Fire Blogs
The firefighting community continues to look toward online resources more every day for the tools they need to protect their communities and come home safe after every shift. Many firefighters have started their own Web sites and informational blogs to share personal experiences with others around the world. In this section we will provide you a growing list of the available Fire blogs. Feel free to submit your own if you would like to be featured.
Firefighter Blogs

A Firefighters Wife
My husband has been a firefighter for over 18 years. He is one of the most experienced paramedics they have and
is now an officer. I am very proud of him. He is very safe, which helps me not worry about him too much.
http://afirefighterswife.blogspot.com/

Advanced Training Solutions
Advanced Training Solutions provides a professional yet friendly approach to all of your Fire training and First
Aid training needs. The blog's author is an ex-military firefighter of 22 years.
http://www.firesafety.org.uk/blog/

All Hazards Contemplations
All Hazards Contemplations is Ben Waller's blog focused on safety. Ben Waller has been a firefighter since 1975.
He is a Battalion Chief for Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue and is currently the Chief of Training.
http://allhazardscontemplations.blogspot.com/

CAL FIRE San Bernardino Unit
The blog proudly serves the Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties and the cities of Highland and Yucaipa.
http://calfirebdu.blogspot.com/

California Fire News
California Fire News — Focus on Wildland Fires throughout the state. The Real scoop fire news when you need it.
CAL FIRE news, Fire & EMS Department News, Fire Department Links, Firefighter Jobs & Information is not affiliated
with CAL FIRE
http://calfire.blogspot.com/

Charleston Firefighter Support Team
The Charleston Firefighter Support Team is dedicated to the Emotional Health and Well-Being of the Firefighters
and Families of the Charleston Fire Department.
http://www.charlestonffsupport.blogspot.com/

Children's Book Author Dayna Hilton
Follow the adventures of Children's Fire Safety Book Author Firefighter Dayna Hilton and her four-legged canine
companion, Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, on their quest to promote fire safety. The site is updated on a regular
basis.
http://childrensbookauthordaynahilton.blogspot.com/

Fire Battalion
Fire Battalion is a firefighting blog by David Johns, Battalion Chief 2nd Platoon of the Nicholasville, Ky., Fire
Department.
http://firebattalion.blogspot.com/

Fire Critic
FireCritic.com is all about the fire service. The good, the bad, and the ugly. They attempt to maintain a strictly
professional view of issues concerning firefighters and EMT's and don't shy away from issues some people don't like
talking about.
http://www.firecritic.com/

Firefighter Blog
Since 2004 Mike Morales has been the owner/operator/editor at Firefighter Blog. Mike helped develop the Santa Clara
County Juvenile Probation Dept. fire training program and worked for Cal Fire before he retired medically as a fire
captain.
http://firefighterblog.com/

Firefighter Wife
I know from my personal experience it has been therapeutic for me to talk to other wives in the fire industry. But
it just wasn’t quite enough for me. So here I am.
http://firefighterwife.com/

Firehouse Zen
Michael "Mick" Mayers has been in emergency services since 1980 and serves the resort community of Hilton Head Island,
South Carolina as a Battalion Chief.
http://www.firehousezen.com/

Green Maltese
John Shafer is a 16 year veteran of the fire service, and is currently a Lieutenant and the Training Officer for
the Greencastle Fire Department. An Indiana regionally recognized instructor on building construction, fireground
search and command...
http://greenmaltese.com/

HPFIREFIGHTER.com
HPFIREFIGHTER.com is the unofficial site for the High Point, N.C., Fire Department. It covers U.S. fire news, the
State of N.C. fire news, photos, and department information. Included are links to other blogs, stores, and news.
http://hpfirefighter.com/

In Public Safety
In Public Safety is an American Military University (AMU) sponsored blog that features analysis and commentary on
issues relating to law enforcement, emergency management, fire services and national intelligence. This blog features
in-depth...
http://inpublicsafety.com/

Iron Firemen
My name is Willie Wines Jr and I am the author of the site. Obviously, I am a Professional Firefighter (Captain)
and I work in a City located in South West Va. I began blogging a fews years back while assigned to Station #9. The
Station (3 shifts)...
http://ironfiremen.com/

Parapup Blog
I’m a paramedic in an urban area, and have been so for, well, not all that long. I love that I never have any idea
what my day is going to be like when I lace up my combat boots. I love that little kids look at me like I’m a superhero.
I even love...
http://parapupblog.com/

Safe Firefighter
S.A.F.E. Firefighter promotes hard-nosed firefighting through a combination of smart, aggressive, fundamentally-sound
and efficient training, strategy and tactics.
http://safefirefighter.com/

STATter 911
Since 1972 Dave Statter has covered the news, focusing largely on fire and emergency medical services in and around
Washington and Baltimore. He was also a volunteer firefighter, an emergency dispatcher and a cardiac rescue technician.
http://www.statter911.com/

Stop, Drop & Blog
FireMom blogs about the family side of fire life, including dealing with the fire schedule to parenting their two
boys and working from home as a freelance writer. Cute pictures, fire safety tips and links to other fire related
material included.
http://stopdropandblog.com/

The Fire Finance Guy
If you fear the unexpected while preparing to purchase and finance your new apparatus, this site can help you cut
through the maze of complex (and sometimes deceptively simple sounding) financial choices which can put you in a
financial trap!
http://www.firefinanceguy.com/

The Laguna Interagency Hotshot Crew
The Laguna Interagency Hotshot blog is designed to provide news and updates on the crew and their locaion.
http://www.lagunahotshots.blogspot.com/

TheFireTalk.com
TheFireTalk.com mainly aims to provide a community about fire protection systems/engineering/equipment and to help
interpret NFPA fire codes and Insurance Data Sheets (FM Global).
http://thefiretalk.com/

Traditions Training
Traditions Training is composed of fire department veterans from around the country, including the Washington, D.C.
metro area and City of New York. The instructors bring you knowledge and skills that cannot be found anywhere else.
http://traditionstraining.com/blog/
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Westfield Fire Department
The Westfield Fire Department (est. 1931) operates under the jursidiction of the Westfield Fire District - a taxing
district established in 1961 specifically to collect taxes for the sole purpose of ensuring fire, EMS and rescue
services within the...
http://www.westfieldfire.net/