Buildlikenew·4d agoNorth Little Rock, Arkansas Fire Captain Woke Up at 3 AM to Smoke and Lost His Entire Home in…Shane Dougan has spent years running into burning buildings. That is his job. That is what he signed up for.
Buildlikenew·5d agoNo Humans, Just Two Dogs Inside a Burning Las Vegas House.It was a regular Tuesday morning in the southwest Las Vegas valley. Then someone called 911.
Ekrauss·Nov 3Cheryl StoryCheryl sat outside after a long day of work as a firefighter. She was feeling burned out from her job. She had been working as a…
Don·Oct 30“But someone has to stand up to life’s dangers.” The short story — Role PlayWendy and Charlie sat on the front step of a neighbour’s home, huddled close together, a thick book balancing on their knobby knees. The…
Drew aka SaltyFireBuff·Oct 1320+ Years Documenting Career Firemen in West VirginiaI still remember it like yesterday. I had just returned home from high school jazz band practice, and I pulled my car onto lower Vista…
Michael Karl McNeil·Oct 4Michael Karl McNeil on Cal/OSHA’s Wildfire Smoke Rule: A Former Firefighter Reads Section 5141.1I am Michael Karl McNeil, a Registered Industrial Hygienist and a former Fire Battalion Chief. In the fire service I held wildland…
Michael Karl McNeil·Oct 4Michael Karl McNeil, Former Fire Battalion Chief: Three Fireline Ratings, Printed As They ReadI am Michael Karl McNeil. I spent twenty-five years in the fire service, starting as a fire cadet in 1989 and finishing as a Fire Battalion…
InReaders ClubbyAfandi·Oct 3We Rolled Out Full Emergency for a Seagull (And Other Reasons I Love My Job)Let me start with a confession: the most dangerous thing I’ve faced at the airport this year was not a fire. It was a bird with attitude.A response icon1A response icon1
Bailey Beulen·Oct 2The WhatsApp Stranger Who Took My Brother’s Firehouse Retirement While He Was Sleeping Between…How a recruiting message emptied twenty years of savings, and what our family learned about pride, silence, and asking for help
