Firefighter Brotherhood · South Carolina

Life After
the Grab

There is an after.

Firefighters pull people out of burning buildings. When the fire is out, nothing waits on the other side. This is the after.

The Mission

Built for the After

Life After the Grab exists for the after. It serves two people.

The One Who Makes the Grab

The firefighter who goes all the way in. Who treats this as a calling, not a t-shirt. That firefighter carries what they see, and almost no one is standing behind them. Especially not in faith.

The Family on the Other Side

When tragedy hits, there is nothing built for the people a crew just fought to save. They walk out of the worst night of their lives alone.

Life After the Grab stands in the middle and serves both, as individuals. Grounded in five principles. Faith. Strength. Honor. Discipline. Brotherhood.

What We Stand On

Five Principles

Faith

Strength

Honor

Discipline

Brotherhood

The Grab

Late one night, a crew was dispatched to a house fire. Three sisters. Two, four, and six years old. Trapped in a smoke-filled home.

The crew forced the door, went in, and found them near the bedrooms.

2:34

Doorway to the last child out

Every one of them came out.

That is the grab. What comes after, for the firefighters who carried them and for the children they saved, is why we exist.

Events · Built in Public

Field Notes

This organization is day one. Every event, every dollar, every result gets posted here. Good, bad, and honest.

Saturday, August 1 · 10:30 AM

Event One: Honoring the Grab

CrossFit Prevail · 111 Henry Street, Greenville, SC 29609

We honor the crews of Rescue 1 and Truck 7 for the lives they saved on June 29th, and raise money to open a 529 account.

The morning opens with a devotional, moves into a 40-minute workout, then prayer, then hours of fellowship and food. Everyone is welcome.

Rescue 1 Hero WOD

For Time
  1. Buy-In 629m Run
  2. 3 Rounds 29 Burpees
    29 Air Squats
    29 AbMat Sit-Ups
  3. Buy-Out 629m Run, With CarryMed ball, kettlebell, or dumbbell
Firefighter tying his shoes before the workout at CrossFit Prevail Firefighter jumping rope during a training session Two men posing together after a workout at CrossFit Prevail Group photo of the crew and community at CrossFit Prevail
Support the Girls on GoFundMe

Updates

Results, photos, and notes to our sponsors get posted here after the event. That is what built in public means.

The Founders

Built by Firefighters

Justin Carter

13-Year Fire Service Veteran

Co-Founder, Father, Husband, Christ Follower

Ryan Parduhn

16-Year Fire Service Veteran

Co-Founder, Part Owner of CrossFit Prevail, Father, Husband, Christ Follower

Campbell Jacobs

13-Year Fire Service Veteran

Co-Founder, Business Owner, Father, Husband, Christ Follower

Life After the Grab is a registered South Carolina nonprofit. Our 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status is pending with the IRS.

Contact

Reach Out

Justin Carter

Primary Contact