Tag Archives: NFFF

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...