Fire Captain Gus

Christian | Fire Captain | Paramedic | Fire Chaplain | Veteran | Speaker | Author

[IAFC SHS Section @IAFC_SHS]

Women answer the same calls and train for the same hazards, —but their bodies can experience the job very differently.
This month, we bring together three experts for a candid conversation about women's health in the fire service.
Register here: https://t.co/Kl0G8O0r8o

[IAFC @IAFC]

🔥 IAFC 1st VP Chief Ernest Malone & IAFC COO Laura Smith represented at the 2026 FAMA/FEMSA Fall Conference in Louisville, KY.

Laura shared an IAFC update, while Chief Malone joined fellow fire service leaders for the “Future of the Fire Service” panel. https://t.co/DbMKRyYB6N

[SoldierStrong @soldierstrong]

It's National Suicide Prevention Month. To every veteran carrying a heavy load: you matter, and help is here.

Veterans Crisis Line, 24/7:

📞 988, press 1
💬 Text 838255
Reach out. Check in. Be there.

#SuicidePreventionMonth #SoldierStrong

[USFRA.org @usfraorg]

We’re excited to announce that the 2026 Safety and Health Conference has been scheduled! Mark your calendars for Monday, October 19, 2026, through Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the Margaritaville Resort Orlando, Florida, 8000 Fins Up Circle, Kissimmee, FL 34747.
https://t.co/vG4kHeO1ij

[IAFC @IAFC]

🇨🇦 IAFC President & Board Chair Chief Steven Locke is in Vancouver speaking at Fire-Rescue Canada 2026 and connecting with fire service leaders from across Canada.

🌎 Stronger leadership. Stronger connections. Stronger Together. https://t.co/DbMKRyYB6N

[IAFC @IAFC]

IAFC 1st VP Chief Ernest Malone, President Chief Steven Locke & 2nd VP Chief Mike Snider were in D.C. advocating for fire & EMS. They met with U.S. Fire Administrator Chief Paul Matheis, U.S. Wildland Fire Service staff & congressional staff to advance IAFC priorities. 🚒

[FirstNet Authority @FirstNetGov]

We are proud to announce Chief Trisha Wolford as the new Vice Chair of the FirstNet Authority Board. Chief Wolford, @AACoFD brings over 20 years of experience and leadership in public safety including serving as president of @IAFC. https://t.co/0VwLsot8rB

[IAFC @IAFC]

Is your department tackling WUI challenges that others can learn from? Share your strategies, solutions & experience at #WUI2027.

🎤 Submit by Oct. 30, 2026: https://t.co/9Tz9LHELRW

📍 March 23–25 | Austin, TX

[Matt Rife @mattrife]

Right on cue 😂 The moment the internet unanimously loves somebody, definitive losers immediately switch up and hate them for a made-up reason. 🙄🙄 it’s like clockwork every 6 months. Exhausting. That’s why haters don’t matter, they’re not real, they’ve got a cunty quota because nobody picked them.

[FirstNet Authority @FirstNetGov]

"I was a dispatcher in New York... one of the biggest uphill battles we had to face was a lack of communications. Our radios were bogged down as the world began to know about the events happening in New York City." - former FDNY EMS Division Chief Joe Lomino reflects on 9/11

[IAFC @IAFC]

🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember

Salvatore “Sal” Cassano, former FDNY Commissioner, reflects on how the events of September 11 impacted the FDNY in the years that followed and the lasting effects 25 years later.

🎥 Watch: https://t.co/mtejgewKy3

[JEMS - EMS @jemsconnect]

The ambulance was still running.

The lights were on. The rig was covered in dust and debris.

An October 2001 JEMS cover captured one small piece of what EMS providers faced on September 11, 2001.

Twenty-five years later, the image still speaks for itself.

#NeverForget

[IAFC @IAFC]

🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember

Chief James “Jim” Schwartz (Ret.), Arlington Co. Fire Dept. (VA), reflects on the future of terrorism response & the challenges America’s fire & emergency services must be prepared to face.

🎥 https://t.co/Ma0ABDO4b5

[IAFC @IAFC]

🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember

Chief John Esposito, FDNY, reflects on the lessons of 9/11 for today’s fire service members—many of whom were children or not yet born on September 11, 2001

🎥 Watch: https://t.co/VRlY0cJ5O8

[Ntl Guard Assn TX @NGATX]

🇺🇸 25 years later, we remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11. That day, Texas Air National Guard F-16s from the 147th Fighter Wing scrambled from Ellington Field to help protect Air Force One. We honor all who were lost & all who answered the call. #NeverForget #PatriotDay

[IAFC @IAFC]

🇺🇸 9/11: In Their Own Words | Fire Service Leaders Remember

Chief Mary Beth Michos (Ret.), Prince William County Fire & Rescue (VA), reflects on how the response to September 11, 2001, affected the nation’s fire and emergency services.

🎥 Watch: https://t.co/cFYNk5E2NJ

[IAFC @IAFC]

🇺🇸 25 years later, we remember those we lost, honor those who answered the call, and reflect on the legacy of 9/11.

Hear from fire chiefs who responded on September 11, 2001, in their own words.

🎥 Watch: https://t.co/h33i0dYG09

[IAFC @IAFC]

🌎 IAFC leadership at the 2026 World Fire Congress in London!

L-R: CEO Chief Donna Black, Past President Chief John Butler, President Chief Steven Locke & Canadian Division Board Representative Chief Kenneth McMullen.

Strengthening fire service connections across borders. 🚒