June 1, 2011
I am consumed…consumed by planning every single big and little detail of a fundraising event that is bigger than anything I could have ever imagined. I am not sure what I was thinking waaaay back in 2009 when I thought it would be an awesome idea to have an event that would raise money for [...]
April 26, 2011
A few weeks ago the horrible wild land fires started breaking out all over Texas. I didn’t think too much about it because these types of fires are a common occurrence, especially up in the Panhandle. I started to take notice when burn bans were issued for nearly all of the counties in Texas. The [...]
April 16, 2011
Texas has seen some of the worst wild fires in a long, long time. It’s pretty brutal up there in North Texas. Yesterday a firefighter died battling one of those fires. We also have another firefighter hanging on by a thread. I’m deploying with my LODD Task Force to take care of the family and [...]
March 28, 2011
Ah, the fire family. We are a complex blend of people with a complex way of life and a good dash of crazy schedules mixed in. Being that I have been involved in the fire service for nearly 20 years, I am pretty used to this way of life. Most of the time I prefer [...]
October 6, 2010
I cannot believe that the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend is already over! This year is just flying by. I was really looking forward to going back to Emmitsburg to work the memorial as a family escort and now here I sit waiting for next year. It seemed like I wasn’t even there. There is [...]
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