I go to an orientation for my county's fire department. They make a big deal about how you make an impression everywhere you go, so dress...

I’ve come to understand we have a cultural view of death as the worst-case scenario. Anyone dealing directly with death and dying knows...

I see a text from a group chat that says the reserve department I’ve been volunteering with for the last year will be having structure...

I’m on shift getting groceries and a man is looking at me. I give a friendly smile and he says, “Thank you for trying to save my...

I’m in the parking lot of a testing site where there will be the three-hour written test required to apply to many fire departments. This...

I’ve been a reserve firefighter for eight months. Over that period, I’ve had the same conversation with three different people. It goes...

I applied for a position I knew I was barely qualified for my first year as a volunteer firefighter. There is an Engineer’s academy once...

I took the physical agility test that’s a prerequisite for many fire departments during medic school.  I drove three hours to take it.  I...