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training

Arkansas Fire Academy is free to arkansas fire fighters . Plus most of the classes are able to be taught at the fire stations . What does the other states have in place for their fire fighters?

Added by Damon Dyer on June 19, 2008 at 7:56am — No Comments

(posted on the forum as well. Some people blog, some people work the forums)

For those that have followed my discussions (and yes there are just a few of them) you will know I am extremely passionate in promoting Junior/explorer programs. I don't have the gift to outline phenominal programs as the likes of Tiger Schmittendorf (read his recruiting and retention blogs, they are amazing) but I do have some summer pointers to help promote our next generation of "young blood" and… Continue

Added by Engineco913 on June 18, 2008 at 7:16pm — 7 Comments

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Seeks Survey Participants

Firefighter Nation is supporting the efforts of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, requesting your help in completing the 2008 Awareness & Perception Survey for the Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives Program and the Courage to be Safe Programs.

Please take the time now and click on the link below to get started:… Continue

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on June 18, 2008 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Paramedic, patient killed in crash. Sussex County Delaware Paramedic Killed in the LOD

A Sussex County paramedic and an 82-year-old patient were killed early Tuesday when the ambulance they were riding in swerved to miss a deer and smashed into a tree.

"We are having our worst day," said Glenn Luedtke, Emergency Medical Services director, while choking up Tuesday and nearly unable to speak. "We are a family."

Killed were paramedic Stephanie L. Callaway, 31, and patient Betty J. Hall, both of Lewes. Callaway was in the rear of the ambulance attending to… Continue

Added by Junbug on June 18, 2008 at 4:55pm — 4 Comments

Update on my Friends Mother!!!!

Okay you all that are praying for my co-worker/friends mother that is in the hospital, her trip to the better facility was made Monday about 5:30 pm or so, she's been down there of course every since, Last night I got a text from Jennifer saying that they are taking her mother down in the morning(June 18) to do the Liver biopsy, the oncologist said it's a good possibility that Dr. Newman removed all of the cancer, but will not know for sure until they go in and see. I got a text about 10… Continue

Added by DeAnna Humphrey on June 18, 2008 at 9:50am — No Comments

TNT: The Accidental Runner; The Port-o-Potty Incident

I ran my half marathon on Sunday (Father's Day) in Lake Placid to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The dawn saw the start to a beautiful day in Lake Placid. After a restless night of tossing and turning the night before....I finally popped half a Lunesta (too much adrenaline, too much overthinking my run strategy, too worried about missing my wakeup call....etc.etc.) and slept like the dead...so at 5:30 I was wide awake and ready to go. I crawled out of bed in… Continue

Added by Mary Ellen Shea on June 18, 2008 at 8:47am — 17 Comments

Another night of funnel cakes

We’ve had an exceptionally busy month and it’s only half over. The capper to that is this is the Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival Celebration in our town. A week of runs. bikes, parades, carnivals, car races, and yes firemen. We get 50 or 60 thousand extra tourists in our first due and a concurrent increase in calls to boot. The nice thing is that we staff the station for visitor tours and have extra folks rotating in for stand bys and relief. I’ve met and compared notes with safety officers… Continue

Added by Peter Lupkowski on June 17, 2008 at 11:29pm — 1 Comment

“Hair We Are” Family Salon to Donate to Firefighter Benefit

PLEASE DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND DISTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY:

Hair We Are Poster.pdf

TOWN OF EVANS --- Stylists at a new local hair salon are pitching in to help save the life of a local life saver.

Six stylists at the “Hair We Are” Family Salon will donate all of their proceeds on Saturday-June 21, 2008 to benefit Chief Dennis… Continue

Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on June 17, 2008 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

June 18, 2007

Tommorrow, it will have been a year since the horrible tragedy at the Sofa Super Store.

The year has flown by for most of us, but it's been the longest and saddest year in the lives of our brothers from the Charleston Fire Department and especially for the families of the Charleston 9. I was one of the family escorts for the memorial service, and it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. I knew two of the nine, and that just made it worse.

Heather, if you read this,… Continue

Added by Ben Waller on June 17, 2008 at 10:25pm — 1 Comment

Mmmmm Cheezz-its

O.K. I guess I better watch it or I will gain 5000 pounds. I am just sitting around (in pain might i add) nursing this stupid broken finger, eatting Cheez-it's drinking Coke and watching T.V. Sounds great I know but probally in the long run not such a good thing.

Added by firegirl1 on June 17, 2008 at 5:41pm — No Comments

I'm an aunt

I became an aunt on June 17 at 1204pm to a bby boy. His name is James William Wing. He weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces and 19 inches long. I"ll have pics up in with a week from today of him.

Added by Jessica on June 17, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Loss

Hello all,

It was a horrific week. I lost a wonderful friend to a senseless crime. He was a tremendous man, father and fire Captain. I feel sad and lost. While dealing with this i break a finger so i am out on short term disability for 6 weeks. Geez. Life can be so cruel and totally unpredictable and can leave you out there swinging in the wind.

Added by firegirl1 on June 16, 2008 at 11:08pm — 3 Comments

Please pray for one of my friends

Hey you all, this is actually DeAnna requesting a prayer request for a Co-worker/friend, So please don't ignore it thinking it's a chain letter.

One of the girls work with has been going through a lot lately with her mother, her mother is sick, been in and out of the hospital for a few weeks now, last Thursday(June 12, 2008) they was going to let her come home from the hospital, however something happened and she wound up staying at the hospital. Saturday night about… Continue

Added by DeAnna Humphrey on June 16, 2008 at 5:13pm — 1 Comment

Hey

Hey everybody!!! Hope everyone is being safe at work. Let us continue to always pray for our fallen brothers and sisters and there families. Things have been really crazy in Houston County lately.

Added by 2hot2handle on June 15, 2008 at 9:12pm — 1 Comment

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

It seems like yesterday, and not almost a year ago, that I saw the Heroes Wanted sign on the banner for the Morris Township Fire Department at the Streeter pool in Morris Township. I am actually writing this column on the grass at the pool, thinking about the long road I've taken to get to fill one of my goals being a volunteer firefighter.

Volunteers get free membership at the pool, as well as other things provided by Morris Township. I didn't even know that when I signed… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on June 15, 2008 at 6:15pm — 1 Comment

Contempt

It was bound to happen eventually.

Saturday, the latest in a string of early risings, only this time for no reason. Last year I watched dozens of racing bikes hum down an ill-advised hill at an even more ill-advised speed. There were no crashes. But we were there. This time there were no crashes (as far as I know), but we were not there since the rest of the crew didn't show. My powers of invisibility were great yesterday, my questions met with shrugs and blank stares, turning away… Continue

Added by Kimberly Robinson on June 15, 2008 at 4:05pm — 1 Comment

Things we understand

I found these on the tag listed below(hopefully it listed). There were several great poems on the site.

A FIREMAN'S LIFE

A fireman's life is one big surprise,

Usually he laughs, sometimes he cries.

There's always stress, toil and strife,

Hoping he's good enough to save just one life.

His wife understands, when he misses dinner,

If he runs out of church, don't think he's a sinner.

Answering a call, is tops on his… Continue

Added by Jacquita on June 15, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Some Info About our Brothers and Sisters in Clearwater, Florida

At the Florida Professional Firefighters Convention this past Friday, over 500 delegates representing over 26,000 professional fire fighters in Florida UNANIMOUSLY voted to boycott the City of Clearwater, Pinellas County Florida, and the Florida Firefighter Olympics.

The Boycott is over the unfair and illegal treatment of firefighters within Clearwater. This includes, sexual discrimination, illegal firings, and absolutely ignoring all aspects of the contract agreed to and signed by… Continue

Added by Heather Langston on June 15, 2008 at 12:48pm — 2 Comments

Happy Fathers Day

A Happy And Safe Fathers Day to those who are Fathers and have Fathers. Be Safe and have a Wonderful Day

John

Added by John on June 15, 2008 at 11:23am — 1 Comment

PRAYERS NEEDED URGANTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HEY EVERYONE, THIS PAST THURSDAY, MY DEPT. RESPONDED TO A MEDICAL AIDE FOR A POST A.T.V.(QUAD) ACCIDENT INVOLVEING A 9 YR OLD BOY. OUR DEPT. GOT ON SCENE AND FOUND THE BOY WITH A DEEP LACERATION TO HIS LEFT SIDE UNDER HIS ARMPIT AND A KNICK TO HIS LUNG AN A PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LUNG. THE BOY HAD RUN INTO A BARBED WIRE FENCE. HE WAS FLOWN TO UC DAVIS MED CENTER. WELL AS IT TURNED OUT, THE 9 YR OLD BOY IS THE OLDEST SON TO ONE OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT UC DAVIS, HE WAS RUSHED INTO… Continue

Added by YOU GO, WE GO on June 15, 2008 at 3:01am — 3 Comments