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Insights & observations from a North Jersey volunteer firefighter.

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Get involved in your associations

Volunteer firefighters don't have collective bargaining, a multi-million dollar political action committee and many other perks and...

3 drawbacks to being a volunteer firefighter

1) Cancer You would be hard pressed to find a firefighter, volunteer or career, who doesn't know somebody in the fire service who has...

4 different fire helmet eye protection types

1) Face shield Pros Protects from the helmet brim to the bottom of the firefighter's mouth Some side protection for the eyes Can be worn...

5 benefits to being a NJ volunteer firefighter

1) Get out of jury duty That's right, as a volunteer firefighter you can get out of doing that dreaded civic responsibility called jury...

Honoring the dead

There were firefighters that came before you, and hopefully there will be firefighters who follow you. So it means all the more that we...

Convention: fun, learning and networking

Every September in New Jersey a mass migration occurs where firefighters from more than 530 companies that are from all over the state...

Recognizing service to boost morale

It is a simple fact that people like to be appreciated for what they do. This means even more for volunteer firefighters who put in...

Who the Hell is Mater?

Well, I guess this is where it begins. I'm Todd Evans, it says so on my license, passport and birth certificate but to the 42 people on...

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