Firefighting Through My Eyes

We all know that public employees are under scrutiny and getting beat up by the public in the current economic environment.  They see us as ...

Are you ready for a little more fire service history and tradition?  I have already talked about the Maltese Cross.  There is another sym...

Leadership, wow that's is a big broad topic.  I could throw various definitions of leadership at you, but what is the point, if you wan...

In my last post I told you the reasons why I am a firefighter.  Now, let me ask you why you are a firefighter.  What called you to this pro...

The title of this post comes from the title of an episode of Band of Brothers with the same title.  In that episode Easy Company has advanc...

This past summer I had the chance to attend a class called “Pride and Ownership” taught by Chief Rick Lasky of Lewisville, Texas.  I am su...

I recently completed the "Calling the Mayday" course through NFA online.  This is a great course and I highly recommend you take ...