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The Hal Bruno Camp for Children of Fallen Firefighters is a free, weekend bereavement camp in Virginia for children between the ages of 7 and 17.
The Hal Bruno Camp for Children of Fallen Firefighters is a free, weekend bereavement camp in Virginia for children between the ages of 7 and 17.
Photo Courtesy of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

The children and their Buddies take time to play games to create a fun atmosphere while also focusing on time to heal as a group.
The children and their Buddies take time to play games to create a fun atmosphere while also focusing on time to heal as a group.
Photo Courtesy of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Hal Bruno, a Firehouse Magazine columnist, was chairman of the NFFF's Board of Directors.
Hal Bruno, a Firehouse Magazine columnist, was chairman of the NFFF's Board of Directors.

Hal Bruno's Vision Helps Children of Fallen Firefighters

Lexi Holmes is a bright, curious and fun-loving seven-year-old girl, just like many other girls her age. She loves to read and would like to turn her playroom into a library. She pours her entire being into drawing, singing or turning cartwheels. She remembers minute details from what she's read...

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Hal Bruno's Vision Helps Children of Fallen Firefighters

The Hal Bruno Camp for Children of Fallen Firefighters honors the memory of Hal Bruno, the late Chairman Emeritus of the NFFF's Board of Directors.

Article • March 1st, 2013
Hope & Healing at the NFFF Survivors Conference

Jamie Holmes never worried about managing her family's finances, maintaining the yard or the family's cars. The self-described "Suzie Homemaker" relied on her husband, Paul, a firefighter/paramedic in Douglas County, GA, to handle those tasks while...

Article • February 13th, 2013
Avoiding Strain And Sprains

Over the past two decades, there has been a large focus on physical fitness as a way to improve firefighter health and reduce injuries. While this approach has had some success, firefighters are still getting injured and the rate of strains and sprains...

Article • September 1st, 2012
Tips for Summertime Response and Wellness

Jeffrey Pindelski shares considerations for emergency response and personnel during the summer months.

Article • June 27th, 2012
Walking for a Cure (and a Special Little Girl)

Ariana Davis is 10 years old. She is the daughter of Assistant Chief Shawn Davis of the Ridge Fire Department in Ridge, NY. She was diagnosed with Juvenile Scoliosis when she was five, and asthma and multiple allergies and seizures when she was six...

Article • June 12th, 2012
Tools & Technologies: Firefighter Turnout Gear: Why Is Fit Important?

Mark Mordecai and Pat Freeman explain why the days of building turnout gear that fits a "normal" range of firefighters are over.

Article • April 1st, 2012
Community Service: Creating Public Access to Defibrillation Programs

Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The survival rate for witnessed, out-of-hospital, sudden cardiac arrest is approximately 5 percent in most communities. But in communities with public access...

Article • January 30th, 2012
Biggest Loser Challenge Ends for Minnesota Firefighters

The summer rolls on and with the passing of the Fourth of July begins to let us know that summer is heading towards its peak. The North Saint Paul, MN, Fire Department completed its "Biggest Loser" competition with the final test for the leaders...

Article • July 25th, 2011
Biggest Loser - Firefighters Keep Shedding the Pounds

As June rolls along and summer officially arrives, the North Saint Paul Fire Department’s “Biggest Loser” competition continues. This segment is going to look at their weight loss, diets, and workout programs.

Article • June 30th, 2011
The Biggest Loser - Firefighter Style

Like many fire departments, North Saint Paul Fire Department (NSPFD) in Minnesota was looking not just for a little internal competition, but also a way to get in shape for summer, and a way of launching what it hopes to be an ongoing commitment to...

Article • June 9th, 2011
Honoring One of Their Own Through Fitness

Those of us who have experienced losing a friend and/or colleague in a line-of-duty death (or even a non-line-of-duty death) know that experience can profoundly change you, either positively or negatively. Often, one must travel through the questions...

Article • May 23rd, 2011
Bending Versus Breaking

Spring is officially here, and if you have been inside working out for most of the winter in the Northern states like I have, you cannot wait to get outside and change your training, scenery, and environment. Now that we have finished up the...

Article • April 13th, 2011
Is the Pressure On?

When was the last time you thought about peer pressure and how it might affect you? It seems like just yesterday that we all had our backpacks on walking into a school building full of every type of person imaginable. From the big, buff jocks to the...

Article • March 28th, 2011
Camaraderie in Fitness: Running a Marathon – Part 3

So, you and your engine company have decided to train and run a marathon together. Now, as a team, you are trying to decide which marathon to run. There are several areas to consider when choosing a race, including the location, the season, the course...

Article • March 7th, 2011
Three Simple Ideas to a Healthier Fire Service

The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) recently published its yearly analysis, Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2009 (http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/ff_fat09.pdf). There is a section on firefighter line-of-duty...

Article • February 26th, 2011

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