For the first time in the San Antonio FD’s history, 3 Firefighters (including a Captain) have been suspended for traveling at an unsafe speed and not buckling up while responding to a fire last year. Following this story, is another story below, about a Connecticut widow as well as Firefighters who have tried to sue each other over a crash of 2 responding apparatus. In San Antonio, Ladder 35 rolled over, seriously injured one [ Read More ]
Building a stronger heart is the best life insurance there is. Each year heart attacks take the lives of more firefighters than all other line of duty deaths, and hundreds more are forced into early retirement. One often over-looked and underestimated solution to this epidemic is cardiovascular exercise. We all know that regular cardiovascular exercise makes your heart stronger and more efficient, burns calories, lowers your blood pressure and helps [ Read More ]