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Brad Hoff's Blog – August 2009 Archive (1)
An article on "Where Has the Brotherhood Gone?"
By Jason Zigmont
Whenever I visit different fire departments and talk to senior members, they all seem to say the same thing: "The fire service is not the way it used to be." They may have a point. It's not just the ever-changing technology and regulations. The biggest change seems to be in the decay of the brotherhood of firefighters.
There was a time when you could rely on your fellow firefighters for help with anything and the firehouse was the center of the community.… Continue
Whenever I visit different fire departments and talk to senior members, they all seem to say the same thing: "The fire service is not the way it used to be." They may have a point. It's not just the ever-changing technology and regulations. The biggest change seems to be in the decay of the brotherhood of firefighters.
There was a time when you could rely on your fellow firefighters for help with anything and the firehouse was the center of the community.… Continue
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