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Firefighting and the Paranormal
"Have you ever had an experience you just couldn’t explain? Perhaps you’ve walked into an empty room at the firehouse and had the inexplicable feeling that you weren’t alone. Maybe the air felt strangely cold. Did you glimpse a face in the window when you knew no one was there?"
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Return to Firefighting Operations: 5 Phases to Help Plan Your Comeback
Firefighting is a demanding job that requires us to be response-ready when the call comes in. Unfortunately, many of us experience physical injuries in our careers that send us to the sidelines for an extended period. I have personally experienced this several times over my career, and I have found it helpful to map out the “Return to Firefighting Operations” in 5 Phases.
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Create a Fire Flow Path
When we show up to a structure fire, we know that there are a lot of different variables working against us and our ability to successfully put the fire out with the least amount of loss. One of those variables is what’s known as a “flow path”.
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How Do We Maintain Our Love For The Job?
This question was posed to me and I recall when initially joining as a career firefighter, our Fire Chief stood in front of our hiring class asking us to remember how we felt in that moment. She encouraged us to capture those feelings and shared that along our career journey, we may need to reflect on how proud we felt and remember why we took the oath to serve and protect. I have reflected on that moment numerous times.
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I Have Something But It’s Not PTSD: Jadie’s Story
What should have felt like the Superbowl of firefighting now causes Miller to abandon the very creed she was sworn into recruit class with ten years before.
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Helping Firefighters to be Proactive in Preparation
The fifth strategy to consider in developing the Athlete’s Mindset is to be proactive in your preparation. I am a huge Seattle Seahawks fan, and Quarterback Russell Wilson often talks about how his preparation off the field has set him up for success on the field.
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How Compliance Scoring Can Help Your Job As A Firefighter
For many of us, the beginning of a new year is a great time to set new health and fitness goals. You may want to build on accomplishments from the previous year, or maybe you have experienced setbacks or challenges that you want to overcome in the year that lies ahead.
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