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Comment by Sarah on July 5, 2011 at 10:30am

Hi all. Thought I should drop in, its been awhile.

Passed my Mod B, got an 87% on the test. Half the class failed the test. :P

Comment by Louise Thornton on July 5, 2011 at 7:56am

Thanks Bill I need it. Last night was noisy even though I was sitting about 3 miles from the fireworks. They were beautiful.

Comment by Bill Carlisle on July 5, 2011 at 7:50am

Morning all, coffee is on had a good weekend and now back to work to rest up

Comment by Louise Thornton on July 4, 2011 at 7:24pm

Happy 4th to all.

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on July 4, 2011 at 6:07pm

Evening everyone...

Hope you all have had a safe 4th!!

Comment by Jonny Gordon on July 4, 2011 at 3:31pm

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
Have fun and stay safe.

Comment by Rachel on July 4, 2011 at 12:35pm

235 years!!! Happy Birthday America!!!

Comment by Rachel on July 4, 2011 at 12:35pm

Happy 4th of July to everyone!!

Only 37 days left before I will be able to join the local VFD!! I can't wait!!!

TCSS!!

Comment by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on July 4, 2011 at 1:29am

it is ok to be the only person packed up on scene... the life you save - could be our own...

it is ok to be the first packed up on scene

and commonly it is good to pack up then take over for someone not packed up - and then remind them to go pack-up

hopefully your leading by example, will get others to follow your lead

I think current fire school teaches to pack up for car fires... it is important to remember when I took it 20 yrs ago, they did not... so a lot of the old-timers were not trained at the same level you are with the new regulations... so the old-timers may forget to adapt.. I'm just sayin...

yes, you are filling your tool box - GOOD JOB !

Comment by Ernie Scheinert on July 4, 2011 at 12:48am

I was shocked to get on scene and the two dragging the line to the care were not packed up, so, unfortunately, I proceeded to head to the line and helped with prying the hood up and then open to get water in. Afterwards, one of the full-time FF's and I discussed the situation and we were both shocked that we were not packed up as we normally do for vehicle fires.

I am not sure what, or where, the fire originated, but it looked like it may have been between the engine and firewall. Luckily, the one occupant was already out of the car and was guided upwind and away from the intersection that the car was at, which, luckily, had no exposures nearby. The hood finally ended up taking a combination of a halligan and bolt cutters to get open as we couldn't get the primary latch to release or get the lock assembly to tear out of the hood or the radiator support...go figure.

Continuing assessment of the situation seems to reinforce the belief that white helmets destroy brain cells as evidenced by our volunteer chief, whom, by the way, was on the nozzle. Pretty sure that next time I will strongly advise that we pack up before charging the line and approaching the vehicle.

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