Firefighting Through My Eyes

In the past year I have been working on developing a program to bring awareness to firefighter mental health.  As part of that I have been t...

Today the Des Moines Register released its special investigative report on the Iowa EMS System.  I am very disappointed in the report to say...

Sorry its been so long since my last post.  Things have been a bit hectic lately.  I am trying to get back on a more regular schedule for po...

The recent school shooting in Connecticut has left me feeling sad and dismayed.  It is a terrible, tragic event that never should of happene...

As you all know, I am a big proponent of Life Safety Initiative 13 and Firefighter Mental Health.  I spoke earlier at great length about my ...

We typically reserve October as our fire safety month in the fire service however on the heals of recent events I thought this would be a go...

One of my biggest pet peeves in the fire service is firefighters who don't wear their seat belts.  It absolutely drives me crazy when so...