LIFESTYLE
Firefighters face many daily uncertainties. All too often, media coverage of a fire call or accident causes us to re-live the traumas we have witnessed, making it impossible to enjoy a normal and healthy life while off duty and away from the hall. We focus on topics surrounding travel, entertainment, transportation and the lighter side of firefighting (humor, camaraderie, and secrets of the trade).
Latest: LIFESTYLE
A Memorial Ride To Remember
By: David Cossitt President TPFFCS, Ambassador CFFF “As the days flew by, donations continued to come in alongside complementary meals which showed the team how big and supportive their community truly was.“ With last year’s 2020 ride shortened due to the pandemic, athletes in the TPFFCS Memorial Ride to Ottawa were bound and determined to …
Read This ArticleVolunteer Firefighter Mark Bezos
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Read This ArticleA Travel Plan For Every Generation
his new era of travel needs to take on new shapes and follow a new set of footprints. Don’t get shaken by those challenges. We can still climb that mountain, jump in that ocean, or share a glass of vino enjoying the vista before us.
Read This ArticleKeeping Tradition Alive with West Broad Apparel
West Broad Apparel is all about representing the great American firefighter and all the firehouses that house those firefighters.
Read This ArticleA Conversation With Steve Lemme of “Tacoma FD”
You probably recognize Steve Lemme from the mega successful "Super Troopers” movies and the 90s comedy “Puddle Cruiser”. Even though he’s never set foot in a fire academy, he has become the face of firefighting for viewers across north America.
Read This ArticleMeet Maureen Stoecklein
When Maureen (“call me Mo”) Stoecklein spoke to CRACKYL about a life that combines her two great passions, firefighting and nutrition, she was in the quiet bay of the fire station in Canton Township, Mich. Mo reflected on a life where work and personal interests merge.
Read This ArticleGetting to know CSFA President Eddie Sell
Training is key and no matter where you are in your firefighting career, Eddie stresses the importance of a consistent program that’s relevant to your goals.
Read This ArticleFood On The Stove
Within the first year of launching “Food On the Stove”, Tate’s team visited local firehouses to cook a healthy meal for each firefighter. Thanksgiving 2018 saw turkeys delivered to every firehouse in Washington, D.C. – 34 in all. Those who received the free, healthy meal were then asked to pay the favor forward to other firehouses. Word spread, as did interest in healthier meal choices.
Read This ArticleBecause Wine Not?
“My slogan is ‘you don’t have to know wine to drink it but you have to drink wine to know it,’ which means to start at point zero and the sky is the limit.
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