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People not Appreciating us.

Its pretty sad when you hear someone say i dont care about the volunteer firemen or any firemen. And when you explain it could be them were pulling from a burning building they still dont appreciate it. I dislike people like this, anyone have any idea's to help them better explain? let me know!

Added by Jeremy Favaro on February 14, 2008 at 9:04pm — 4 Comments

FFN Bloggers: Get Your Blog Wider Distribution

For those of you who are blogging regularly, be sure your blog gets picked up by all the web-based blog 'ping' services ... sites that aggregate blogs and searches of blogs.

To enable this for your blogs, go to 'My Settings' in the Welcome Box on the right side of the page when logged in, and then select 'Privacy' on the left side of that page.

Along with some of your other privacy settings, you'll want to check the box next to 'Yes' under the following:

Do… Continue

Added by Firefighter Nation WebChief on February 14, 2008 at 4:45pm — 1 Comment

Chief.

I have just recently been voted Chief of our explorer post. I have been at our station the longest and I am the most experienced because of that. Most of our explorers were happy for me and wanted me to be chief but there were a few who got a little mad just because they were older than me. I figured I would just shrug it off and that worked. Now they all support me and don't try to argue what I say. But I do know that the fact of me being a girl created a few tensions too. Luckily the guys… Continue

Added by Erikka on February 14, 2008 at 4:27pm — 3 Comments

North Bend Fire Co. to close

http://www.nj.com/news/sunbeam/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1202795402302840.xml&coll=9

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

SALEM The North Bend Fire Co. will be closing, its members and equipment consolidated with other departments, the city council here decided during a controversial vote Monday night.

Officials believe that this may be the first step in further consolidations in the future. The vote passed by a slim 4-3 margin, giving North Bend until March 1 to… Continue

Added by Dave on February 14, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Long Time Firefighter Honored

Longtime firefighter honored

Watts recognized with Post 15's annual award

Chris Moore / The Item

Robert Watts of the Sumter Fire Department was recently named the 2008 Firefighter of the Year by Sumter American Legion Post 15. He is seen outside headquarters Tuesday morning at the corner of Hampton Avenue and Magnolia Street.

By RANDY BURNS

Item Staff Writer

rburns@theitem.com

A 32-year veteran with the Sumter Fire… Continue

Added by Hayward Dewey Pack JR on February 14, 2008 at 9:39am — No Comments

Oops

Oops!

Big mistake: Bank robbery turns out to be false alarm

Chris Moore / The Item

Officers had their guns drawn at the Wachovia Bank at 1119 Broad Street during what was thought to be a robbery attempt. In actuality, a courier, Charles Montgomery, was trying to make a deposit for his company.

By KEN BELL

Item City Editor

kbell@theitem.com

It looked like a classic bank robbery: police diverting traffic from the front of the… Continue

Added by Hayward Dewey Pack JR on February 14, 2008 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

10 funny things heard and said

#1 PT- “Take this oxygen mask off me I can’t breathe with it on”

#2 PT-“I’ll get in the back faster if I go by ambulance”

Reply- “That’s not really true, you could imagine some people would call 911 for the silliest things just to cut in line in front of all the people in the waiting room”.

#3 Your on scene, you know you’re in trouble when your patient still has their armband and EKG patches on from the ER.

PT- “I was at the hospital a few hours ago… Continue

Added by Chasefire on February 14, 2008 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

We are looking for members to post listings of items needed for the community, family, unit, in general anything you feel should be known.

We are creating Social group on Ning to help

About Mygivingtree.TV beta

Mygivingtree.TV has established an online social networking community bringing together groups of Hedge Funds/Wealth Management companies, Investor/Traders, Non-for-Profits/Foundations.

Charity Wealth Management interested in creating micro pools of investment capital that creates a non-for-profit (503.B) entity to generate an eternal foundation of giving.

By utilizing this innovative… Continue

Added by Thomas DeMattia on February 14, 2008 at 6:11am — No Comments

ever have a day you

should have not awnsered the phone, got out of bed . or even thought you was going to acomplish anything today? well mine was today . had coffee with the three friends i drink coffee with at the cafe . met a pro wrestler . never pay much attention to his name . was planning on getting alot done at work . ended up having to call in . had a family emergency. i had to take care off. spent most of the afternoon at the sheriff's department over stupid stuff my daughter and her hubby [x] got into it… Continue

Added by evon on February 14, 2008 at 1:24am — No Comments

Keeping a Blog

Hmmm....

I've never done this before. But what the heck- I'll start now. So I've been pretty excited starting with Flight for Life Colorado. This past week I've spent Mon/Tues at Littleton's Hospital on the OB floor watching deliveries. I'll sum it up with placentas are gross. But one mom delivered twins and that was pretty cool. Then one of my coworkers who's 34wks pregnant came in and that was different. I stayed away, kept some distance but said my hello and chatted for a bit. No… Continue

Added by CPT Chris RN on February 13, 2008 at 10:26pm — No Comments

Motivational Line

When I became the Training Officer for my old fire department I used this line to open up Junior Member training and I think it applies to all new fire service members, so I figured I would share with you all :)

"Dreams are only achieved with hard work, perserverance, and a gritty determination. Keep Training, stay posative, excercise safety and your Fire Service Career will blossom out to realms only dreampt of." (Michael S. Deniger Sr addressing Jr… Continue

Added by Engineco913 on February 13, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Dispatchers disciplined in fire death

WWW.Firstinengine.blogspot.com

By Larry King

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Eleven Bucks County emergency dispatchers and four supervisors have been disciplined for their roles in the mishandling of the 911 call of a bedridden woman who perished Jan. 29 in a Doylestown house fire.

Brenda Orr, 53, long disabled by multiple sclerosis, waited 28 seconds - six rings - before her call was answered. A dispatcher… Continue

Added by Dennis on February 13, 2008 at 8:20pm — No Comments

Hey everybody!!! Hope everyone is well. Okay I need some; okay if anyone has read my blogs you know all of this is new to me and I have no clue half the time what my instructor is talking about, so t…

Hey everybody!!! Hope everyone is well. Okay I need some; okay if anyone has read my blogs you know all of this is new to me and I have no clue half the time what my instructor is talking about, so the questions this week he gave us is to ask our local firefighters what is the point of no return? and he says five of them would not be able to tell you. And we need to find out the five top reasons, from FEMA, that firefighters lose their lives and what can we do to decrease. So if anyone has any… Continue

Added by Debbie on February 13, 2008 at 7:57pm — 2 Comments

Hello To All My Frinds

I would like to invite all of my frinds from here to come & join myspace i have made up for all of use firefighters,ems,police,firepolice are wifes & or G/F you can even send me pic of the Dep. that you run with ill put them on there & put the county,Dept. name & number under them.

Added by Robert L. Oswalt on February 13, 2008 at 7:40pm — No Comments

Last Year.

Last year our station ran 1093 in district calls and 242 mutual aid calls.

Added by STATION 16 on February 13, 2008 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Hello to all.

This is the Warrington Volunteer Fire District's page. It is our hope to have this page full of content and pictures that you will enjoy. We gladly invite all to become our friends and encourage all stations to make a station page as we have.

Added by STATION 16 on February 13, 2008 at 5:33pm — 1 Comment

Success is not final…

What happens when you are at the top of your game, everyone is singing your praises, and you are reveling in the glory? Usually you wake up, but if you are living it, the feeling is sweet. But what’s next? Sure you invented a tool, a machine, asked the right question, or espoused some other new and improved way of doing something. Who the hell cares?

Do you think for a second that even Mick Mayers is going to change the way we read, write,… Continue

Added by Peter Lupkowski on February 13, 2008 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment

Well Today is the Day

In a short while I will be leaving the house to participate in an assessment center for District/Battalion Chief for my department. To say I'm excited would be an understatement. I've been working for this for such a long time and today I get to show them I've got what it takes to cut the mustard.

I can't help but think of all the people that have helped me prepare for this test, those that have helped shape my career and the support I've recieved from the guys at the station. It's a… Continue

Added by Mike Walker on February 13, 2008 at 8:27am — 2 Comments

A full head of steam....with caramel drizzle

“Firefighters just like to hang-around the fire station and drink beer until there’s a fire.”

How many times have you heard someone express an opinion like this of Firefighters? Probably too many times. It’s a hard opinion to change when people read about Fire and EMS workers getting into trouble with the law for alcohol-related issues. It’s an opinion which is re-enforced by some fire stations in some parts of the country having bars on their premises.

Many departments,… Continue

Added by Greenman on February 13, 2008 at 12:09am — 2 Comments

The Continuing Chronicles of the FNG(irl): My First Drill

Driving snow?

Check.

Visibility Zero?

Check.

Icy Roads?

Check.

Arctic Temperatures?

Check.

Drill Night Game Plan...tapping hydrants in the village?

Check....brrrrrrrrrrrr........

"Drop your ____ and grab your socks newbies....we're going out to practice tapping hydrants....right NOW...you've got two minutes to get your turnouts on"....

And thus began my first drill night. Trial by fire? Yup. Worth it? Oh hell yup. Did I love it?… Continue

Added by Mary Ellen Shea on February 12, 2008 at 10:54pm — 11 Comments