We’ve Got a Job
The job is a lot of things, and the greatest thing about the job is it's a lot of fun. Michael Morse on the joy of firefighting.
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The Fourth Quarter
When you look back on your fire service career, will you see that your presence made a difference, or was it a turn best forgotten? Commentary from Michael Morse.
Commentary: Never Knowing It All
What does it take to make a firefighter? A group of people willing to pass on their knowledge and students willing to admit when they don't know.
Identifying
Firefighting may be the ultimate 'identity job,' and although the passion will always burn bright, it should never consume us entirely, writes Michael Morse.
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Who You Were, or Who You Are?
How will your time in the fire service be remembered? To successfully navigate your career, it is imperative to hold on to the person you were before you became a firefighter, says Mike Morse.
Something Great Has Already Happened
Our firefighting careers speed past us. Michael Morse on learning to recognize the extraordinary lives firefighters take part in.
Engine Company EMS: Staying at Home
It's torture knowing our brothers and sisters are toiling in harm's way while we are in quarantine. But sometimes duty requires us to stay put.
10 Things You Will Miss When All is Said and Done
"It is better to have things to miss than to have never experienced anything worth missing," writes Michael Krueger.
Engine Company EMS: Giving Birth
They are the best of calls, they are the worst of calls...Michael Morse writes about firefighters assisting with childbirth.
When is a Firefighter No Longer?
Michael Morse writes, "Nobody can take away the things that make us firefighters. Nobody can strip us of our memories, our heart and soul, or our willingness to put it all on the line when needed."
Responding to Overdoses
Responding to an opiate overdose has the potential to be one of the more satisfying experiences in a firefighter’s career, but it is up to us to do things right, Mike Morse writes.
The Spark
It all starts with a spark. The key to everything is there; without it nothing grows, nothing catches, smolders, or burns; there is no fire, and without fire a firefighter may as well be tending the furnace somewhere.