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Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on July 4, 2011 at 12:23am

nice...

so did you wear SCBA?
what part did you specifically do?
water or foam?
any idea what specifically started the fire?
danger to structures, etc. nearby?
occupants? hurt?
how did you get the hood open?
what did you learn?
anything you would have done differently?


LOLOLOL - "decent" flames - LOLOL

ROTFLMAO - PACKING HOSE - P.I.T.A. - awwwwhhhh yes, the good old days ;-) wait until you have 4000' of hose... LOL

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on July 4, 2011 at 12:12am

Of course, Ms. Heather...

Engine area fire on a late 90's Intrepid after beginning to pull away from a stop sign. Upon arrival, there was moderate, but fairly light, smoke coming from under the hood as well as decent flames. We charged the line, got the fire knocked down, forced the hood open, and cooled the engine compartment.

All in all, it seemed to go rather well except for the one who was reconnecting the hose as we were reloading it...trying to keep working twists out of about 150' of hose is kind of a pain in the posterior region...LOL.

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on July 3, 2011 at 11:42pm

Hey Louise - great to hear from you - yes, I thought that Declaration of Independence reflection was interesting too. Freedom is not free !!!

Lima - great pic. Where ya been, haven't seen you around here much lately, what have you been up to?

Ernie - we want details... REMEMBER !!! Do tell - how was the car fire - who what when where how - ya know, all the stuff I like to hear.

Wow Jim - no golf :( the burdens you must bear! Sounds like you have started this weekend off with a bang... bang... bang... did you find the lost people from the boat?

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on July 3, 2011 at 11:07pm

I got to respond to my first car fire today. Little by little I am adding some things to the toolbox.

Comment by LIMA CHARLY on July 3, 2011 at 7:40pm

To all friends

4th of July Comments Pictures - Photobucket

STAY SAFE

Comment by Louise Thornton on July 2, 2011 at 7:24am

Hey Heather

This is GREAT. This diffidently shows why we fight . WE LIKE OUR FREEDOM!!!!!!

Hope everyone had a safe and hamppy 4th of July.

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on July 2, 2011 at 2:19am

hmmm

JULY 4th

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;

Another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.

Eleven were merchants,

Nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated

But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if
they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall , Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr ., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying; their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his
Children vanished.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.

Remember: freedom is never free!

I hope you will show your support by sending this to as many people as you can, please. It's time we get the word out that patriotism Is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.

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A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have. - Thomas Jefferson

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on July 1, 2011 at 11:53pm

Hey Hey Jim - how was your day?

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on July 1, 2011 at 11:53pm

Hello Jim, well, if you are still around anyway.

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on July 1, 2011 at 11:11pm

Hehehe...

Gotta keep minds wandering...

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