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Marriage Accountability In marriage, if we are not growing closer together we are probably drifting apart. Understanding the need to constantly invest in your marriage helps to put our priorities in order. Your marriage takes maintenance. As a couple, you need to be investing in...

Calling the MAYDAY MAYDAY! You are in trouble. Your marriage has collapsed. Your spouse is leaving or has left you. Now what? Call for help! James 4:2 states, “You have not because you ask not”. Our pride is often our biggest enemy. We believe that we can do anything. After all,...

The Working Fire You have come to the realization that your marriage is in trouble. Sadly, most realize this way too late. It comes when they learn of infidelity or have been served divorce papers. As on a fire scene we have to be proactive, having an Incident Action Plan and or...

In the fire service, we are well trained on the subject of Rapid Intervention and MAYDAY scenarios. We train on possible downed firefighter situations and how to extricate ourselves or our brothers. For the non-fire service reader let’s give a brief summation of a May Day...

In our lives, we have all reached a point where we have felt the weight upon our shoulders is too much to bear. Maybe you are at such a point in your life right now?  The voice in your head is saying “If one more thing happens I will not be able to stand.” Each daily stress and...

The fire service is alive with discussion on fire behavior science and how it will affect firefighters. There are those that are encouraged by this and there are those that are refusing to even acknowledge the information before them. I am encouraged that there is debate because...

”Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to knowledge” Proverbs 23:12 Perspective is a gift of wisdom that is often gained through life’s experiences. As firefighters, our skills and their application are enhanced though our experiences such as: Training, incidents, and...

”Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to knowledge” Proverbs 23:12 Perspective is a gift of wisdom that is often gained through life’s experiences. As firefighters, our skills and their application are enhanced though our experiences such as: Training, incidents, and...

“Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and assurance of what we do not see” Hebrews11:1 As a firefighter, it is not uncommon for us to see many different calls for service in one shift at work. One particular shift that sticks out in my mind was the tragic death of a 2...

In the fire service, we either know or once were an ‘employee’. An employee is a firefighter in title only. They meet the minimum standard, never take any initiative, and are only looking out for their own personal benefit. The value of teamwork and sacrifice has been infiltrated...