Fire Family Life
We all know the Fire Life brings its unique challenges to our days. We wouldn’t trade it for anything. Here you can find real stories from real fire families, tips on things that don’t always follow the rules of a Monday – Friday 9-5 schedule, support, laughter, advice, resources, and so much more to help you and your fire family succeed at this crazy, wonderful life we call our own!
Honor and Commitment – Online Book Study
Finally: the resource you need to live with Honor and Commitment, both at home and on the job. This book study is for everyone. Firefighters, fire wives, anyone in the fire service. You can participate in this study alone or create a group study with fellow...
Top Things to Do When Your Firefighter is on Shift
Our Time Together is Kind of a Big Deal... How do you prioritize your schedules when your firefighter is on shift? Do you have certain things that only happen on a shift day/night so you can make the most of every moment when they get home? On last week's Shift Night...
Going Into Labor While Firefighter is on Shift
Pregnancy is a crazy exciting time as it is. Add in the shift schedule of a firefighter husband and the excitement multiplies....by a lot! Especially around the due date. A million questions will roll through your mind. Do I have my bag packed? Do I have childcare set...
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...
Is Alcohol Tearing Your Firefighting Family Apart?
Most of us keep a pretty regular schedule. We go to sleep and wake up at pretty much the same time every day. We have our weekday routine and our weekend routine. Our bodies are keeping track of our routines as well—physically and mentally. So many of our bodily...
Top 5 Traits of a Thriving Fire Family
When you are blessed with the fire life, you must face and overcome unique challenges. The fire life comes with a mixed bag of gifts and trials alike: brotherhood, sisterhood, crazy schedules, difficulties in communicating, missed holidays, extended days home, worry,...
Choosing Vacation Days for Fire Families
One Day Off = Five Days Off - How lucky are we? One vacation day in the life of a firefighter can mean a lot of days off. For a firefighter who works 24 on, 48 off, one vacation day actually gives them 5 days away from the station! No Monday - Friday employee I know...
Will You Risk a Lot to Save a Lot for Your Family?
This guest post was written for 24-7 COMMITMENT by Benjamin Martin of the Henrico County Division of Fire. He makes the connection between how a firefighter treats and prioritizes saving people on the job and how to that same effort and priority should be put into...
Cover Your Heart with Celebration
COVER YOUR HEART Although lights are twinkling, candy canes flock trees, jolly music is playing in every store, the difficult world of the fire life does not stop. Tragic medical calls, people losing homes and loved ones to fires, horrific auto accidents, firefighters...
Anytime Chili Cook Off
I don't know about you but the cold weather seems like it is here to stay. Every morning we wake up and immediately, I know, it is going to be cold in the morning and even colder at night. By the time dinner rolls around I am ready to feel warm, cozy and...
12 Ways to Organize Your Home Fire House Style
You'd be surprised how functional and easy it is to find things in a fire house these days with all the new organizational items that are out there. Nothing beats the old classic hooks and benches though right? Whether you're trying to save space or add functionality...
New Year’s Eve – Date Night Delight or Dud?
Jackpot. A night off on a holiday. It feels like it never happens, right? All the good ones always fall on shift. He gets transferred from station to station and is always back in the rotation where BAM - holidays are workdays. This is the life we signed up....
Easy Promotion Gift Ideas for Firefighters
"Help! My firefighter was promoted and I would love to get him an awesome gift… but what?" We hear this ALL OF THE TIME! So to save your sanity and wallets, we've put together some great gift ideas on a budget and without one just in case you have multiple people...
The Promotional Process Stole Our Christmas
Last Christmas day, my husband sat across the room and said he felt like this Christmas didn't really feel like Christmas. He hadn't really seen any of the gifts that I had been scrambling around the past month to buy for the kids. And...
Holiday Exhaustion – How Will It Impact Your Marriage?
Can you feel it? The bloat of stuffing and the turkey just fading away. The jingling bells of Christmas and the holiday season coming right for you? The holidays are officially here and hollering merrily that it is time to decide what WILL be the perfect gift for...
Firefighter Family Photos You’ll Cherish For Generations
Even on the worst days of politics and drama on facebook, an adorable family photo, engagement photo or baby photo is going to make you smile. Especially when it includes a firefighter family! Photographic memories are so near and dear and precious to us all....
Marriage Fire Safety Month Wrap Up
So much effort goes into Fire Safety and Fire Prevention in the months of September and October. We agree it's highly important, but we added another area to apply those same basic rules to. Firefighters spend countless hours training and preparing for those bad...
Healthy, Quick Cooking for Fire Families
C*This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Back a few months ago, I set aside a day to do some freezer cooking for our family. Guess what? Our freezer is almost empty and our table has been...
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Anytime Chili Cook Off
I don't know about you but the cold weather seems like it is here to stay. Every morning we wake up and immediately, I know, it is going to be cold in the morning and even colder at night. By the time dinner rolls around I am ready to feel warm, cozy and...
12 Ways to Organize Your Home Fire House Style
You'd be surprised how functional and easy it is to find things in a fire house these days with all the new organizational items that are out there. Nothing beats the old classic hooks and benches though right? Whether you're trying to save space or add functionality...
New Year’s Eve – Date Night Delight or Dud?
Jackpot. A night off on a holiday. It feels like it never happens, right? All the good ones always fall on shift. He gets transferred from station to station and is always back in the rotation where BAM - holidays are workdays. This is the life we signed up....
Easy Promotion Gift Ideas for Firefighters
"Help! My firefighter was promoted and I would love to get him an awesome gift… but what?" We hear this ALL OF THE TIME! So to save your sanity and wallets, we've put together some great gift ideas on a budget and without one just in case you have multiple people...
The Promotional Process Stole Our Christmas
Last Christmas day, my husband sat across the room and said he felt like this Christmas didn't really feel like Christmas. He hadn't really seen any of the gifts that I had been scrambling around the past month to buy for the kids. And...
Holiday Exhaustion – How Will It Impact Your Marriage?
Can you feel it? The bloat of stuffing and the turkey just fading away. The jingling bells of Christmas and the holiday season coming right for you? The holidays are officially here and hollering merrily that it is time to decide what WILL be the perfect gift for...
Firefighter Family Photos You’ll Cherish For Generations
Even on the worst days of politics and drama on facebook, an adorable family photo, engagement photo or baby photo is going to make you smile. Especially when it includes a firefighter family! Photographic memories are so near and dear and precious to us all....
Marriage Fire Safety Month Wrap Up
So much effort goes into Fire Safety and Fire Prevention in the months of September and October. We agree it's highly important, but we added another area to apply those same basic rules to. Firefighters spend countless hours training and preparing for those bad...
Healthy, Quick Cooking for Fire Families
C*This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Back a few months ago, I set aside a day to do some freezer cooking for our family. Guess what? Our freezer is almost empty and our table has been...
Busy or Prioritized?
"There is no one busy in this world, it's always about priorities. You will always find time for the things you feel important." People always say to me they don't know how I do it. 4 (busy active years) kids in hockey, soccer, scouts (I'm the leader), full time...
Kicking Off ScreamFree Parenting for the Fire Wife Sisterhood
This post comes to us from Heather Isaacs, who is also our Fire Up Your Love Life contributor. Yes, this Mom/Bonus-Mom of 5 keeps things hot in the bedroom, still has time to tell us all her secrets, and faces those same challenging parenting / blended family. I...
Back Off! That’s Our Time – Protecting Your Fire Family Schedule
Have you ever been at a family event or a neighborhood gathering or church and someone says "That was fun. We should all get together again." and your insides start to squirm and your brain starts thinking of polite excuses? So these are super nice people and...
Mama Said Blow Your Nose!
This is one of those blog posts that my kids will likely disown me for when they read it in the future. It's about our 8 year old son and his nose issues. Let me just get the word out there now because it's going to pop up a lot in the post. Boogers. That's what...
A Firefighter Wife’s Irrational Fear of the Pole Hole
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 10x10 room with heavy duty commercial doors on opposite sides of the room entering from either the...
Top Ten Reasons Face Time Improves Fire Family Life
It is no exaggeration to state that since we started having the ability to Face Time with each other while my husband is on shift, communication has gotten MUCH better. Let me count down at least 10 reasons: 1. He can see what I am doing. i.e. I can't...
How a Firefighter Checks into a Hotel Room
Hotel Clerk: Can I help you? FF: We're checking in. (scanning the lobby locating the emergency exits and check out the clientele) Hotel Clerk: Ok, we have your reservation. You're going to be in room 522 FF: Sorry but do you have anything on the first or second...
Summer Bucket List for the Fire Family
When his work days are spent performing exhilarating feats that most people won't try in lifetime, how do you find activities that will keep his interest at home? I mean, he uses the manliest of power tools to cut a car in half to rescue a child, then comes home to...
Finding Childcare for Every 3rd Day (except Tuesdays)
Summer break is nearly upon us and this spells major anxiety for parents needing to find childcare for their school aged kids. Complicate that with the firefighter's schedule and it seems to be an impossible feat. If you are one of those lucky people who lives close...
Anytime Chili Cook Off
I don't know about you but the cold weather seems like it is here to stay. Every morning we wake up and immediately, I know, it is going to be cold in the morning and even colder at night. By the time dinner rolls around I am ready to feel warm, cozy and...
12 Ways to Organize Your Home Fire House Style
You'd be surprised how functional and easy it is to find things in a fire house these days with all the new organizational items that are out there. Nothing beats the old classic hooks and benches though right? Whether you're trying to save space or add functionality...
New Year’s Eve – Date Night Delight or Dud?
Jackpot. A night off on a holiday. It feels like it never happens, right? All the good ones always fall on shift. He gets transferred from station to station and is always back in the rotation where BAM - holidays are workdays. This is the life we signed up....
Easy Promotion Gift Ideas for Firefighters
"Help! My firefighter was promoted and I would love to get him an awesome gift… but what?" We hear this ALL OF THE TIME! So to save your sanity and wallets, we've put together some great gift ideas on a budget and without one just in case you have multiple people...
The Promotional Process Stole Our Christmas
Last Christmas day, my husband sat across the room and said he felt like this Christmas didn't really feel like Christmas. He hadn't really seen any of the gifts that I had been scrambling around the past month to buy for the kids. And...
Holiday Exhaustion – How Will It Impact Your Marriage?
Can you feel it? The bloat of stuffing and the turkey just fading away. The jingling bells of Christmas and the holiday season coming right for you? The holidays are officially here and hollering merrily that it is time to decide what WILL be the perfect gift for...
Firefighter Family Photos You’ll Cherish For Generations
Even on the worst days of politics and drama on facebook, an adorable family photo, engagement photo or baby photo is going to make you smile. Especially when it includes a firefighter family! Photographic memories are so near and dear and precious to us all....
Marriage Fire Safety Month Wrap Up
So much effort goes into Fire Safety and Fire Prevention in the months of September and October. We agree it's highly important, but we added another area to apply those same basic rules to. Firefighters spend countless hours training and preparing for those bad...
Healthy, Quick Cooking for Fire Families
C*This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Back a few months ago, I set aside a day to do some freezer cooking for our family. Guess what? Our freezer is almost empty and our table has been...