Firefighting Through My Eyes

My thoughts and views on firefighting and other ramblings.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Tragedy

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The recent school shooting in Connecticut has left me feeling sad and dismayed.  It is a terrible, tragic event that never should of happene...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Firefighter Mental Health

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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 ...
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Fire Safety...are you prepared?

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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...
Sunday, November 4, 2012

Seat Belts

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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...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Everyone Goes Home

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Everyone Goes Home and the 16 Life Safety Initiatives are a program put forth by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to try and help...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Goals... Do you have any?

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Recently I received some really good advice from a mentor.  We were talking about career aspirations and career goals.  The advice was simpl...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Breaking Down the Stereotypes of Mental Health

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When people describe firefighters they typically use adjectives like brave, strong, courageous and daring.  Conversely, when people descri...
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Drew Stiles
I am a career firefighter/paramedic in the Des Moines Metro area. I am also a paid on call member of a combination department also in the metro area. This blog is a chance for me to share my thoughts and views on firefighting and the world in general.
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