I know of a few departments around me who don’t let their juniors do anything, and by anything I mean throwing ladders, stretching lines, hitting […]
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 […]
OWN THAT SH!T
You know, the small boy in my heart has always wanted to be a fireman, and I’ve always been a little envious of the guys […]
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 […]