Worry and Fear Archives - Firefighter Wife

How To Watch a Fire Movie With Your Firefighter

by Lori Mercer | Aug 29, 2016 | Dating Your Spouse, Especially For The Fire Wife, Everyday, Fire Family Life, Firefighter Marriage, Perks of the Job, Worry and Fear

Firefighter movies. You cannot escape them as a fire wife, nor should you in my opinion. Whether it’s watching live burns on Youtube videos or the ritualistic watching of Ladder 49 or Backdraft (with all the commentary as to what’s real and...

Ebola: Whom shall I fear?

by Lori Mercer | Oct 16, 2014 | Fire Family Life, Worry and Fear

I’m not sure what to think of this Ebola thing. But clearly I am thinking. I wasn’t sure I wanted to write this (yet) for our fire wife community. But then decided I must. If it’s on my mind, and in my husband’s training at the fire...

What Will I Do If I Get “that call”? Proactive Planning for Firefighter Wives

by Jessie - | May 7, 2014 | Especially For The Fire Wife, Fire Family Life, LODD, Worry and Fear

Please welcome our Flame Fest 2014 partner, Jennifer Taylor, from e3wealth. From the first moment I spoke on the phone with Jennifer I knew she understood the heart of a fire wife and has some much needed information for all of us. It’s not a fun...

9-11 Stories from Real Fire Wives

by Jessie - | Sep 11, 2013 | Fire Family Life, National Events, Worry and Fear

I think most people remember 9/11/01, almost like it was yesterday. People around the world remember where they were and what they were doing when they found out America had been attacked. Every September I have a range of emotions that come flooding back, mostly...

Talk With Fire Wives Live About Worry and Fear on 9/11

by Lori Mercer | Sep 10, 2013 | Especially For The Fire Wife, Fire Family Life, Worry and Fear

I shared so many thoughts on worry and fear on 9/11 over here at this post and also in my featured article at the California Casualty blog. And I’m thrilled to see so many people not getting caught up watching replay after replay on their TV but going out and...

A Firefighter Wife’s Irrational Fear of the Pole Hole

by Lori Mercer | Mar 20, 2013 | Fire Family Life, Kids and Family, Worry and Fear

At my husband’s station, the kitchen and sleeping areas are upstairs. So of course the fastest route to the trucks is down the pole. This is in an approximately 10×10 room with heavy duty commercial doors on opposite sides of the room entering from...