The Lonely Stretch Sometimes as an officer you feel like all you’re doing on the fireground is playing catch up. The tasks of setting the scene up, the 360, masking up while the stretch is happening, secondary units arriving, the scene dynamically changing at the blink of an eye, all create some extra mental stress. […]
Take the stress out of planning training. Leading from the top or the bottom is tough. We’re here to help! Download your fully editable annual and monthly training template below (we’ll also send you an email with a link to access this page). Now go out and CRUSH it! We’re in your corner! Download the […]
As we get ready to train our bodies whether it be a physical training workout session or on the drillground we as firefighters should properly yet quickly warmup. Here’s a great tactical fitness warmup that can be accomplished in less than 3 minutes and get your training session off on the correct foot! This warmup […]
How we breath especially under stress is paramount to how we will perform as firefighters. We know that if we simply breath through our noses that we will be in a more parasympathetic state which equates to our brains being able to better process information and adapt to the quickly moving fireground. For most of […]
We’d love to see you for the cutting edge 2-day “Human Performance for the Fireground” class hosted by Platte Valley Fire on November 5 & 6 in Kersey, CO for $100. This class is different. It’s interactive and will provide you with a ton of immediate resources that will help you perform at a much […]
Inside all of us lives a constant battle. It is probably best surmised by an Cherokee Parable: An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, […]
What are you telling yourself all day long? Positive thoughts or negative ones? All of us are inherently negative. It’s how we are built. Negativity leads to survival and has been passed down from our ancestors who had to be on high alert when they left the cave so they didn’t get eaten by a […]
As a firefighter what’s your SCBA Breathing technique when you’re wearing your mask? Do you have a breath practice that you default too? Box Breathing? Skip Breathing? Humm Breathing? Have you ever thought about implementing a specific Tactical Breath practice? Does breathing intentionally even do anything for us as firefighters when we’re working on the […]
Just Released! New Ebook “Cooking At The FireHouse” Jam Packed with 16 Delicious Recipes that are firehouse tested and approved! Only $10! Nutrition resources are a dime a dozen and to be honest it comes down to simple discipline with the choices you make. Easy to say really hard to do for most of us. […]
