By a Volunteer Firefighter I had been a volunteer firefighter for a few months. I was 16 years old at the time. My father dropped me off at the Continue Reading
Fire Fighters
Noise Pollution, Sleep Disruption, and Operational Risk in the Fire Service
By Robert Sweetman Abstract Firefighters operate in safety-sensitive environments that demand rapid cognition, emotional regulation, and Continue Reading
Those Who Embrace Their Primal Instinct: The Hybrid Wolf
I’ve been asked repeatedly to discuss my philosophy of the Hybrid Wolf. I’m going to expand on my previous article A Predator hunting Predators that I Continue Reading
Firefighter Syndrome: A Proposed Whole Systems Framework
This article originally appeared in Crackyl Magazine and is republished with permission. By: Chris Frueh, PhD, Jadie Miller, Michelle L. O’Neill, Continue Reading
You’ve Been up for 22 Hours and Haven’t Eaten in 12: Don’t Miss
One thing I think most civilians do not understand about the life of an operational military member, their immediate support units, and first Continue Reading
The Weekly Havok, Episode 14: A Life or Death Business
This week I talk with The Havok Journal owner Charlie Faint and Andrew, an 18-year old firefighter on the East Coast. I know what you’re thinking – Continue Reading