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You are assigned the task of vertical ventilation at a house fire.  You perform a quick 360, confirming your spot to vent, and quickly work with your crew to cut a 4×4 louvered vent hole. As you punch through you tell your guys to back off the roof as fire erupts through the...

“Follow Me” Luke 5:27 You arrive at a house fire where a frantic mother tells you that her baby is inside the back bedroom of the home.  After transmitting the initial size-up, and informing the responding units that this will be a rescue, the crew goes into action....

To Be Save – Never Forget The fire service is a profession that is known for saving lives. There are countless pictures, stories, and books written of firefighters and their heroic actions. Men, women, and children have been pulled almost miraculously out of seemingly...

 “When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.  For I am the Lord, your God,” (Isaiah 43:2-3). As a firefighter, we look at fire differently than anyone else. Everyone else sees a tragedy whereas we see an opportunity; An opportunity...

Firefighters who are trained in rope rescue understand that they are only as good as the rope they are tied to. And if that rope isn’t securely anchored then all of the harnesses and rigging in the world will not stop you from a fall.  Let us look at this from the perspective...

“many are called but few are chosen” Matthew 22:14 The ultimate role of a firefighter is to leave a mark on the system not just a memory. How is this accomplished? Is it by certification, awards, and the creation of new programs or innovations? These are all admirable...