I've been blessed to have some widely varied and very interesting experiences in my almost 30 years in the fire service.

Serving as a co-founder and managing editor of The Fire Fighter Newspaper for seven years was one of the most rewarding and eye-opening experiences I've ever had.

Here's a link to a story about one of those experiences that reminds us all that while we may be a world a part -- the fire service has the unique ability to bring us all together.

Visit www.tigerschmittendorf.com to read the whole story: http://tigerschmittendorf.com/2009/12/06/john-jordan-bosnia/

My personal thanks to FireCritic on the Fire-EMS Blog Network for reminding me of a hero and one of the most rewarding missions I’ve ever had the honor to be involved in.

PS – I have some old news articles and background info about this whole experience. I’ll dig it up and add it to my blog.