Foundation Fortified

01/13/2026

Calm the mind • Clear the mind • See through the mind @ Foundationfortified.org

01/08/2026

Christy Perez recently retired after an incredible career as a 911 dispatcher in Tennessee, and she didn’t just do the job — she changed it for the better. K...

01/01/2026

12/31/2025

If the New Year does not motivate you to climb aboard the “New Year’s resolution” train, perhaps it can serve a quieter purpose instead: a brief moment to reflect on whether the life you are living is one worth living—just as Socrates once suggested.
When a right knee injury took me off the truck for eighteen months in November of 2023, it did more than interrupt my work. It ultimately led to a medical retirement from the fire service. Returning to 911 response in June of 2025—this time on an ambulance—reintroduced me not only to emergency medicine, but to the deeper gifts this profession offers when we pause long enough to recognize them.
What follows is a personal reflection, inspired by the “What a privilege” posts that circulated in late 2024, and shaped by my own return to service. These are the quiet privileges this life of work has given me—sources of meaning and satisfaction that often go unnoticed in the pace of the job.

12/21/2025

12/19/2025

🎄 This Christmas, it’s not the thought that counts—it’s the effort.
For first responders, showing up is more than a duty. It’s a gift of attention, presence, and care in a life that so often pulls us away. Effort creates memory. Presence creates meaning.
Whether it’s a gift under the tree, a moment with your kids, or a connection with a colleague, what we give our full attention to is what truly matters.
✨ Make this holiday season about showing up fully, even in the smallest ways. Be sure to tune in to this Wednesday, 12 est. this Christmas Eve to hear first hand what effort is all about…
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12/18/2025

This week, we sit down with local firefighter-turned-paramedic Josh Grandinetti, who opens up about the injury that ended his fire career, the transition tha...

12/12/2025

On this episode of After the Call, we sit down with two of the coolest women in the game—Guided Journeys.They’re changing the lives of first responders every...

12/09/2025