Tag Archives: 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

While it’s no secret that I have been away from writing over the last month or so, it’s not been my intentions to have ventured away from writing. I did, however, tell myself when I launched the website that since ...

Each year, FDIC seems to become busier and busier for us. As this is a good problem to have, it also means that I have less and less time to walk the show floor to catch up with old friends ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With FDIC fast approaching, the plans are slowly being released for the events that will be the “hot spots” for you to attend in Indianapolis, Indiana. Last week, I posted The 2014 Firefighter Turnout: An Event You Don’t Want to ...

As I sat in the recliner last night watching the NBC Nightly News special coverage about Hurricane Sandy last night, I have to admit…tears came to my eyes. Seeing the fires at Breezy Point, the mass destruction on the coast ...

Every climb is different for me. Of course, there are similarities. All are 110 floors. All are to remember those lost on 9/11. All climbs are more than a name, and more than the picture you carry. Some, however, are ...