In February of 2022, I passed the FPAT at the OFAI testing center. For weeks leading up to the test, I'd been training in my home gym and running the roads of Brantford, Ontario.
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You have the badge? Great. Welcome to the world of fire service learning, hard work, reality, and humility.
Change is a friend of progress. If you want to stay stuck in your ways, that’s fine. Just don’t get mad at the people that are trying to get away from you.
Arnold and Russell, the team of authors behind the interactive guide and workbook, have set about building a toolset that can be dropped into any crew
Resiliency is about preparing for a future where you'll be stood against trouble. Let's focus this conversation on a tool-set we already use; forcible entry.
“So, why did you join the fire service?” “Who me? Yea, I really don’t wanna be here I just couldn’t find a job… wanted to try it out… it pays good… has
Recently I have found myself walking around the fire service taking inventory. Not for the trucks or station supplies, but for myself. Taking inventory of where I am in my career, my
Despite what may be possible, they desperately wish you will have the fortitude, durability and passion to help every single time they call.
Consider the source, weigh the options, weigh the consequences and then make your choice.
Depending on what time of the year it is, its always a conversation happening in a firehouse.
One of my least favorite sayings in the fire service is “Quitting is not an option.”