Time to get Fireside Chats back up and rolling. This week's question is about nosy people. Those ones that want to know everything going on about calls and if your firefighter went on it. Each week …
Positive Coping Mechanisms After Critical Incident
Our firefighters head off to work every single day knowing that they may face an incident that shakes them. Sometimes that incident can replay over and over in their heads causing prolonged trauma. …
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Dear Uninformed Taxpayer
If you are on Facebook and in the firelife, you've probably seen the post from a guy in Vegas that went on a rant about the taxes he pays and what he thinks firefighters do on shift. It was a poor …
Wildland Firefighter Girlfriend Help
I know I have been a slacker in sharing questions and answers. I think I have become too accustomed to answering quickly to so many. Today when I got this plea, it hit me that I needed to share it …
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Help for Emma
Today I had a firewife contact me about a family in need and I definitely want to get the word out for them. Emma is the daughter of a Fort Worth Firefighter. She is 3 years old and has cerebral …
Triggered Memories
A couple of weeks ago one of our members posted a picture. An amazing picture of her young son standing out by the road, saluting the procession for Firefighter Jordan Dingess. It hit me. Hit me …