You know the type...that one person at the firehouse who is always on the go. The person that everyone calls when they need something done and they need it now. That particular someone who is always active, could run circles around people half their age, and whose energy is a marvel. The person you would never expect to have a heart attack...
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What's 40 years old, 350 lbs, 5 feet 9 inches tall and completes a Firefighter rookie / recruit challenge in less than 8 minutes? Well sorry, there's no punch line, truth is it was me three years ago before I made some radical changes in my life.

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Everyone Goes Home® Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program is pleased to once again participate as a partner in the IAFC/IAFF 2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week, scheduled for June 22-28, 2008. The Everyone Goes Home® Program was founded on the need for a cultural change within the fire service. This year's Safety, Health and Survival Week theme, Committed to Long Term Results, is meant to encourage strong culture of health and safety within the Fire/EMS service. We encourage you to adopt a health and safety culture and practice it every day, so Everyone Goes Home®.
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Team Firefighter is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to firefighters who want to better themselves through fitness in sport. All firefighters of any fitness level can join.

The goal of reducing firefighter line-of-duty deaths is more than worthy of our attention - it is imperative. Today, the fire service has a tremendous opportunity to make an impact on the business that we love, for the ones we love. I can't think of anything else more important.

When I read Chief Rusty Thomas's resignation letter, I thought of how it must have felt for him to write it. I thought of the pain those left behind are still feeling. I thought of fires where I was the one in charge, those on the inside were my friends, and how sometimes we were really just lucky. While I see many shake their head in wonderment and mutter sharp critiques of the chief under their breath, I can't help but believe that what happened in Charleston can and will happen again. In fact it has happened before.

With great anticipation firefighters are reading the Charleston Phase II Report to learn of the events as they unfolded almost one year ago. This report was well researched and professionally developed with the goal of helping to prevent yet another similar tragedy in the future.

On May 8, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department reached 100 percent compliance as all of its 1,748 members, uniformed and support staff, signed the pledge and viewed refresher training on roadway safety.