by Todd Gilbert | Oct 5, 2020 | Fire Fighters & First Responders
Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a firefighter. Every kid on my block wanted the same. They wanted to also be firefighters because of the fiery red fire engines, the huge flame retardant coats, the large rubber boots, axes and if you were lucky the opportunity...
by Todd Gilbert | Sep 23, 2020 | Fire Fighters & First Responders
Firefighter Growing up all I ever wanted to be was a firefighter. Every kid on my block wanted the same. They wanted to also be firefighters because of the fiery red fire engines, the huge flame retardant coats, the large rubber boots, axes and if you were lucky...
by Captain K | Feb 26, 2020 | Fire Fighters & First Responders, Heroes
Not in a million years… Wildland Firefighting! I’ve been in the fire service for 25+ years. I’ve spent the majority of my time on the job in a urban setting. You know the usual stuff that goes along with that, structure fires both residential and...
by Captain K | Feb 23, 2020 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders
Why am I a firefighter? Why am I a firefighter? A question that isn’t really easy to answer, probably for everyone. For me it wasn’t something I always wanted to do, the urge to do it came later, after high school. Why am I a firefighter? I guess the reason deep down...
by Captain K | Feb 21, 2020 | Fire Fighters & First Responders
Firefighters. As kids it is unlikely that at any given time we did not sit in our sandboxes filled with toys and move about small fire engines, or plastic firemen in the hopes they would arrive in time to a fire and save that person in a burning house or apartment. We...
by Todd Gilbert | Feb 21, 2020 | Fire Fighters & First Responders
Men Of Fire “Fir Na Tine” Irish Heritage in America. America has always had a love and a passion for its firefighters. Since the earliest days bucket brigades would form whenever a fire started and the need for help was called. Every person within screaming distance...
