Volunteer Firefighter Mark Bezos
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Life
Firefighters face many daily uncertainties. All too often, media coverage of a fire call or accident causes us to re-live the traumas we have witnessed, making it impossible to enjoy a normal and healthy life while off duty and away from the hall. We focus on topics surrounding travel, entertainment, transportation and the lighter side of firefighting (humor, camaraderie, and secrets of the trade).
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Keeping Tradition Alive with West Broad Apparel
West Broad Apparel is all about representing the great American firefighter and all the firehouses that house those firefighters.
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A Conversation With Steve Lemme of “Tacoma FD”
You probably recognize Steve Lemme from the mega successful "Super Troopers” movies and the 90s comedy “Puddle Cruiser”. Even though he’s never set foot in a fire academy, he has become the face of firefighting for viewers across north America.
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Meet Maureen Stoecklein
When Maureen (“call me Mo”) Stoecklein spoke to CRACKYL about a life that combines her two great passions, firefighting and nutrition, she was in the quiet bay of the fire station in Canton Township, Mich. Mo reflected on a life where work and personal interests merge.
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Getting to know CSFA President Eddie Sell
Training is key and no matter where you are in your firefighting career, Eddie stresses the importance of a consistent program that’s relevant to your goals.
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Food On The Stove
Within the first year of launching “Food On the Stove”, Tate’s team visited local firehouses to cook a healthy meal for each firefighter. Thanksgiving 2018 saw turkeys delivered to every firehouse in Washington, D.C. – 34 in all. Those who received the free, healthy meal were then asked to pay the favor forward to other firehouses. Word spread, as did interest in healthier meal choices.
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Because Wine Not?
“My slogan is ‘you don’t have to know wine to drink it but you have to drink wine to know it,’ which means to start at point zero and the sky is the limit.
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You Don’t Know What Good Feels Like – An Interview with Kevin Quinn
How do we get the everyday brother or sister firefighter to realize, even early when they’re starting out, that they need to take care of themselves?
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FIREFIGHTING AS A LIFESTYLE – AMBER BOWMAN STORY
When Amber Bowman entered the field of firefighting, she saw it as more than just a career and a consistent paycheck. Firefighting is a challenging, empowering, and rewarding career, and it’s not for the faint of heart. Firefighting is about community, and she took that portion of the role very seriously. Amber has created a …
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LEAVING A LEGACY – THE JOSH POWELL FOUNDATION
By Julie Fitz-Gerald “His positive outlook on life and persistence to keep living still inspires many to this day.” “Miracles happen every day–why not me?” was First Lieutenant William Josh Powell’s motto during his two year battle with synovial sarcoma, a rare and deadly cancer that grows in connective tissues. Being a First Lieutenant, army …
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