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Another Bad Call

Another Bad Call

by Firefighter Wife | Jun 6, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Difficult Calls, Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday

ANOTHER. BAD. CALL. Unfortunately, we don’t always know when our firefighters have had a bad call. Sometimes they fly right under the radar, getting hidden in a compartment somewhere they didn’t even know they had. Our husbands are almost constantly exposed to...
Don’t Hoard the Trauma

Don’t Hoard the Trauma

by Firefighter Wife | Jun 6, 2023 | Behavioral Health, Difficult Calls, Everyday

  You don’t have to hoard the trauma – throw it out. Well, maybe it’s not as easy as throwing it out… but we do have the ability to fight trauma head-on as it happens versus storing it away to grow into a bigger problem over time. Listen to this new way to...
Have you normalized DefCon5 in your house?

Have you normalized DefCon5 in your house?

by Firefighter Wife | Dec 9, 2022 | Communication, Department Programs for Families, Everyday, Firefighter Marriage

  Did you know (or forget?) that when someone is regularly around crazy high levels of crisis (which is every single first responder, and their families secondarily), that high level of crazy can be normalized? You don’t even feel the crazy, until the...
New Traditions in the Face of a Covid Thanksgiving

New Traditions in the Face of a Covid Thanksgiving

by Jessie - | Nov 19, 2020 | Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, Fire Family Life, Holidays, Kids and Family

The Fire Community is no stranger to disappointing holidays. We’ve all had to learn to adapt to scheduling conflicts, unexpected changes and spouses/families being alone on some of the most special days of the year. We have to get creative and create new traditions...
Fire Family Protocols:  Lessen the Spread of Contagions from the Firehouse to Home

Fire Family Protocols: Lessen the Spread of Contagions from the Firehouse to Home

by Jessie - | Mar 19, 2020 | Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, Fire Family Life

Dear Fire Wife Sisters, What crazy times we are facing. But some of you are no stranger to this. Our firefighters are “first in” on many contagious situations. And for some of you, this is a first. Maybe you are a new fire family or simply haven’t...
Social Distancing: Covid-19

Social Distancing: Covid-19

by Jessie - | Mar 19, 2020 | Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, Fire Family Life

WHY IS COVID-19 DIFFERENT THAN INFLUENZA AND WHY IS SOCIAL DISTANCING IS IMPORTANT? Some thoughts / tips to understand facts and see how I’m handling this as a mom, fire family and business owner:   NUMBERS AND MATH DON’T LIE   I say this to my kids and...
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