Keep Tradition Alive Tee

It’s easy to get in a groove, to continue to do the same things over and over and over. And we’re not talking about the daily and beautiful grind of the fire service, we’re talking about the decade to decade act of doing the same thing and expecting different results knowing that our cities are different, our rural communities are different, hell, our firefighters are different. We fully expect for every firefighter in this nation to be looking to get better somehow at their position, their skills, their attitude, and their ownership of the job. What we will not do is negate, disqualify, or ever forget the time spent what we spend doing today, by those that came before us. “Keep Tradition Alive” is not a movement, it’s not a club, it’s not even the end all be all of the fire service. The end all be all is the firefighter, because at the end of every day, the firefighter should have the most accountability and the most support to affect our citizens for the best. “Keep Tradition Alive” is a challenge, simply, to take what’s been earned in the past and make it better for the future. We often forget about the hard road that has been taken to get to the NOW. We should honor the salty sweat of the firefighters before us, honor their legacy, and use it to push us forward as we create the next tradition, the next standard, the next level of legit accountability towards serving others. Tradition is not from a certain year or time frame, from a certain person or group of people, but rather it is a collaboration of generations carrying on a purpose in its entirety for the entirety of its need. The fire service will always be the saving grace of our society. It’s what makes the job worth it. It’s what makes the sacrifice worth it. First to the citizen. First to the fire. First to the victim. First to the patient. First to each other. Let’s “Keep Tradition Alive” while we’re “Creating Traditions” along the way. Honor those that came before us by putting the work in today. “Keep Tradition Alive.”