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Written by Peter Sells
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Feb. 1, 2008
Life is full of choices. We all have to work for money, except for the privileged few whose money works for them. The choices we make about what type of work we do for our money, full time or part time, are indicative of our character. I don’t think that firefighters or others who serve the public are necessarily “better” than merchants or lawyers but I do think that there is in the heart of every firefighter a higher moral character that leads them to their courageous and generous calling. Just as I could have spent my career in private business or academia, my fellow firefighters could have chosen other paths. And although we are well paid, many of these paths could have been much more lucrative.
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Written by Brad Lawrence
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 Jan. 24, 2008
When I mention core training, most people assume I’m talking about
crunches and sit-ups. Today there are infomercials with new crunch
systems, fitness magazines showing you proper sit ups and “Ab-Blasting”
classes showing you every abdominal exercise known to man. The question
is whether these exercises and classes improve the way you look, feel
and function?
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Written by Tim Beebe
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 “So, how many basements did you save?”, the bus driver asked with a smirk. Without waiting for an answer he ambled off to order a coffee, chuckling to himself.
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Written by Peter Sells
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Congratulations to Fire Fighting In Canada on the launch of this new website! When I started in the fire service 22 years ago I could not have imagined writing a blog. The firehall I worked in was still using carbon paper!
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Written by Tim Beebe
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Tim Beebe, the fire chief in Upsala, Ont., looks at the lighter side of firefighting in his new online column.
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