Some of the words I dislike the most being said to me. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had people tell me this! The majority of them being family! “You knew what you were signing up for when you married him.” I know many other wives who have been told this as well.…
In December of 2023 my husband and I welcomed our first baby into the world. I found out I was pregnant in April that year after completing the wildland firefighter pack test and attending the Nevada Type 3 team meetings. I had planned for a busy year supporting fire and as life does it had…
PMS 600 A Preparedness Guide for Wildland Firefighters and Their Families. Let’s talk about the PMS 600, A Preparedness Guide for Wildland Firefighters and Their Families document available through National Wildfire Coordinating Group. When my husband first brought me this, I was like oh finally something that pertains to families! I got pretty excited, then…
I’m not going to tell you that the first roll is going to be the hardest. Quite frankly it depends completely upon your situation, your experience, and just your life in general. There are so many factors that can come into play. Kids, relationships, family, etc. It’s also very dependent upon your man and where…
Loss is not an easy thing to deal with. At one point or another we all experience loss. When I was in my junior year of college, I lost my baby. I’m going to go a little more into depth on this now and how important it is to be transparent about loss with our…
I believe that everyone has secrets and demons in their lives. No matter who you are, we all experience trauma in one way or another and go through experiences that we aren’t proud of or things that have scared us. Hiding these secrets and letting your demons control you, is one thing that will put…
One of the biggest mistakes I see among wildland firefighters and their spouses or significant other, is the lack of communication about the truths of the life and what it truly means being married to a wildland firefighter. I see many relationships end, because the other person had no idea what they were getting into…
As children, teenagers, and young adults, we all have these ideas of the person we are going to marry. I can tell you right now that I never imagined my spouse to be a chain saw wielding, Nomex wearing, grungy, ash covered Wildland Firefighter. I was more of the girl who planned on marrying a…
Being in a relationship with a wildland firefighter is not all one might imagine it to be. It’s not a cinderella story that’s for sure. Some see this breed of person and just swoon and get all googly eyed….yup I’ve been there. You think that this wild man or woman in a green and yellow…