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Seat Belt Usage

How many people can honestly say they wear their seatbelts when riding on appartus, or how many out there still have appartus with out seatbelts?

Added by Chief Thomas Maahs on February 9, 2008 at 11:13am — 1 Comment

How y'all doin'? Need some help. My department has 20 Drager 2200psi/30 min. air packs that we are trying to get rid of. If anybody knows a department that can use them, please let me know. The price is up in the air! LOL!

Thanks all!

Added by Chief Phillips on February 9, 2008 at 4:17am — 4 Comments

Kiss of Death

Dammit, people!! I'm gonna quit choosin' political candidates, so far I seem to put the kiss of death on 'em... 1st it was Fred Thompson, he crashed & burned, now Mit Romney bows out!! SHEE-IT!! Huckabee? Riiiight, couldn't win dogcatcher.

I shoulda gone with John McCain, then my GOP wouldn't be in this mess!

What're my chances with Hillary or Obama? Ya think maybe I could .....Never mind. With my luck, one of 'em would win.

Added by Mike Simmons on February 8, 2008 at 10:51pm — No Comments

CUCKOO

SOME ONE SENT ME THIS I'M NOT SURE WHO WROTE IT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY. IT SOUNDS KINDA LIKE SOMETHING I MIGHT DO. LOL

Why women should avoid a girls night out after they are married....

If this does not make you laugh out loud, you have lost your sense of humor.

The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.'

I told my husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!'

Well, the hours passed and the…

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Added by FIREMEN BUTTS DRIVE ME NUTS on February 8, 2008 at 7:02pm — 1 Comment

Wish me luck!!!

Well it looks like I might be back in business!! I applied for a full time FF job yesterday and my chances look pretty good. Now, I'm not gonna blow it and say where, let's just say, it's in NC. lol The only hold up is that my certs from Michigan are not IFSAC and won't transfer, so I have to re-do the FFI & II classes. That's fine with me. I'm sure there have been some new developments since I was last an active smoke eater. And it really shouldn't take too long. I only work about 9-10… Continue

Added by Erin on February 8, 2008 at 6:38pm — 1 Comment

OMG...Junkyard Wars!!!

While recovering today, I happened upon the old show 'Junkyard Wars' on the Science Channel. Hold the sarcastic comments, there are cool shows on the Science Channel and I consider it a cheap way of furthering my education. Stop it...I mean it....quite laughing.

Anyway, you might remember 'Junkyard Wars' as the show with two teams plopped in the middle of a junkyard and tasked with building a vehicle to perform an assigned task using only what they can find in the…

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Added by Heather Langston on February 8, 2008 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Fireman Really Care....My latest Poem

Fireman really care…

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Added by Darren on February 8, 2008 at 12:37pm — 1 Comment

Have yall every stopped to think how big our family is? 2006 stats from U.S. Fire Administration 1,140,900 (career: 316,950, volunteer: 823,950) Firefighters by age group: 16-19 (3.9%), 20-29 (21.1%)…

Have yall every stopped to think how big our family is?

2006 stats from U.S. Fire Administration

1,140,900 (career: 316,950, volunteer: 823,950)

Firefighters by age group: 16-19 (3.9%), 20-29 (21.1%), 30-39 (28.7%), 40-49 (26.4%), 50-59 (14.9%) 60 and over (5.0%)

There were 3,245 civilians that lost their lives as the result of fire.

There were 16,400 civilian injuries that occurred as the result of fire.

There were 106 firefighters…

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Added by Jeremy Phillips on February 8, 2008 at 8:07am — No Comments

The Panasonic Toughbook Is NOT Tough

Yesterday I encountered that feared vision known throughout all computerdom, the Blue Screen of Death. I will not be posting blogs as regularly for a few days while I decipher the needs of my "ruggedized" Task Force-issued Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, which is the third I have been through. These are neither rugged nor tough and to be honest, for the amount of money we spent on them, we would have been better off buying three or four cheaper laptops that are not ruggedized and just replacing…

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Added by Mick Mayers on February 7, 2008 at 9:23pm — 2 Comments

Quote of the Day

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. Colin Powell

Added by QuickWit54 on February 7, 2008 at 6:47pm — No Comments

Karma

It's 3am and I hear the tones drop for a bleeding call. Sounds like ALS, and I'm not first run, anyway. I roll over in bed as I try to ignore the sounds of my partners moving around. The light in my bunk room turns on, and I hear Drew telling me to get up.

"No," I say adamantly.

"No?"

"No. I'm not first run."

"Come on dearheart," he says, "it's a BLS leaky catheter call and the career staff doesn't want to get up." Cursing them as I throw on my boots, I head out to the rig.… Continue

Added by Meris on February 7, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

structure fire today

Fire Damages Townhouse in 801 Housing

Thursday, February 07, 2008, 3:37pm

Fire just after noon Thursday damaged a duplex townhouse in the 'LeRay Heights' 801 housing complex.

The fire was at 26972 Eldon Drive, just off Route 11 north of the Super WalMart…

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Added by steve bice on February 7, 2008 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Sumter man dies in Boulevard Road wreck

Sumter man dies in Boulevard Road wreck…

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Added by Hayward Dewey Pack JR on February 7, 2008 at 8:21am — No Comments

Fill The Boot for MDA

Click the image above to "Fill The Boot" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association!

Thanks,
Pat Travers - NEFirePhoto.com

Added by NEFirePhoto.com on February 7, 2008 at 8:04am — No Comments

Hello

Added by Krazyb5 on February 6, 2008 at 11:42pm — No Comments

The Continuing Chronicles of the FNG(irl): The Swearing In

It was a little daunting for me at first, because I was being sworn in at the monthly business meeting, and other than the chief, didn't really know too many others, and the room (apparatus bay) was PACKED to the rafters with the members.

Here's what I can tell you about my department....everyone is named Frank, Bill or Ernie. I figure I have a 35% chance of getting it right. Oh, and I'm old enough to be my Lieutenant's mother. They also take their Sunshine Fund 50/50 raffle very…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on February 6, 2008 at 10:55pm — 7 Comments

on having electricity put thru your muxcles

had my first pre-op Physical Therapy session today... didnt do much exercise wise, but got a take home sheet of exermercises...

what we mainly did is use the e-stim which is where they basically electrocute you muxcles so that they spasm which makes them basically get a workout without me physically working them

it was the WEIRDEST feeling I have ever felt...... like it was a cross between tickling and how it feels when you run into a dog electric fence... and the whole time… Continue

Added by Marie on February 6, 2008 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Couple Hit on US 378 East

A woman from Canada was killed and her husband seriously injured Friday when the pair were struck by a truck while walking along U.S. 378 after leaving a restaurant about 17 miles east of Sumter just before 8 p.m.

Elizabeth Davies, 74, of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada, was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple trauma by Sumter County Coroner Verna…

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Added by Hayward Dewey Pack JR on February 6, 2008 at 3:51pm — No Comments

I’ve never met a firefighter that didn’t love their job. But I know plenty who don’t appreciate it.

After paying for my own Firefighter/ EMT training, I worked for about six years or so volunteering and working part time as a mercenary Firefighter for several departments. All the while working a regular fulltime job doing everything from commercial painting to Jail guard. I took every firefighter exam within a hundred miles and applied with anywhere hiring fulltime firefighters.…

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Added by Chasefire on February 6, 2008 at 1:39pm — 1 Comment

US&R Rescue Robots

I recently saw this article about standards for US&R rescue robots in Goverment Technology magazine. I have copied this from http://www.govtech.com/gt/261168?topic=117691.