It was a big hole. At least 8 feet across at its longest point and four or five at the widest. I won’t exaggerate and say we nearly fell in, because we didn’t come close. But that pit got my attention! This was a run-away wood stove fire and it was burning the floor out […]
Paul Hapke Rolling With the Punch Great post. Time and time again the younger crowd doesn't want to listen because they know everything. www.Truck55fire.com i wrote an article about that.
2017-03-18 19:10:04
Ben Fleagle Burden Chief, So true.n The older I get, the closer those clouds appear on the horizon. My body hurts, sometimes my brain hurts. And then my soul. My salute to you for stepping into that void. There are others who hang on far too long. I hope to have the courage to do the same as…
2016-08-14 17:22:25
Rick Kolomay Burden Captain Fleagle, your article on the "Burden" was excellent. I have just experienced something that I knew was coming, but didn't know when . . . "retirement". It wasn't my financial planner or wife who helped me figure out my retirement plan, it was my body. Degenerative joint disease or “wear and tear†arthritis, osteoarthritis…
2016-08-06 12:35:54
H. Babler Burden Cap. Hope you are surviving the winter well, just checking in on you I have missed reading your thoughts and opinions on the fire service. Stay warm this winter!
2016-02-14 02:55:11
Ben Fleagle Burden Quick answer off the cuff,.. My friend, who am I to teach you? Much depends on our willingness to be accountable to what we have learned. I teach what I know to be true to those I lead. If my inexperience causes others to stumble, I strive to correct my error and demonstrate integrity. What…
2015-08-24 06:23:50