After my first house fire, I realized right away I needed to have a good flashlight. Sure, there are flashlights on all the trucks, but as a volunteer I frequently arrive POV (personal owned vehicle). …
First Time on Scene – House Fire
A few days after being on the Active911 system, our department was paged out to a residential structure fire. I hit "responding" on the app on my phone, then I called the assistant chief so someone …
Firefighters Have Some of the Craziest Nicknames
I can understand why a big guy would be called Tiny, or a guy with a ponytail called Ponytail, but why do some firefighters have multiple nicknames? There’s one firefighter with our department who …
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