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The 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway is live
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Each year, the crews at FireCritic.com & IronFiremen.com team up with great companies for a huge giveaway of great products. This year is no different. We focused on quality over quantity this year to ensure the giveaway was most epic! We are giving away a ton of great prizes!
Let me be clear here…These companies are giving these products away at our request. This is a way of giving back to you firefighters!!! Please do us a favor and share this giveaway with your friends and fellow firefighters. We NEED everyone to know about these great companies that appreciate you!
Be sure to check out the links to each company’s social media accounts and give them a “like”!
Below you will find all of the great companies and their products they are giving away. The prize schedule will be published soon. Prizes will be given away Dec. 14-25. No purchase required. You may enter to win 1 time per email address.
Viking Life Saving Equipment
VIKING turnout gear is chosen by firefighters in the US and worldwide due to its superior balance between protection, durability and freedom of movement.
Prize: A full set of turnout gear, Model PS1126/PS1160, in TITAN fabric either gold or black, sized to fit and lettered for department and FF name.
Website – Facebook
Fit To Fight Fire/Brute Force Sandbags/BlastMask Package
Prize: 2 Fit to Fight Fire shirts, Muscle Fuel pre-workout, Blastmask, and a Brute Force Sandbag.
Fit To Fight Fire: Website – Facebook – Instagram
BlastMask: Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Youtube
Brute Force: Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – Youtube
Phenix Fire Helmets
Phenix Technology is an industry recognized manufacturer of high quality professional fire helmets built to industry standards. Phenix fire helmets are used by thousands of firefighters in the United States and worldwide.
Prize: Traditional Composite TC1 with Spartan Light and Custom Leather ID Shield, Custom Leather Package and J5 Firelid. This helmet is NFPA compliant.
Website – Facebook
Engine Co. Apparel
Engine Co. Apparel is a firefighter owned apparel and equipment company specializing in custom apparel, patches, and challenge coins. ECA is co-owned by FireCritic.com.
Prize: One lucky winner will receive a Fire Critic shirt, an IronFiremen.com shirt, a “Willie Freakin Wines” shirt, and a 32″ flathead Iron Fox Axe.
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
Get Hosed Apparel
Get Hosed Apparel upcycles old fire hose and turnout gear. Most recently they started making some leather products as well.
Prize: a duffel bag with pockets and 2 patches, value $175.
and 1 leather reflective radio strap and bucket combo. Winner can pick size, color of hardware and color of reflective.
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
American Fire Apparel
Apparel for fire athletes and masters of their craft.
Prize: Crew Pack: 4 shirts of choice, 4 hats of choice, 4 patches, and 12 stickers.
Website – Facebook
Twitter – Instagram
The Rage Co.
Rapid Action Gear & Equipment Co. is a firefighter owned and operated business, where our goal is to outfit you with the right tools for the job that we use and recommend ourselves. It is also our mission to find quality products that are made or designed by fellow firefighters.
Prize: Fox Fury Bt2 Right angle light (black), Gator Head Aluminum wedge, Tygh pocket tool, Top Saw pocket tool, and Capt. Jim Fire Hood
Website – Facebook
Instagram – Tumblr
Black Smoke Apparel
Our company is owned and operated by firefighters and support other firefighter owned companies on our website.
Prize:
- Custom fitted radio strap
- Fresno Glove Strap (we are the inventors of this style of strap. We named it the Fresno because we work for Fresno city fire)
- Black Smoke hat
- Black Smoke t-shirt
- $50 gift card
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
4th Alarm Apparel
4th Alarm Apparel is about Fire/Family/Fitness/Faith, we’re inspiring a movement, a fitness revolution! When you purchase our products, you are supporting our community and receiving the tools that will inspire you to keep working, keep growing, and getting ahead. This bio is not just about our founder – because the company is not just about one person. It is about everyone who is out there answering the calls.
Prize: Job shirt, Duty cooat, Baseball cap, Workout shorts, 3 t-shirts, stickers
Website – Facebook – Instagram
Anclote Fire Equipment
Open by firefighters for firefighters, Anclote Fire & Safety is there to meet the equipment needs of firefighters worldwide since 2003. We offer a full range of products at competitive prices both online and our store in Tarpon Springs, FL. We thank our loyal customers and welcome new customers each day. Thank you for allowing us to serve you, The ones who serve!
Prize: Black Diamond X2 Leather Structure Boots #0912
Website – Facebook
Fire Marshal Bills
Prize: Lion Conway American Classic Helmet W/ 4″ faceshield in winners choice of color. Black – White – Red- Yellow Blue or Orange.
Website – Facebook
Firehouse Shirt Club
Firehouse Shirt ClubTM was founded in 2011 by Jim Scano, a Firefighter/Paramedic. Jim spent 7-1/2 years with Dallas Fire-Rescue in Dallas, Texas and is currently working for the McKinney Fire Department in McKinney, TX just outside of Dallas. Like most firefighter enthusiasts and collectors, Jim was always looking for ways to get his hands on unique, classy, authentic t-shirts from other firehouses. He was visiting with his buddy, Brett, one day and together they came up with the idea that Firefighter Shirt ClubTMcould be a place where firefighters like Jim, could look forward to receiving a totally unique, authentic t-shirt each month from firehouses all across the country and the world.
Prize: 6 month subscription to Firehouse Shirt Club
Website – Facebook
Rescue Humor
RescueHumor is a web site dedicated to showcasing the entertaining things about public safety, both on and off duty. It is a reminder that not all in this world is bad… Sometime there is goofiness also. The montra I like to say is WLSMS (We Laugh at your Stupidity to Maintain our Sanity).
Prize: Rescue Humor will be giving away 2 copies of RJ Beam’s first book Fire Cop.
Website – Facebook
Boron Extrication
Boron Extrication is an online training blog by Michael Smith who works in the auto industry and is also a firefighter.
3 New vehicle Technology Extrication Training DVD’s
Website – Facebook
Smoke is Showing Fireground Photography
Smoke is Showing Fireground Photography provides photography for training, live scene, apparatus and traditional firefighter portraits and collages to departments in the area. They also create custom and creative helmet and turn out gear images. They are available to travel to meet your needs.
Prize: 3 prints. The helmet print gets the individuals last name, department and ID number on it.
The firefighter in smoke gets the firefighters number on it. The third print will not be customized.
Website – Facebook
Firehouse Dolls Calendar
The Firehouse Dolls is an all female calendar consisting of volunteer and career women in the fire and emergency services field.
Prize: Firehouse Dolls is giving away a calendar each day of the drawing.
Website – Facebook – Twitter
Identifire & 5 Alarm Fronts
Prize: A custom hand made helmet front with IdentiFire glow and reflective.
Identifire: Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
5 Alarm Fronts: Website – Facebook
Code 3 Spices
Our Mission: To bring the highest quality, award-winning seasonings to your home. A portion of each sale is contributed to organizations that support Police, Fire, Medical, & Military.
Prize: 5 pack gift set and 3 Backdraft Rubs
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
Fire Rescue Fitness
Fire Rescue Fitness is giving away (2) Ultimate Fire Rescue Athlete Workout Packages (valued at $400/ each). Fire Rescue Fitness is a leader in developing effective and efficient workout programs for firefighters, EMTs and paramedics. The Ultimate Fire Rescue Athlete Workout Package is a 12-week workout program designed to get you stronger, leaner and fit for the physical challenges on the fire ground. The eBook Workout Package includes:
- 12-week training calendar with daily workout plan that explains what you need to do each day (strength, core, cardio, flexibility, recovery, power, intervals)
- 12 full-body efficient and effective (strength, power and conditioning) workouts
- 5 different challenge workouts to test your level of fitness and bring it up to the next level.
- Core exercises and stretches that will make you move more efficiently and PAIN FREE.
- Interval Cardio Workouts that incorporate fire ground movement patterns.
- Over 150 Exercises with guides that are easy to follow (and printable) that instruct you on proper form. Each exercise links to a video showing it in proper motion also. Most importantly, the program explains how, why and when to do each exercise.
- Fire Rescue Athlete Training Rationale- why the program is so effective…
And, as a bonus the package will include the SOPs to Eating Lean in the Firehouse, FRF Healthy Firehouse Recipes Cookbook, the Fire Athletes Guide to stretching and recovery and a 1-hour conference call with Aaron Zamzow. All workout manuals are instantly downloadable programs that can be viewed on any computer, cell phone and or tablet. The eBook format allows links to videos and additional resources that will aid in your fitness success.
Website – Facebook – Youtube
Salty Dog Apparel
Prize package: Large 18 x 24 Truckie Print, Large 18 x 24 Engineman Print, Large 18 x 24 Chief Print, Large 18 x 24 Rescue Print, Classic Salty Dog T-shirt, All Lives Matter T-shirt, See You At The Big One T-shirt, Salty Dog Trucker Hat, Salty Dog Key Fob, Bunker Gear Style Can Koozie -(Every Color), Gettin Salty Helmet Sticker Pack, Now That’s Salty Helmet Sticker Pack
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
First Due Fire-EMS Gear
First Due is Southwest Virginia’s premier dealer of personal protective equipment for firefighters, EMS personnel, wildland, swiftwater & technical rescuers and any other profession that demand top quality, hard working gear for protecting themselves 24/7.
Prize: Pacific R5 Helmet, glove strap, Streamlight Argo headlamp
Website – Facebook – Twitter
PCL Fire
Pelletteria Custom Leather is 100% handmade leather goods produced in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All materials used by Pelletteria Custom Leather are purchased from American owned and operated businesses. Pelletteria only uses the finest quality of hand picked beautiful Oak-Leaf vegetable tanned leather. The quality and craftsmanship that goes into each handmade leather product is perfected over time and made to last. All of Pelletteria Custom Leather’s “works of art” are hand crafted one at a time by the artist (Leathersmith) George P. Huzjak II.
Prize package: (1) Radio Strap, (1) Radio Holster, (1) recycled Firehose Bifold Wallet
Items will be customized to the winners wishes!!
Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram
MN8 FoxFire
Prize Basket 1: DIY Kit Keep Calm T-Shirt, Flashlight Cuff and Helmet Bars.
Prize Basket 2: 2 T-Shirts Keep Calm, Search and Rescue, Grip Wrap, Helmet Band, Set Helmet Bars and Flash Light Cuff.
Website – Facebook
Firefighter Art – Artist Jodi Monroe
As an artist, I have been drawing portraits for over 20 years, but over the past 12 years have truly found a passion for rendering works celebrating the profession of firefighting. My goal and passion for each work of art is to make it so incredibly life-like that you can feel the energy of the subject.
2 Prize packages. Each one includes:
Framed 11″x14″ signed and numbered limited edition print of “My Brother’s Keeper”
Personalized “Assault” print (NOT framed) size is 12″x18″
Website – Facebook
BA Fire Tools
EL Toro is re-defining firefighting gear. It’s a brand new, multi-use tool that is an essential piece of equipment for every firefighter. It’s a combination pike pole, rubbish hook, pry bar, striking tool and forcible entry tool. El Toro’s unique head–with piercing tip and double hook–can penetrate and pry virtually anything. El Toro is an innovative instrument that was designed by firefighters for firefighters. From the double hooked head to the pry bar handle, EL Toro is an all-around work horse.
Prize: 1 El Toro multi-use tool
Website – Facebook – Instagram
Tailboard Leather
Prize Package 1: Button Snap Glove Holder (black) & $50 gift certificate.
Prize Package 2: Custom Radio Strap & Velcro glove holder (in form of gift certificate)
One Source Fire Rescue
Fire Hooks Unlimited Maxximus-Rex Tool & Fire Hooks Unlimited Wedge
Website – Facebook
