John KowalskiApr 28, 20193 minWhat I Do & My Many FacetsI was recently asked “what do you do.” After a bit of a laugh I went through the usual list of things. But as time went on, this question...
John KowalskiApr 22, 20191 minCancer Awareness & Prevention 2018A topic extremely important to all of us. From Firehouse the 2018 Cancer Awareness & Prevention supplement reviews various efforts to...
John KowalskiApr 11, 20191 minSaunas Help Firefighter DetoxI came across some great information on helping to detoxify us specifically with us working in LDH environments. Some of the detox...
John KowalskiApr 5, 20191 minProtecting Volunteers' Day JobsOne of the lieutenants at fire school sent this article onto me. What are your thoughts on this? I know myself holding a day job when...
John KowalskiApr 1, 20192 minYour Actions Represent the BrotherhoodJust this morning my wife had an unfortunate incident on a road near our home. The W Road down the mountain is a winding road with a good...
John KowalskiMar 12, 20192 minBabaFire platform launches to improve fire service marketingChattanooga, Tennessee – March 12, 2019 – Babacita, a fire and emergency service marketing agency, announced BabaFire, an online learning...
John KowalskiMar 8, 20191 minListen to John on 5-Alarm Task ForceI had the great pleasure of being interviewed by Steve Greene of the 5-Alarm Task Force podcast and Dalmatian Productions. We discussed...
John KowalskiMar 5, 20192 minBe the RhinoIn 2017, 50 out of 87 US firefighters (that's 58%) died from heart attacks. Though there's no way to tell from the reports my guess is...
John KowalskiFeb 21, 20191 minTED-Ed: Is fire a solid, liquid, or gas?Taken from TED-Ed, a bit of education on fire science that you may know, may not know or just need a quick refresher. From Elizabeth Cox,...
John KowalskiFeb 21, 20191 minTED: A Life Lesson From a Volunteer FirefighterAnother brilliant TED talk. Volunteer firefighter and activist, Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as...
John KowalskiFeb 21, 20193 minThis is our fire hall. This is our fire family.NOTE: This is a speech I gave at my fire hall's annual awards banquet and felt it was worth sharing. This is our fire hall. This is our...
John KowalskiFeb 11, 20191 minSAFER Grant application period announcedThe FY 2018 SAFER application period will open on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. ET and will close on Friday, March 22, 2019 at...
John KowalskiFeb 6, 20191 minSocial Media and the PIOOne of the challenges I have been wrestling with lately is what and what not to show through social media on my departments pages. I...
John KowalskiDec 19, 20181 minCancer Awareness & PreventionThis is some great information from Firehouse Magazine to help keep yourself, your department and your families safe. A new supplement in...
John KowalskiDec 18, 20181 minUnique Challenges? Try Extreme Cold.Every department faces their own unique set of challenges. Whether it be a high-density urban wildland interface or mountainous terrain,...