On September 11th 2016 I was lucky enough to participate in the Richmond Virginia 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb held at the SunTrust building in the City of Richmond, hosted by the City of Richmond Fire Department. This was the 6th ...
Read More »FITFIGHTER Training Product Review
http://www.fitfightertraining.com/ It is my honor and privilege to be bringing you the review for FITFIGHTER Training. I first saw this product at Firehouse EXPO on the exhibit floor, and it floored me! I am always looking for ways to add more realistic ...
Read More »2014 National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Services
This weekend is the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg Maryland on the Campus of the National Fire Academy. The event honors the sacrifice of all of the fallen firefighters from the previous year. There is a candle light ...
Read More »2014 Richmond VA 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb
Yesterday I got to participate in the 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb in Richmond Va. This was the 4th annual here in Richmond, and my 5th climb overall (4 in Richmond and 1 at FDIC 2014). This year I got to ...
Read More »1999
The year 1999 was significant for me in a lot of ways. One way in particular in that it was the first year I became truly aware of the Line Of Duty Death or LODD. I was 17 and had ...
Read More »The NFA Why You Should Go & What They Don’t Tell You
I just recently returned from my second trip to the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg Maryland. The first time was a few years ago when I took Command and Control of Target Hazards, this time around I took Fire Protection Systems ...
Read More »FDIC 2014 Wrap Up!
WOW what a great conference FDIC2014 was. If you wonder where the brotherhood is then look no further than FDIC! This year the classes where once again great, as well as the opening ceremonies with Chief Bobby Halton and Eric ...
Read More »3 LODD’s
Today was a rough day for at least 3 fire departments and the associated families. Above are 2 pictures of the 3 that have passed. No LODD is good, they are all tragic, one even happened in my home ...
Read More »Product Review: Cobrabraid 550 Paracord Braclet “Firefighter” Edition and giveaway!
I was given the opportunity to review the COBRABRAID 550 Paracord Bracelet “Firefighter” edition as well as the “Firefighter” edition key chain here are my thoughts on the products. First the bracelet. It is made out of very durable paracord material. When ...
Read More »WHY AREN’T YOU?
I have been thinking about this for a while and after some recent events it has finally boiled over to where I feel the need to write about it.Also I feel I must say this based on past experience, and ...
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