[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]In my last article, I shared some insights I gained about firefighter post-traumatic stress (PTS) from Jeff Dill of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA). But...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]When I was a supervisor in the fire department, my crews had a nickname for me: The Red Man. I embraced the moniker to some degree and I would joke with them, “Don’t make...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]The use of mind-altering substances by humans is nothing new. Since the first person left a bowl of grain out in the rain, and then the sun and wild yeast did their thing,...
[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"][vc_column width="2/3"]As firefighters, we are exposed to risks and hazards on a daily basis. We do what we can, as individuals and...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Last month we discussed the number 100 and the significance this number holds for both police and fire services. The number represents a benchmark for annual firefighter...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]100. It’s a nice round number; however, in this case there is nothing nice about it. In both law enforcement and the fire service, this number represents a benchmark we...
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There is one simple truth about the passing of time: It’s relentless. Like swift-moving water, time rushes past you and you can do nothing to slow it down. For you and your department this truth has an impact. For you, time keeps marching you toward your retirement...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Opening the day’s mail, you come across a certified letter. As you scan the contents, your heart begins to beat a little faster and your mind races. OSHA has received a...
[vc_section css="vc_custom_1525482743015{padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Firefighters in America have a long history of being affected by the results of warfare and civil unrest. From the American Revolution, the American Civil War and Pearl...
Last year I moved my family to the Valley of the Sun in Phoenix. Let me tell you, it’s HOT here! As I write this, it is 106 degrees outside; with 22% humidity, it feels like 108. I am grateful to be sitting in an air-conditioned house, but I am thinking about our...
