For those of you not on the job I'll offer this brief explanation. "Making the push" is what Firefighters do once they get to (or near) the fire floor / room. It's what happens after we get to the point of no return... to the point of attack (or a difficult search).
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Searching….
I can't describe the feeling in your gut as you're crawling down that dark, hot hallway. So dark that you can't see the lens of your face piece and so hot that your bottle is hot enough to heat the air you try to breath. I can't tell you why it is that we keep pushing / going but we do.
Read More »In a Department somewhere, in some company, a member is struggling…
Did you notice? Did ya see it? What did / will you do about it? There are members all across this country who are struggling with one emotional battle or another. We struggle with these battles yet we continue to step into our boots, pull up our pants and put on our coats. We face personal, life and death battles ...
Read More »Emotional Parapets / Facades for the Holidays and beyond
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.
Read More »A Ticking Time Bomb..
At one point, I wasn't so sure I'd even make it. Now, I have hope.
Read More »I thought it's supposed to get easier? …
How can we be expected to save the lives of the very people we are sworn to protect and serve if we can not save our own?
Read More »A variation of "OJT"
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.
Read More »When firefighters need rescue!
I'm not sure I'd be here today if he hadn't. Rhett, and the process he sat in motion SAVED MY LIFE that day and I will be forever grateful!
Read More »Zero visibility
It's up to us to bring those alternative options to the front! I'm still lost but you don't have to be. Our Brothers and Sisters don't have to be. Open your eyes! We should NOT be suffering due to an ignorance of Behavioral Health and Wellness.
Read More »Still fighting …
"Take the Step" and help raise PTSD awareness.
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