Tag Archives: firefighter fitness

BlastMask recently contacted The Model City Firefighter about completing a product review of their product. As any of my frequent visitors know, I recognize the importance of physical fitness in the fire service. Although I was not familiar with the ...

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...

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 ...

On July 28th, 2011, the Asheville Fire Department responded to a fire in an office building located at 445 Biltmore Avenue. The events that would take place that day would forever change the lives of those working on-scene and the Asheville Fire Department....

In the fire service, we should be expected to be in the best of shape possible. If you think  about all of the activities that our job entails, a lot of it can be summed up as extreme physical exertion in highly ...

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 ...

The featured member of the fire service in this article is one who had made an impact with individuals across the country. I first met Chris in 2012 at FDIC, and I had followed his articles prior to meeting him. ...

I’ve been away from the computer a little bit lately and only relying on my Facebook page for means of communication. I’ve had a couple of weeks off from my part-time work, which is where I typically do most of ...

As time grew closer to time to climb, I knew I wasn’t ready. I had initially planned on climbing in gym clothes like the 2012 FDIC climb, but plans had changed. I had brought my gear with me, just in ...

This weeks article by Brian Edwards discusses the importance of teamwork on and off the job: The fire service is known as a paramilitary organization with flow charts displaying the rank structure. This rank structure displays the Chief of Department at ...