Native American Fire Fighters

A site Dedicated to Native American Firefighters, Mitakoye Oyasin ( We Are All Related)
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  • Terry Smith

    You know, Robbie Robertson is half Mohican and he has sure written and performed many moving and beautiful songs and albums. "Shine Your Light," for the movie, Ladder 49. I can't stop listening to them. I've seen many singer's/group's perform live over the years, but I haven't seen Robbie...yet. If I get the chance, I will be there!
  • Patrice Porter

    She:kon, Hi all... Kahnawake Mohawk (not enrolled), born in & living in the US on the wrong coast! EMT-B, still on probation, and started FF1 training. I have a NAFFA patch but am interested in others & decals. Nia:wen
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome Zolina We are glad you have found our corner!
  • Michael Gleason

    Hello everyone. My name is Mike, I am Navajo (Dine'). Raised on the "rez", and proud of it, made me stronger! I am a paid Firefighter / EMT - Intermediate in the city of Gallup, New Mexico. Glad to be a new member of this group. Lets learn and have fun. Have a good one, be safe out there!
  • Wesley Kairis

    Hello all I work with Spider and he told me of this site, I am of Souix descent through my great granfather who was 100%. Firefighter II EMT Volunteer for now but I am trying to become a full timer
  • Patrice Porter

    any ideas for chief's birthday? she's allergic to wheat (gluten), unfortunately
  • John Tshudy

    Does anyone know were I can find some Rez Fire Dept t-shirts or patches, I have not been very succesful in finding any. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanx
    John
  • george greene

    I have looked all over for rez firefighter stuff and have found NOTHING !!! Sure would bee cool to find some ! I was made a captain for the year 2010 ! wheaaa
  • george greene

    well I guess you do this long enough and it happen's, I took my cousin on his last ride to the hospital, they pronounched him at the hospital. thanks to the ALS team that worked on him all the way there.
  • george greene

    Received my Patch's today, they are GREAT. bigger than I thought, thank you very much.
  • george greene

    Well I got the guys at the hall mad at me ! We had a call for a truck fire next to the house and it was like four house's down from my place so by the time they got there I had it put out. When we got back to the hall all I recieved was looks and head shaking ! but it was all in fun,so it was good.But I didnt get any pictures though.
  • Matt Nesius

    Hello everyone, I wanted to invite you to check out a new site called www.Brotherhoodfirst.com. Its a site for FFs to buy, sell and trade with other FFs, for Free! Thanks, stay safe!
  • george greene

    Took another one for her last ride last night, she lived about a mile from us, knew her all my life, she is really better off now.
  • george greene

    I get comments on my native FF patch all the time. And I snicker and say yea, this will be the only one like it in this hall !
  • Spider Kramer

    You have to admit these are great looking, I am also going to be doing t--shirts with the same logo on the back and logo on the front of a differnt design
  • george greene

    well just let us know when they are ready to buy ,because I will be buying some!
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome Melissa
  • george greene

    hello and welcome Melissa
  • george greene

    so we have a house across the street from our's that we are "playing"with. Did roof ventilation on it, some rescue searching, hope to do a couple of more drills with it before we burn it. Last year I got us a mobile home to "play" with. Had quite a few good drills with other companys with it, since there are alot of them here on the rez. I set it up like a typical home out here. It was some good training. hope to get some photos of the house, was too busy to take any of the trailer.
  • Spider Kramer

    Keep up the training George, we also had a house for 2 years, the nice thing it was all plaster. We had several live fires in these rooms and alot of search and rescue under heat and smoke conditions. Yes we did have charged safety lines and fully charged advancing lines. We to had to burn it down one day...
  • Angelo C. Regis

    glad to be part group
  • Becky Noble

    Osiyo, Angelo!!!! Glad to have you with us.
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome Angelo
  • Matthew Voges

    Hello everyone.
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome aboard Matthew
  • John Tshudy

    I went to the Nanticoke Nation Pow Wow in Deleware last weekend had a great time meeting new people and watching all the different styles of dance. But I must say the best part was the pumpkin fry bread it was awsome!
  • Larry W. Lankford

    Hello everyone. I just joined FFN and the Native American FF network. I am looking for info and references to any Native American Wildland firefighting crews for a paper I am writing for a college class. Looking for different tribes that have crews and their history and any stories on fires they have been on. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and stay safe!
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome Larry glad to have you aboard
  • Tarisa

    On October 22,2110 the Nanticoke Indians as well as the Indian River Fire co lost an amazing man after a short battle with cancer.Tee "Tidewater Laughing Wolf"Norwood was past tribe chief from June 2002-July 2008.He was an active member of the fire dept right up till his illness.He will be greatly and dearly missed by all
  • Tarisa

    http://irvfc.com/
    To read more please visit our web site go to galleries/stories thank you
  • george greene

    sorry to hear about your loss, prayers for the family and friends
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    a few of our latest car accidents on the rez
  • Steve Wonegeshik

    I am from a small rez in Northern Michigan (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians). We have a Tribal Fire Dept. We are in the reorganization/rebuilding stage, with 8 recruits in training.
  • corbin stevens

    im from a small rez in nova scotia canada pictou landing first nation band and were mi'k maq we have 25 members in are dept but when i joined 3 years ago we only had 9 at the time and were also in the rebuilding stage now
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome Steve and Corbin to the Native Corner....nice to see everyone here.
  • John Tecumseh Poe

    Hello Everyone, Upper Muskogee Creek Wind Clan here working for Sedgwick County Fire District #1 Kansas, Glad to join
  • John Tecumseh Poe

    The shirt would be cool
  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome to our corner John I have some pretty good ideas for shirts but they do cost up front and I have not ventured that far yet. I tried this with the patch and still have several lots left as they work with minimums
  • Joshua Helton

    does anyone know what % Native American you need to be to put that as my ethnic background on a fire department application?

  • Spider Kramer

    Mitakyue Oyasin ,Jeff Welcome

  • george greene

    wow...it's been a long time since I have been here. How is everyone ? we just got back from N.C, for a Neyuheru';ke 300 mmmmm 'celebration'. while there after one of the lectures a ma walks over and leans to look at my patch and says ' I thought I seen a firefighter and hands me a patch from his company. He says he is a retired Batt. commander from Greenville fire-rescue. so cool. I was just sorry I didn't have any patch's to give him. so I will be getting in touch and buying some patch's .

  • george greene

    hi all, been a bit. our elections are coming up tomarrow night and think I will turn in my Cpt's helmet. our chief just passed away and he was "grooming"me for a chief's position but I just don't feel like it right now.i just want to be a blackhat. Been kind of busy, nothing serious, just the run of the mill calls. 

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  • Spider Kramer

    Welcome back George, you will do well in the White Hat Position. And may you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Safe New Year