So I was eating some delicious wings at Famous Dave’s the other day, and I saw a former coworker when I used to be a Sheriff’s Deputy. Yes, I used to be a cop, and jumped ship lol. We chatted for a bit, and it seemed like he would entertain the possibility of changing sides…
19 things that you may nor be aware of, that firefighters do there is no fire
As I was sitting in my living room today watching some basic training videos on youtube from each branch of the military, It brought me back to the time I was in Army basic training myself. As I watched these privates getting smoked on the videos, and it being hilarious, it brought me back to…
Recently I wrote a blog post about 5 reasons you should be a firefighter, and it was great. A lot of positive feedback from that post, and it is a good resource for people looking to get into the fire service. Today I want to take the opposite turn. Have you ever worked with a…
I’m sitting in my car after my shift getting ready to drive home, and I began to think about what it is about this profession that attracted me to firefighting and to public safety. Many people who get in the fire service have wanted to be a firefighter since they were kids, I was not…
As I was sitting earlier today eating a bowl of my kids Trix cereal, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, to see what the world is up to and what people are complaining about today. I then came across a very disturbing video about an encounter a local fire officer went through. Mind you,…
One day I was resting in between sets at the gym, I noticed some guys who were student firefighters at the local community college. They were doing some pretty heavy lifts, those boys were both big and strong! Then it got me thinking, being extremely strong is great, but if you are used to power…
As I was contemplating life while trying to catch my breath, without breathing through all of my air too quickly while advancing a charged hose line as the backup firefighter to the nozzle man ahead of me. I wanted to find out how I can be in better cardio shape, so that I’m not gassed…
I was sitting in my car parked outside of my house this past summer, beyond excited because I had received a conditional offer from a full time career fire department. At the same time as I was excited, I was also filled with concern. That’s because I knew that I haven’t ran, or done any…
