This coming Saturday, May 3rd, I will be travelling to Hillsville, Virginia for an event that I’ve been looking forward to for quite some time now. H.E.R.O. Day will be hosted on Farmers Market Drive and will be an event ...

This version of Blowin’ Smoke features a friend and fellow brother in the fire service that I have followed online for quite some time. He is the owner of Tactical Advantage Training, and offers the “real world” version in his training ...

Those of you who have been following along for some time know that I often write about STATION PRIDE! I believe that taking pride in the station you work out of, and the crew that you work with should be ...

Read the first write-up on FDIC by clicking here! Courage & Valor 5K Since I have been promoting firefighter fitness and personal wellness to others through the website, I decided to run in the 2014 Courage and Valor 5K this ...

After taking a day to fully recover and wrap my mind around all the events and activities of FDIC 2014, I wanted to share a few of the highlights with my readers. It seems that the website has added a ...

It’s official: The City of Kingsport Fire Department is now accepting applications. I know several people who follow the site who have asked about the testing process, and when we may be testing. This week, the job posting was posted ...

Throughout the fire service, the number of websites and articles that are available to us on the web is amazing. It seems that they all have something different or unique to offer, and even if we have read an article ...

Even though I always look forward to FDIC each year, it seems to always sneak right up on me. With just a few days to go, things are busy, busy, busy. The good news is that it seems that this ...