by Captain K | May 30, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire in the News, Heroes
Aircraft Firefighters, Often Forgotten……………. Aircraft Firefighters and Firefighting is to say the least…..different. It is something that most people never think of when you are thinking of firefighting. These men and women are often forgotten in the firefighting...
by Captain K | May 25, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders, Heroes
I Challenge You…….there are hundreds of challenge coins out there. There are as many stories about where they originated as there are coins. You can research it yourself but I think it is safe to say that challenge coins have their origins in the military. Over the...
by Captain K | May 10, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders, Heroes, Hot New Products
The Thin Red Line…………… What’s the famous line in the movie Backdraft, “funny thing about fireman, there always firemen”. Well I guess that is about right. It is something that gets in your blood. I have always said “it isn’t what I am, it is what I do”. It’s a job, a...
by Captain K | Apr 30, 2016 | Fire Departments, Heroes
Men of Fire…………… You are sitting around the kitchen table, solving the world’s problems. The day has been slow, it happens from time to time. The tones go off, one station, then two. You get to the engine and begin putting on your turnouts when you here the third...