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Christmas & Firefighters

From the time I was old enough to know what was happening on Christmas morning, my life has revolved around the fire service.

On Christmas morning 1971 I was 4 years old. Since most Christmas memories center around what we received that year, mine isnt like most peoples childhood memories.

Well...not including many on this board anyway. But I digress.

Christmas morning was exciting with the huge tree (maybe 5' with the star on top!) in our small mobile home that… Continue

Added by Allen Wahlstrom on December 25, 2008 at 9:38pm — 4 Comments

It gets me....

It gets me everyday. What you ask? The general apathy of the general public to the fire, rescue, EMS and police services. Has the public totally forgotten the sacrifices the men & women make for them on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis? Everyone seems to believe for some reason that we in the fire service have unlimited funding. Where do they get their information?

Where I live, we have 17 seperate departments. Of these, at least 4, possibly 5, recieve some funding from their… Continue

Added by Tandy Young on December 25, 2008 at 7:40pm — 3 Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...December 25, 2008

This blog is taking a day of silence in memory of Michelle, a volunteer firefighter from Delaware who passed away. May she rest in peace and my prayers and thoughts are with her family and daughter.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081224/NEWS/81224013

Added by Denise Imperiale on December 25, 2008 at 3:50pm — No Comments

hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and you all got what you all wanted and needed i know i did. thank you all for being here this is a great place and hope to make some new friends in alot …

hope everyone had a safe and happy Christmas and you all got what you all wanted and needed i know i did. thank you all for being here this is a great place and hope to make some new friends in alot of different places to learn how you all do things if there is anything different. best of luck to you all. Continue

Added by robbie-volunteer on December 25, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Happy Holidays

On behalf of me, my family, and the Brady Twp. fire and rescue dept. I would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays.
May God Bless and stay safe out there.

Added by Brian Dill on December 25, 2008 at 11:07am — 1 Comment

(Firefighter) Night Before Christmas

(Firefighter) Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas,

And all through the house,

All the firefighters were asleep,

Even the one called "The Louse",

The bunk room was filled,

With farts and snores,

With visions of no fires,

Nor calls to pry open doors,

And the Captain had just laid down,

His big fat head,

Hoping and praying

The night would be dead,

When he heard a noise,

Out in the bay,

If it were a… Continue

Added by Darnell on December 25, 2008 at 5:01am — 4 Comments

2 car wrecks 4 injured firefighters!!!!!!!

Two days ago I read an article about a ff being injured while working a car crash where the vehichle came flying through the scene and struck the FF without any warning. Today I read an article where three more FF's were injured after a car came through the scene, initially struck one FF, then struck the car involved in the initial accident where two FF's were working the vic inside. All three were injured!!!! I dont think the explicit words need to be said to show how I truly feel about the… Continue

Added by Dustin J. Millis on December 25, 2008 at 2:19am — 1 Comment

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

I just wanted to take a second and wish everyone a safe and Very Merry Christmas , and a Happy New Year!!

-Let's be careful out there ;)

-Troy

Added by Troy Thompson on December 25, 2008 at 12:22am — 1 Comment

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I took my state test yesterday and passed with flying colors. Thanks to all that wished me luck.

Added by missy on December 24, 2008 at 8:57pm — 2 Comments

merry christmas to one and all

hope you all have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and that everyone stays safe and gets what they wanted

Added by robbie-volunteer on December 24, 2008 at 2:11pm — No Comments

Christmas 2008

I know there have been a large volume of posts about the Christmas season. (My Christmas is your holiday, suck it up) I write a blog here and there to stir up some thought process.

I have read Art (ChiefReason) and Mel's (FASNYtraining or Mary Ellen Shea) fantastic blogs about the Christmas season and have enjoyed both. I agree whole heartedly that this season more than any other, it is time to help those in our communities around us who are (amazingly) less fortunate. At a time… Continue

Added by Engineco913 on December 24, 2008 at 1:30pm — 5 Comments

Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
BE SAFE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

Added by John on December 24, 2008 at 7:58am — 4 Comments

WILDFIRE At Home In a Wildfire

This is a story of my experiences that I was asked to write for a local book about a wildfire that came through my area in 2006.

30 celsius is 86F http://www.metric-conversions.org/temperature/celsius-to-fahrenheit.htm

Just to refresh your memory, the Grampians fires, started on Thursday night the 19/1/06 by lightning strike on Mt Lubra. The fire was not found until 7.30 am the next morning. The forecast was hot and dry with a north wind until Sunday with a southerly… Continue

Added by Aussie_Wildfire on December 24, 2008 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Christmas Not Off To A Good Start....

We put the Christmas tree up last night.

While getting everything in place and sorting through the decorations and stuff, we found a present we forgot to give the kids last year.

You should have seen their faces as they unwrapped the present and looked inside.....

....poor puppy.

Added by lutan1 on December 24, 2008 at 3:00am — 4 Comments

To all my friends!!!

I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!!!!

Added by Robert Nichols on December 23, 2008 at 10:17pm — No Comments

seizing my day

seizing my day....

this is the feeling i get. these are the words i choose to share with you what i was feeling, and wrote out in like 10 mins, on the way back from cleveland to the station. it has nothing to do with the ego boosts i have received, or the DOA i just got back from before traveling to cleveland? this kind of thing flows from me on a daily basis nowdays. most i cannot share, most is dark, or would hurt someone else. but this is what i can share.

with… Continue

Added by leigh anderson on December 23, 2008 at 9:25pm — No Comments

I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas. I hope all have fun and stay safe.

Added by William Finnelli on December 23, 2008 at 7:05pm — No Comments

ISO - he came, he looked around, and he went....

Man, what a let down.

Well, not really.... more like relief.

9am this past Monday morning the ISO guy showed up, as well as 2 reps from the state fire marshall's office. It turned out to be no big deal. Since we're one of 15 districts that make up Santa Fe County Fire, he had all the communications stuff already on file. Our water systems had some improvements, which he would call around about today and tomorrow, and we've really had no major development in our district since… Continue

Added by krys on December 23, 2008 at 6:35pm — 3 Comments

How to get free 411 service on your cell phone...

Thought that you might be interested in this:

1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411)

Here's a number worth putting in your cell phone, or your home phone

speed dial: 1-800-goog411. This is an awesome service from Google,

and it's free

-- great when you are on the road.

Don't waste your money on information calls and don't waste your time

manually dialing the number. I am driving along in my car and I need

to call the golf course and I don't… Continue

Added by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on December 23, 2008 at 3:27pm — 5 Comments

Update on Delaware LODD, Ffr. Michelle Smith

Driver with Revoked License Arrested in Firefighter's Death

Line-Of-Duty Death Update:

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DE (December 23, 2008) -- Delaware State Police late Monday identified the driver of a BMW which ran down Firefighter Michelle Smith and an injured motorcyclist, as Joseph Taye, 28, of Bear, Delaware. Taye was arrested and taken to Troop 2 in Glasgow, state police spokesman Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh said.

Taye was expected to be charged with manslaughter, second-degree… Continue

Added by Lou Angeli on December 23, 2008 at 12:48pm — No Comments