Hey all, Ryan here. Let’s jump right in, shall we? When you hear the words abused victim, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? You might think of a child who suffered injury due to ill-equipped parents, or possibly domestic violence with the wife finally calling police after being hit too many times. There’s another kind of abuse that many male firefighters suffer from and it doesn’t usually happen at work, and it’s called emotional abuse. When it comes to physical a

It was a while ago (99B represent!), but I remember my early years in the SAFD quite well.

Hey all, Ryan here. Allow me to promote myself to Captain Obvious for a hot take: your sleep sucks. It does not take a double-blind study to figure out being up for 24 hours and then trying to live a normal life in your 48 or 72 off is not sustainable. Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) is very real. It causes sleepiness during normal waking hours and insomnia at nighttime. A study by UCLA Health pinpointed five major health risks associated with it: 1. Cancer- SWSD is a grou

Hey all, Ryan here. Proceed for my own personal experience, all true.