06/02/2026
🚨 LIFT 2027 INSTRUCTOR CALL OUT IS NOW OPEN! 🚨
Do you have knowledge, experience, lessons learned, or innovative ideas that can help firefighters and first responders become better tomorrow than they are today?
We're looking for instructors to join us at LIFT 2027, March 1–4, 2027, at L'Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Whether you're a seasoned presenter, a subject matter expert, or someone teaching for the first time, we want to hear from you.
We're seeking both:
🔥 Classroom presentations
🔥 Hands-On Training (HOT) Drills
Topics may include:
✅ Fire Behavior
✅ Leadership & Supervision
✅ Tactical Operations
✅ Health & Safety
✅ Rescue & Special Operations
✅ Instructor Development
✅ And more!
LIFT exists to bring firefighters and first responders together through education, networking, and fellowship. Any proceeds generated from the conference directly support the mission of the Louisiana Firefighters Foundation, helping us continue serving firefighters and their families throughout the year.
📅 Submission Deadline: July 13, 2026
📍 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
🔗 Apply Here: https://form.jotform.com/260884608423058
Help us build another unforgettable year of learning, leadership, and service.
05/30/2026
More reps. Less dragging:
The Mobile Wheel System Add-On is designed specifically for Woods Forcible Entry Door Kits, this heavy-duty upgrade allows a single firefighter to easily move, position, and store their training prop without the need for multiple personnel or equipment.
✅ Heavy-duty steel construction
✅ Locking swivel casters for mobility and stability
✅ Quick bolt-on installation
✅ Easily move props around the station, training ground, or apparatus bay
✅ Simplifies storage and maximizes training space
Whether you’re setting up for a company drill, rotating props between stations, or putting equipment away after training, the Mobile Wheel System helps you spend less time moving props and more time forcing doors.
Built by firefighters for firefighters.
Order yours today:
https://www.woodsforcibleentry.com/store-1
05/21/2026
Forcing doors isn’t about getting lucky. It’s about understanding the door, controlling the gap, and making the push when it matters most.
At Wood’s Forcible Entry, we believe realistic reps build real confidence. From inward and outward swinging doors to commercial metal doors and fortified residential setups, our props are built to prepare firefighters for the challenges they’ll actually face on the fireground.
Train with purpose.
Train with resistance.
Train for the moment the door HAS to come open.
Our systems are designed to give departments repeatable, realistic forcible entry training that stands up to aggressive use and keeps crews sharpening their skills.
Because smooth forcible entry doesn’t happen by accident—it happens through reps.
Learn more and shop here:
www.woodsforcibleentry.com
05/17/2026
Trailer loaded and heading out for a weekend of auto extrication and picking up heavy things and putting them down.
05/10/2026
What a weekend:
Huge thank you to Chief David Rhodes for delivering his powerful “Nuts and Bolts” lecture and sharing lessons rooted in competence, honor, integrity, and the fundamentals that keep the fire service moving forward. Your message hit home with a lot of firefighters this weekend.
Thank you to the Mid-America FOOLS: OKC Metro crew for putting together another outstanding event and continuing to invest in quality training and culture within the fire service. The amount of work behind the scenes to make weekends like this happen never goes unnoticed.
And to every firefighter who showed up, trained hard, asked questions, sweated through reps, and invested in getting better—thank you. The lecture was packed, the HOT classes were sold-out, and the energy all weekend was outstanding.
Congratulations to Jeff Peyton of Chickasha Fire Department for winning our Door Prop giveaway!
We’re proud to support organizations and events that prioritize hands-on training, brotherhood, and preparing firefighters for the real job.
Until next time…