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• The fire department closet: Being gay in bunker gear

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  I am a volunteer firefighter. I am also gay.

• When everything changed for me as a firefighter

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  Everyone knows firefighters don't get older, they get better

• When firefighters can't forget things they see

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  I've got a lot on my mind after all these years, every one of those years filled with similar incidents

• When I knew I wanted to be a Detroit firefighter

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  My friend's father had no idea what an impact he was about to have on my life

• 12 hilarious, head-scratching firehouse Yelp reviews

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  If you thought the Yelp reviews of restaurants and shows could wallow in a puddle of ridiculousness, check out what reviewers said about fire stations

• 5 things that'll scare kids from opening fire hydrants

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  There are two approaches: Tell the truth and hope it works or lie through your teeth and marvel at its success

• Firehouse upgrades your fire chief will say 'no' to

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  So, what did I miss? Leave your elite upgrades in the comments

• How to be a better firefighter candidate

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  There are no trick question answers or secret handshakes that will land you on a fire department; it takes preparation, planning and work

• Hey probie, here's the gear they don't issue you

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  Many of those tools, gadgets and devices are not standard issue and can even be made at home

• How to stay busy in a single engine firehouse

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  The bosses never want to see you sitting down or slacking off

• Things to make fire academy life easier

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  These next few months are going to test not only your resolve, but your mental and physical limits

• Newscasters respond to fire alarms

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  Everybody stay calm. OK, not that calm

• The ugly truth about firefighting the public doesn't understand

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  They will never feel the profound sadness that we do as a result of seeing too much

• Firefighting: It's in the family

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  When one person gets the firefighting fever in your family, it is infectious

• 5 awkward things that happen when off-duty firefighters meet

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  Why are firefighters so weird when it comes to meeting other firefighters?

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