F.O.O.L.S. International

Join International President Ben Fleagle, Vice President Chris Bednarek, PIT Kevin Fields, and Indy Metro F.O.O.L.S. President Brett Ramer as they discuss FDIC 2025 and the Indy Metro Brotherhood Bash.We want to thank everyone who came together to make the event not only possible, but a great success.  Specifically, we'd like to thank Fire Engineering, FDIC, The District Tap, 1-800-BOARDUP & Taylor's Tins.

Chris talks with Tracy and Kathy of Fire Wife Life from the 2nd Annual Couples Retreat at the Lake St. Louis Community Association in beautiful Lake St. Louis, MO about the history of the Fire Wife Life organization and this weekend's couples event.Thanks to Corley & Amanda Moore of Firehouse Vigilance for presenting their Broken Tools workshop and Michael Long, founder of Break the Stigma, Inc. for sharing his story. Special thanks to all the sponsors who helped make this event possible, including Safe Fleet, All 4 Heros, Key Hose, First Access Behavioral Health, Creve Coeur Fire District & The Professional Firefighters of Eastern Missouri - IAFF Local 2665.

Vice President Chris Bednarek attends and visits with Brent Smeins (President) and Jim Cook (Treasurer) of the Cedar Valley F.O.O.L.S. during their 11th Annual Brotherhood Bourbon bottling event.Thanks to Ryan Burchett (owner & operator) of Mississippi River Distilling and Matt Van Ee (manager) of Cedar Falls HyVee Wine & Spirits for spending the afternoon with us.Click here to find more information on the St. Florian Burn Foundation.If you're interested in attending the 12th Annual bottling event, please message the Cedar Valley F.O.O.L.S. directly through their FaceBook page.Head over to the F.O.O.L.S. International 2025 Convention web page for registration and hotel details.

Join International Vice President Chris Bednarek and WestCentral Rep/Bon Temps President for a discussion on the plans for this year's convention in Baton Rouge, LA.

F.O.O.L.S. International Vice President Bob Faas talks about our relationship with Fire Engineering and how we may be moving forward with the Indy Metro Brotherhood Bash at FDIC in 2024.  Please listen in and reach out to your regional representative with your thoughts.  Bob also drops a bomb at the end, but I won't spoil the suprise here.#foolsinternational #fdic2024

Join International President Ben Fleagle, PIT Chris Bednarek, Northland President Vance Schwartz, and Becki White for an  update from the convention at the Hennepin Technical College in Eden Prairie, MN.#foolsconvention2023

Thanks to Becki White from Northland F.O.O.L.S. for meeting with us to provide some great convention information.  Registration is open!August 17-20 in Minneapolis, MNRegister at either northlandfools.com or foolsinternational.com$250 flat registration feeIf your chapter is planning to bring some swag to sell, please contact president@northlandfools.com or vp@northlandfools.com to arrange for your space.If you'd like to get involved with the podcast as either a guest host or just a guest to share your thoughts, have a conversation, or just let us know what your chapter is up to, contact Chris at pit@foolsinternational.comThanks for listening!

Join Chris as he talks with Brew City F.O.O.L.S. President Justin McMenamin and Vice President Patrick Gaines about what's in store for the 2022 Convention in Milwaukee, September 26-30, 2022.Convention information and registration can be found here.You're always welcome to check out F.O.O.L.S. International here.Thank you to our Podcast sponsor, 1-800-BOARDUP.

Members of the FOOLS E-board discuss our accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) benefits with Dawn Trudden from AIL. How it can be a benefit for our members.

President Ben Fleagle remembers Marc Weiss and talks about setting an example as an organization with the COVID crisis and how we need to take an active role to lead through it.

President Ben Fleagle talking about the status of the 2020 FOOLS Convention and other COVID related stuff.

President Ben Fleagle, Vice President Bob Faas, Founder John "Bart" Simpson, and Education/Training Chair Robbie Fisher share some information with the membership.

President's message from FOOLS International President Ben Fleagle.

The FOOLS have stepped out on their own into the podcast community. This is our very first show on our own. President Ben Fleagle is introducing this new communication forum to our membership. He is also introducing the sponsor for this new platform, 1-800-BoardUp.