We have all heard of the saying “desperate times call for desperate measures.” The unfortunate part of that story is that more times than not those desperate measures affect US!Continue readingDesperate Times

Just because you can drive an engine does not mean you can operate a ladder truck…   We don’t know where it’s from, and it doesn’t really matter. Just don’tContinue readingDon’t Forget the Jacks!

Two years ago, we decided to create a neutral, unbiased and un-intimidating medium were we could share ideas, methods, and techniques of this great profession. We truly believe that firefightingContinue readingHappy 2nd Birthday to Us!

Korea recently had a significant fire in a 610 year old landmark, the Great South Gate. The most interesting quote was actually made by the local police (38 seconds intoContinue readingKorean Landmark Fire

Here’s a little light humor for the holidays… Bill Schnaekel from Fairfax County Firehouse 30 sent in the first photo, and we are sure every firefighter in the world hasContinue readingThat’s My Spot

Along with the new logo, we are tying up some other loose ends on the site. We finally updated our bio page, and most importantly added a somewhat presentable photoContinue readingStuff

What the heck??? Yup, we changed our logo. We have been kicking the idea around for a while now and we finally decided to make it happen. We are veryContinue readingA New Look

  And so it began… The great radio strap debate of 2007. We have heard a few different thoughts, and a few different justifications on how and when to wearContinue readingUnder, Over, or Not At All?

We were curious why the comments had slowed down a bit, then we realized why. The darn thing was broken! The site wasn’t taking comments or allowing us to makeContinue readingWe Broke It!