Community Activities
Find ways to connect with other fire wives, firefighters, and their families. Being across the country from each other diversifies our groups in great ways, but also makes connecting with each other a little more challenging. Near or far, the fire community still connects with each other. Local groups meet up for dinners and small events, many fire wives and firefighters meet up at national events. There are also ways to connect with the fire community if you aren’t close enough for a local or national event.
You Become Like the 5 People You Hang Around the Most
Welcome long time fire wife advisor, volunteer, friend, sister... everything lover and supporter of 24/7 Commitment... Cori Fuller. Devoted mother of three and wife to a fire Chief, we know you'll love her heart and message. Thank you, Cori! <3 ...
Family First, FDIC, or Both?
Here's a long one..... are you ready? Are you going to FDIC? Is your firefighter? Do you even know what it is? At least here in the midwest, the buzz is loud about this event - the largest gathering of firefighters in the country drawing around 30,000...
Create Your Own Commitment Weekend “at home”
Not every one can make it to a Commitment Weekend for one reason or another, but you can still have your very own Virtual Commitment Weekend at home! We're COMMITTED to sharing ways that you can reconnect with your spouse without even having to leave...
FDIC – Bringing Home the Love
24-7 COMMITMENT is back from FDIC with Love to Share! If you haven't been following social media this past week, you might want to catch up. We had an incredible week at FDIC being able to connect with our audience in person. We are pretty sure we met THOUSANDS of...
Commitment Weekend – From the Mouth of a Firefighter
If you have not experienced Commitment Weekend (formerly known as FlameFest), or you wonder what it is like, read on! A fellow firefighter wrote about his experience and shared it with us to give you an inside look at what can come from making a weekend commitment to...
On September 11 Choose Your Positive Action
As members of the firefighting community, or any community of first responders, a day like September 11 is bound to make us feel a little differently than the general public. We've often heard wives and family members express a feeling of fear; fear...
Firefighter Family Community Blessing
Come as you are! A casual evening of fun and fellowship and music and food. Bring your helmets to be blessed and your family prayer requests and a dessert to share! $5 donations are requested to cover the cost of rental and pizza. Children are welcome! Dress is...
A Flame Fest 2014 Hot Sweaty Mess Makes Our Men Smile
I've been trying to figure out the best way to share about #flamefest14 on the blog. Where to begin. In what order. It's clearly going to take a few posts. And of course, I don't want to just say "Oh my goodness this was such a great event. You HAD to be there."...
Win Free Attendance to “He Zigs, She Zags”
Our friends Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo have a great Online Workshop coming this week and we want to GIVEAWAY A FREE ADMISSION! Click here for all the details of this workshop or to just register right away! All you have to do is enter this RaffleCopter contest...
You Become Like the 5 People You Hang Around the Most
Welcome long time fire wife advisor, volunteer, friend, sister... everything lover and supporter of 24/7 Commitment... Cori Fuller. Devoted mother of three and wife to a fire Chief, we know you'll love her heart and message. Thank you, Cori! <3 ...
Family First, FDIC, or Both?
Here's a long one..... are you ready? Are you going to FDIC? Is your firefighter? Do you even know what it is? At least here in the midwest, the buzz is loud about this event - the largest gathering of firefighters in the country drawing around 30,000...
Create Your Own Commitment Weekend “at home”
Not every one can make it to a Commitment Weekend for one reason or another, but you can still have your very own Virtual Commitment Weekend at home! We're COMMITTED to sharing ways that you can reconnect with your spouse without even having to leave...
FDIC – Bringing Home the Love
24-7 COMMITMENT is back from FDIC with Love to Share! If you haven't been following social media this past week, you might want to catch up. We had an incredible week at FDIC being able to connect with our audience in person. We are pretty sure we met THOUSANDS of...
Commitment Weekend – From the Mouth of a Firefighter
If you have not experienced Commitment Weekend (formerly known as FlameFest), or you wonder what it is like, read on! A fellow firefighter wrote about his experience and shared it with us to give you an inside look at what can come from making a weekend commitment to...
On September 11 Choose Your Positive Action
As members of the firefighting community, or any community of first responders, a day like September 11 is bound to make us feel a little differently than the general public. We've often heard wives and family members express a feeling of fear; fear...
Firefighter Family Community Blessing
Come as you are! A casual evening of fun and fellowship and music and food. Bring your helmets to be blessed and your family prayer requests and a dessert to share! $5 donations are requested to cover the cost of rental and pizza. Children are welcome! Dress is...
A Flame Fest 2014 Hot Sweaty Mess Makes Our Men Smile
I've been trying to figure out the best way to share about #flamefest14 on the blog. Where to begin. In what order. It's clearly going to take a few posts. And of course, I don't want to just say "Oh my goodness this was such a great event. You HAD to be there."...
Win Free Attendance to “He Zigs, She Zags”
Our friends Tony & Alisa DiLorenzo have a great Online Workshop coming this week and we want to GIVEAWAY A FREE ADMISSION! Click here for all the details of this workshop or to just register right away! All you have to do is enter this RaffleCopter contest...
Fire Wife Wisdom {On Duty Communication Plan}
Do you have a plan about how and when you contact your firefighter? We often get the question, "I have a problem (insert a long list of possible issues from mild to important ), should I call my firefighter, or wait until he gets off duty?" "I have this...
New Traditions in the Face of a Covid Thanksgiving
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...
A Cry For Help From The Homefront of the First Responder Mental Health Crisis
This article is a call for accountability to solve a root cause as to why violence happens by first responders. We live in a world where I need to add that disclaimer. Let's get on with the important work. This is a marathon, not a sprint and a healthier humanity...
Fire Family Protocols: Lessen the Spread of Contagions from the Firehouse to Home
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 faced this situation...
Social Distancing: Covid-19
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...
Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff (But When is it Small Stuff?!)
This Guest Post is from Courtney Murrell of fromtheashesiamreal.com. This post hit home with me, and maybe you'll relate some too. It's great to be able to see others in the Fire Life experiencing the same things, even when it isn't technically fire...
How Marriage Comparison is Stealing Your Joy
This Guest Post is brought to you by Rachel Mellencamp. (Twitter: @rachelmcamp and IG: @rachelmellencamp) She been married for 3 years to her Firefighter. She says she is still figuring it out. (Aren't we all 😉 ) She also has a passion for firefighters and their...
You Become Like the 5 People You Hang Around the Most
Welcome long time fire wife advisor, volunteer, friend, sister... everything lover and supporter of 24/7 Commitment... Cori Fuller. Devoted mother of three and wife to a fire Chief, we know you'll love her heart and message. Thank you, Cori! <3 ...
Family First, FDIC, or Both?
Here's a long one..... are you ready? Are you going to FDIC? Is your firefighter? Do you even know what it is? At least here in the midwest, the buzz is loud about this event - the largest gathering of firefighters in the country drawing around 30,000...
Prayer for Your Firefighter Through the Week
There is no formula for prayer. But my mind gets so busy and cluttered a little road map helps me out. And so does having pretty visual reminders all around me. Print out a couple of copies of this to stick in prominent (or not so prominent) places around your...
He cheated on me. Do I try to make it work?
I hate this question. It's taboo. I don't even want to have to think about it. But it comes to me at least monthly in a private message that someone wants me to anonymously ask. The fire service is a DISASTER when it comes to marriage. An absolute freaking...
The Love Dare – Day #40
Day 40 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love Is a Covenant Where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my...
The Love Dare – Day #39
Day 39 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love Endures Love never fails. – 1 Corinthians 13:8 Excerpt from The Love Dare Book: "If love is really love, it doesn’t waffle when...
The Love Dare – Day #38
Day 38 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love Fulfills Dreams Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. – Psalm 37:4 Excerpt from The Love...
The Love Dare – Day #37
Day 37 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love Agrees in Prayer If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father. – Matthew...
The Love Dare – Day #36
Day 36 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love is God’s Word Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 119:105 Excerpt from The Love Dare Book: "God has...
The Love Dare – Day #35
Day 35 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love is Accountable Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. – Proverbs 15:22 Excerpt from The Love Dare...
The Love Dare – Day #34
Day 34 (You can read more details explaining how we are doing the dare here: https://firefighterwife.com/fireproof-your-marriage/) Love Celebrates Godliness [Love] does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. – 1 Corinthians 13:6 Excerpt from...