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On Robin Williams and Canada
As the world reacts to the news that actor/comedian Robin Williams has passed in what is being reported as a possible suicide, the event is bringing renewed attention...
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OH MY ACHING HEAD
Concussion. It’s been a huge concern and media buzzword over the last couple years. Much of the discussion and attention has been brought about by several high-profile athletes having taken their own...
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New Partnerships and Free Training
A new and exciting opportunity has presented itself and I’ve jumped at the chance. I’ve recently been given the opportunity to work with Chris Huston of EngineCo.22, and John Shafer of Green Maltese...
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I’ve Been BURNED.
* Image from DETROITFIREFILM.ORG, all rights reserved. Last night I had the opportunity and privilege to see the movie that most of us in the fire service have been talking about for a while now;...
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Disillusionment or Looking Behind the Scenes at the Fire Department of Oz
I realize that the last post may have come off a little, shall we say, venomous? I still stand by it. I still think that there are a large percentage of Chief officers out there not running their...
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Blog Of The Year Contest
Hey all, once again Rhett Fleitz from The Fire Critic.com along with EMS1 and FireRescue1 and sponsored by American Military University are hosting a blog of the year contest. Please visit the Fire...
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Edu-ma-cate Yourself
* Image from Check Out This Alternative to College, by Charlotte Allen So I’m sitting in church yesterday listening to our pastor reflecting on a book that changed his life and heart in regards to...
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Well, That Didn’t Work Out.
Well, ok. So by now you know that ‘ole Sledge’s first big break to present at a major training conference will have to wait for a while. Unfortunately the Gateway Midwest Fire & Leadership...
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Just Something I Had To Do
This is going to be my only post about 9-11. You may have thought it odd that I haven’t written anything up until now when everyone in internet-land has done nothing but write about that terrible day...
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Firefighter Dads Part Deux
If you’ve read my original post entitled “Firefighter Dads” some of this may sound familiar, but as I’ve said before this blog is a bit of therapy for me so it is in this vein that I revisit this...
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Big Announcement
Hey everybody. So in case you haven’t heard there’s a new kid on the block for fire and EMS training in the conference setting. Go>Forward Fire and Leadership Training is hosting their inaugural...
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Are You A 1-Percenter?
If you watched Captain Dugan’s keynote address at the opening ceremony of FDIC 2011 that I have posted below then you already know what this post is going to talk about and the chart above makes sense...
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