fools is a great thing its stands for the fraternal order of leatherheads. its basically the brotherhood you got at the house extended out to ther firemen.
I have been in the Fire service for 24 yrs and I'm a member of the New England Chapter of the FOOLS , I can honestly say without a doubt the best organization I have ever belonged to. The Traditions, Training and Brotherhood is ablsoutely top notch. I recomend anyone who is serious about this job to join their local FOOLS Chapter.
I am a member of the Palm Beach County FOOLS. Our chapter is very active in training, brotherhood, training, and spreading the gospel. I would say go in and join. Some chapters are more involved in different ways but all chapters are involved with something. When you go to FDIC in Indy, there is a brotherhood bash that he FOOLS put on. Go to www.pbcfools.com and check out our chapter. There are links in there to other chapters to check out. Good luck. by the way, where is up here?