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It’s not been a good time to linger around or visit Ironfiremen.com’s World Headquarters. For obvious reasons (at least obvious to the ones of you who follow the site), the past month or so has been a difficult time for me and I continue to struggle emotionally. To top it all off, we’ve all been sick! Me, Donna, the girls, ...

Last Sunday, Rhett and I traveled to Lexington, Va to meet with a group of Brothers wanting to form a F.O.O.L.S (link) Chapter. If you’re on the job and not familiar with F.O.O.L.S then you should be! They’re a GREAT bunch of Brothers and Sisters with a common goal … Doing The Right Thing! Our Mission Statement is simple and ...

If we can not help ourselves.... our own members... the Brothers and Sisters riding beside us ... how can we be expected to help those we are sworn to serve and protect? Think about that for a minute.

When asked how he thought we could ever "pull it off", he said .... "With the group of Brothers and Sisters we have assembled here, HOW CAN WE FAIL?"

I mentioned that I had returned to duty and that decision or "step" in my healing process was as huge and difficult as any of the others I've made.

We had 3 bags weighing 100lbs a piece, my computer bag, a cooler PLUS Donna had on these really hot looking hooker shoes so walking was out of the question.

Again I'll mention the caliber of people Rhett and I surround ourselves with ... it's beyond humbling to be associated with folks like this. Their compassion, thoughtfulness and dedication to the Brotherhood and Fire Service as a whole is unparalleled.

He hadn't been here 10 minutes before we caught a working fire. Nothing says thanks for working on a beautiful Saturday morning like catching work at 07:30am.

The Chief was very impressed that I made the trip from Va just to attend their Bash. I explained to him that it's simply part of what Rhett and I do, that the Brotherhood knows no boundaries.... there are no borders, County or State lines.

He suffered and fought through months of grueling rehab and recovery. In true Firefighter fashion, he showed the same heart and determination after the fire as he did while engulfed in flame. HE SURVIVED!