A fireman's wife must be many things if she is going to survive the world of firefighting. In this column, Anne Gagliano talks about what some of those things are.

Make any night a special date night with these tried and true tips.

Being a firefighter and being married to a firefighter truly is a blessing, and here are three reasons why:

Injuries are an inevitable cause of the firefighting profession. This will eventually lead all firefighter wives to occassionally take on the task of becoming her husband's nursemaid. Anne Gagliano conveys her own experiences handling this role in hopes of preparing her fellow firefighter wives for when its their turn.

All couples fight. Fighting is simply part of the human condition, for we are, unfortunately, selfish creatures at heart. We deeply want to have things our own way, so when we decide to live with someone else who is, in fact, just as selfish as we are, conflicts can and do result.

Anne Gagliano concludes the saga of the Mary Pang Warehouse fire with many of the changes it brought to their lives and to the Seattle Fire Department as a whole.

Anne Gagliano writes how the Mary Pang warehouse fire changed her young family's belief that firefighting was simply all "cool" stuff.

Anne Gagliano gives a firsthand account of how the night of her son's seventh birthday party intertwined with the Mary Pang Warehouse Fire which impacted her family for life.

Resilience is the ability to not only survive adversity but to actually grow from it. Firefighters have resilience in spades. Occasionally, however, some firefighters do fall victim to PTSD. In this column, Anne Gagliano examines why most firefighters avoid stress disorders and why some don't.

In Seattle we get a lot of rain--which we handle beautifully.  But turn the thermometer down a few degrees and watch what happens!

In this column, Anne Gagliano writes that the key to a happy marriage lies within the power of your mind.  How you choose to think about your spouse will affect how you feel about them.

In this column, Anne Gagliano writes: Tip #10 is foundational to good parenting; if you're failing in this, you're failing as a parent.

It's tough to find time for quality family bonding with the crazy hours firefighters work. Anne Gagliano shares tips on how her family stayed connected in the midst of chaos and also touches on childhood obesity and preparing your child for marriage.

In this continuation of Part I, Anne Gagliano gives firefighter families more parenting tips that include creating good students, how to find positive peers, and the importance of developing your children's talents.