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The Firehouse Coffee Club is a monthly subscription box that delivers one to two 10 to 12 ounce bags of coffee from a first responder or veteran owned company. Along with your monthly coffee you will receive gifts with your subscription from various first responder owned companies and items to help you or your favorite firefighter stay at the top of his/her game.

Scott Tenney, a career firefighter/paramedic has come up with a series of car care products named Element Armor. A couple of months ago he sent me some of "The Game Changer" which is a spray on/spray off vehicle wax. I used it almost immediately on my jeep and have been happy with the quality and protection it gave my jeep since. When I give the jeep a wash, I can still tell it has wax on it because the water beads up. 

Check out this time-lapse video created by Brotherhood Leatherworks. Each helmet front they make is custom and made by hand.

Retired FDNY Lt. James J. O’Donnell has published his first book "Sons of Valor, Parents of Faith". His 30 year career ended with his last response being 9-11. Since then, he has returned to his studies in Theology and Religious education. All proceeds from the book are earmarked for FDNY charities. The book is available on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble. 

The Mask Guard is a brand new way to protect your Scott® AV-3000® SCBA mask. Its very strong plastic and easy to use clips make it the best way to store and protect your mask.

Robert Piparo and Ewa Hlebowicz of 555Fitness were on Harry Connick Jr's show this morning and Harry went through a firefighter workout with them.

No one was injured in a fire Wednesday at an unused building in Durham, officials confirmed. The building, located at 5304 Groucho Lane near Highway 70, was once the Sea to Shore Seafood restaurant.

1-10-2018 LAFD 26’s & 15’s first on scene at 1711 South New Hampshire Avenue reported fire showing from the second floor of a large two story house. With flames showing on the the south side and heavy smoke pushing from the front Los Angeles Firefighters forced entry on the second floor, attacking the fire with several handlines.

I was sent a pair of these boots months ago and have been wearing them at work ever since. They are easily the best all around station boot I have worn in my career. They are lightweight, breathable, and have held up very well to everyday use.

Over the past month the members of Local 68 have been working on a project to design and remodel a room at the Ronald McDonald House of Long Branch. Utilizing funds from our Community Trust, we took on the project in hopes to make it easier on the children and their families while being treated at Monmouth Medical Center.