by Fred R. LaPoint, Fire Chief Paramedic | Dec 24, 2025 | Behind The Alarm
By Fire Chief Fred R. LaPointI’m going to tell you something that nobody wants to say out loud this time of year: for some of us, the holidays are the hardest damn days of the year.If you’re reading this in a fire station, a police locker room, an EMS bay, or a...
by Fred R. LaPoint, Fire Chief Paramedic | Dec 16, 2025 | Behind The Alarm
Photo Credit: Chris FranckowiakOn December 14th, two snowmobilers broke through the ice on a lake just south of us in Mason County, Michigan. Neither survived. Sadly, two families will have empty chairs this Christmas.I’ve been in the fire service for over 49 years....
