The San Diego Fire Department Training Center Monument
  On June 10 of 1999 I received an e-mail from Chief Steven Bowlin of the San Diego Fire Department. He stated that they were ...

Thoughts on the Worcester Memorial
  As all of the world now knows, our family of firefighters suffered a tragic loss on the evening of Dec. 3, 1999. Six courageous, gallant men ...

Mother's Day – Allan's Unit Citation of Valor
  Check out the personal gear, give the rig the once over, pick up the need to know stuff from the offgoing firefighter, vaguely discuss a few items at muster, drink a couple of cups of coffee ...

FireArt – A Dream Evolves
  It's been a long and winding road from my first idea to create firefighter artwork seven years ago, to now. My personal hard work is ...

Friday the Thirteenth
  I don't think of myself as a superstitious person but as I was getting ready for work the morning of Friday, the 13th of July 2001 I had a moment of uneasiness. It passed in a flash ...

Out of Bounds
  Faith, like so many other things in life, means different things to different people. It ultimately depends, I suppose, on our experiences and philosophies. So I can only speak for myself

A Gasoline Tanker Explodes
  The bay doors at Las Vegas’ Central Fire Station rolled up like hanger doors. Although we didn’t know it, the doors on that day were nearly those to eternity.