Firefighter Fitness

Obstacle races tend to be a popular event to fire, rescue, police, and military personal as they tend to test your physical and mental toughness. The thought of completing a race, yet having to take on various obstacles such as ...

As the days count down, the anticipation grows in firefighters across the country! FDIC is always one of the highlights of the year for us. This year will not be any different, and quite possibly even bigger than before. I’ll ...

In the past, I have continued to share with our followers/readers about the different memorial WOD’s and fundraising events that we have held at our gym. In case you are new to the site, I enjoy sharing/writing about my fitness ...

Today is the 1st annual National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Anyone that has a TV, tablet, or mobile phone is well aware of the situations that our first responders are dealt with on a daily basis. Throughout the past several months, our brothers in blue have been ambushed...

The Kingsport Firefighters Association Local 2270 recently announced that they would be participating in Operation Warm this year. Through the community-based partnership, Kingsport Firefighters will be raising money to purchase winter coats for children living in the City of Kingsport, ...

This weekend, I attended the 4th Annual Charlotte Firefighter’s 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Charlotte, NC. I made the trip down two days before the actual climb since they held the Inaugural Fire Service Training Day on Friday, September 12th. ...

This morning, firefighters from Kingsport Fire Department and other local departments gathered at the Holston Valley Medical Center parking garage to climb to remember the fallen firefighters from 9/11/01. While the event was a last minute idea from a few ...

As of 20:00hrs tonight, I began enjoying my 15 day break from the firehouse. While I haven’t had much time to write much recently, I have been keeping the Facebook Page up to date. Even though I am away from the ...

CANCER: A terrible disease that has effected us all in one way or another. I personally have lost family members to cancer, and recently, our entire department and community has been grieving the loss of one of our fire wives that passed away ...

As September approaches, I have been keeping up with the events that are being planned in Charlotte, NC for the Charlotte Firefighter's 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. While I have climbed at a variety of venues, one of the best ones that I have attended is not too far down the road in Charlotte. I first attended the Charlotte Climb 2 years ago, and have made the trip every year since.