FASNY is pleased to announce the following seminar:

"HAZMAT/WMD" February 23 ,2008 at the Keeseville Fire Department, 8 Pleasant St. Keeseville,NY. 8:30 am- 5 pm.

Cost: FASNY members $ 5.00 with pre-registration, $20.00 at the door (includes light lunch).Non-FASNY members, $15.00 with pre-registration, $20 at the door. To register contact the FASNY office or follow the training link on www.fasny.com to download a registration form (FASNY members may…

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through station

All was quiet except for our snoring dalmation.

Our boots had been placed by the bunksides with care

In hopes that the shift change would finally be here.

The lights were turned down and the TV was off

The rigs had been washed and the floors had been mopped.

Firemen and Medics lie nestled in bed

While visions of homelife danced through their heads.…

Just wanted to wish everyone on the Nation a Merry Christmas and hope your holiday is blessed and peaceful. Although I worked the Christmas shift each year for the first part of my career, thanks to the grace of good planning and seniority, I get to spend the holidays with my favorite Christmas presents these days: my beautiful wife and daughters.…

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Firefighters GlovesA Firefighters Gloves hold many things

From elderly arms to a kids broken swing


From the hands they shake and the backs they pat


To the tiny claw marks of another treed cat


At 2 am they are filled with chrome


From the DWI who was on her way home


And the equipment they use to roll back the dash


From the family of 6 she involved in the crash








The brush rakes in spring, wear the palms out


When the wind does a "90"…

well, My 1st blog post, woo hoo.. very exciting..

Lets see, blogging and doing laundry cleaning up around a bit, gotta work nights tommorrow , we work 10 and 14's 3 on 3 off , which is pretty strange to mostfolks. the "good part" is that the schedual allows you to work 36's or 24/ 48's or 8 and 16's actually ultimately its up to you and whomever you swap with..

Been on the job 18 years, dispatched for a smaller city foralmost 4 years waiting to get on, and was an active vollie…

oN SATURDAY WE HAD A WALK IN. It was an older woman that had severe chest pains.

After roaming through the mall tonight, and observing mankind exhibiting less than admirable behavior during a high-stress time (Ho, Ho, Ho? ) and not being terribly impressed with said behavior, I'd like to offer up some thoughts based on the philosophy of "Pay it Forward".

The concept is simple......simple acts of unexpected and unneccessary kindness; to complete strangers, to friends, to family.

My parents raised me to be a mindful, respectful and polite person. My mother is…

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