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FINALLY getting paid to play

Well I guess all this insane training I have been doing since March has finally paid off. My department has hired me part time (like all the others who are getting paid). June 4th was my first day as a paid FF. We dont run much, the paid staff is there to make sure that things that needing to get done are done. But still, its a paid position which just tickles me to death. :)

Yall be safe out there...... Be good becareful be safe

Wolfy

Added by Wolfy Lang on June 10, 2008 at 8:28am — 3 Comments

seattle

im am getting ready to spend 2 weeks in seattle and i would really like to check out some of their gear and trucks. i am also trading dept. shirts so if there is anyone on the seattle dept. that wouldnt mind showing a kansas fire fighter around and swapping a shirt i would be very happy. plus id really like some tips on good places to eat and just have fun. im 23 so going to the bar is no problem. but like i said im looking to have a good time and id like to check out your equipment. please… Continue

Added by tyler cheesman on June 9, 2008 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Politics and Union Fire Fighters - oil and water !

Are your rights under your Union contract "Enforcible" ?

Will you recieve the full support of your Union Reps if : Your a Sportsmen or gun owner ?

What if you are from one Political Party and the Admin personel are from another ?

Do you actually have "Freedom of Speach" at work ?

Would you be willing to bet your carreer on it ?

Would you be willing to stake your retirement benefits and healthcare on it ?

Do your own home… Continue

Added by Rick on June 9, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Stop bleeding

I am taking a survey on hemostatic agents. These are "blood stoppers" used in the military environment and is becoming widely prevalent in the SWAT community. I would like as many people to respond as possible about whether or not they carry or have heard of various hemostatic products. So far this is a list that I have compiled and I have much more information on application.

CELOX

Quick Clot

HemCon

Act Cel

Trauma DEX

BLOXX

BioGlue

and (drum… Continue

Added by M Clark on June 9, 2008 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Knowing what you are doing...CPR.

In a CPR class its easy. Just remember 30 and 2 and your done. (okay....not that simple) However, fast forward to your first patiant by yourself. You walk in a room and forget everything. As a first responder(or new EMT) this will happen on your first few runs. It happend to me this past weekend. I was told to pratice and pratice. This all paid off on Sunday. I walked into the room and found my patiant laid out on the floor. In a blink I checked for a pulse and breath -none. Next thing I knew I… Continue

Added by Matthew Cosgrove on June 9, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Thank Him for letting me go ,Thank God I left.

I look back and I think to myself would I be where I am today if I had not gone through it all.I was the best wife I knew how to be .I was the best at evrything I tried to do for him.It didn't pan out , it didn't work.Suck it up.Get your stuff in order and now figure out what you want out of your life. I figure if I could put all of the effort I spent trying to be a great wife into something just for me how I could I help being great at it too.Learn all you can learn. Get enrolled in school(… Continue

Added by Susie Young on June 9, 2008 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Know and Understand WHY You Do It.

In a recent blog I wrote, titled "Know What You're Dealing With, Or Don't Do It!!!!", I challenged emergency services members and industrial ERT's to know their core business. To understand what they do. To understand what they're dealing with and likely to face when called.

If you want to get a bit of background to this blog, you can read it at http://www.firefighternation.com/profiles/blog/show?id=889755%3ABlogPost%3A622050

I was recently contracted to deliver Confined… Continue

Added by lutan1 on June 9, 2008 at 4:00am — 6 Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Morristown, NJ had a thunder and lightening storm tonight and it poured for awhile. It reminded me of a fellow firefighter yesterday who shared with my husband and I the reason he became a firefighter. When he was a young boy, his home was struck by lightening.

People may wonder why I became a firefighter. I would like to share the reason why.

When I was 30 I lived in Sayville, New York, a small fishing town on the eastern end of Long Island. I tried to join the volunteer… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on June 8, 2008 at 10:20pm — 6 Comments

Aircraft Accident - 2008

Aircraft_accident_2008[1].pdf

It is with great sorrow that I attach this link. Our friends at PHI need our deepest sympathy and prayers. I will do my best to keep everyone informed of new updates.

Our prayers are with them,

Rebecca Marlow
Scenic Loop VFD
Polk County First Responders Association

Added by Rebecca Marlow on June 8, 2008 at 5:48pm — No Comments

First day of Fire Recruit class

I start my first day of the recruit class for the fire dept, and i would have to say going through the process was long and stressful, but i feel that it will be worth the stress in the end. I will let you know how it goes.

Added by Meds on June 8, 2008 at 4:45pm — No Comments

Short blog post about my Final Exam

I PASSED!!! Yes, I've managed it.. I passed the exams!! I was one of 6 who passed out of 12.. so not bad huh!? :) Ok.. 3 quitted before the exams.. and 3 failed.. but I'm just so glad I got it!. Now I only have 2 internal lessons (local) about technical rescue'procedures' and learning 2 trucks.. (where everything is located, put away?)... and then I can go out on calls!

bye bye..
Jol

Added by Jolande on June 8, 2008 at 4:38pm — No Comments

1st week of June

wow what a week full of meetings, stress and training, first the meetings currently the we are involved in a rewrite of the county's comp plan which is something we have been interested in for sometime the fire service is trying to get a handle of wildland urban interface issues. The City is currently in a review of its water comp plan, that is another long meeting with several large issues. Training I spent one day at a Mass Causality Incident training that was very interesting and helpful. I… Continue

Added by Gordon Hennigs on June 8, 2008 at 11:11am — No Comments

Honor Guard

As you can see from this post I survived yet another plane ride. Hooray! Both flights were actually very good flights with hardly any turbulence. I definitely didn't feel like the wings were about to break off and I could understand what the pilot and the flight attendants were saying, so all in all it was a good flight.

I had to go teach at an honor guard symposium for firefighters and police officers. The Lewisville Fire Department's… Continue

Added by Wendy Norris on June 7, 2008 at 12:08am — 3 Comments

Update

Things here are going well. My son graduated from High School, I have been to 2 out of 3 weddings, the remodel is on hold, and I have begun the last of 5 classes for my Master's degree. I have purchased a ticket and will be in British Columbia July 30th through August 13th riding for the Canadian Bible Society and Bike for Bibles. The training is going OK. I have to determine a way to get from Sea-Tac Airport to the Port Angeles Ferry to Victoria with a bike and a suitcase. Then from Port… Continue

Added by JR Duncan on June 6, 2008 at 10:53pm — No Comments

A video worth watching

As we come up on the anniversary of the tragic loss of nine brothers in Charleston, my battalion officer played a video for me. I'm not going to lie, I was crying like a baby right in the station. Its sad, but, powerful and motivating.

http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=8GQ4xsn0d_I

Its a real reminder that everything we do can affect those around us, even if we are gone. You'll have to cut and paste the link, but I promise it is worth the effort.

Added by Heather Langston on June 6, 2008 at 8:55pm — 4 Comments

we are home- for now..lol

hi everyone

just wanted to let you all know that this week and weekend has been very hectic. we were supposed to stay the weekend in the girls rooms with them, well instead of sleeping with the girls i was admitted to my own room. we were visiting the girls when i became doubled over in pain from my right side so we went down stairs to the ER and they did a CT scan and found a softball size absece (if thats how u spell it) and even though the medicine was good, i missed my family at… Continue

Added by Trish Girard on June 6, 2008 at 3:40pm — No Comments

RMFD mourns loss of FF C. Marrow

Friday, June 06, 2008

The Rocky Mount Fire Department is mourning one of their own today.

Clayton Earl Marrow, 29, died Thursday morning of a heart condition. Marrow, a firefighter and emergency medical technician, collapsed at home after returning from a run.

His last post was at Station 5 on Springfield Road.

"We have not experienced an active member dying since 1983," said Fire Chief Keith Harris. "That's why this has been such a shock. Really,… Continue

Added by Christy on June 6, 2008 at 2:16pm — 1 Comment

Fire in North Carolina.....

There is a huge fire in the South...(North Carolina)

It went from 1200 acres to 10,000 acres overnight...and now is over 20,000.

Three counties are being affected by the heat, actual fire and there is smoke miles away. Enough to have school delayed in Pitt county which is 1hr away...

Someone else may now more about this and have something more to say..

But...the active firemen and women are in the field and dont give a damn about writing this stuff now

There trying to… Continue

Added by Angielynn on June 6, 2008 at 10:13am — 2 Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Last night I cooked dinner for our firehouse and Morristown NJ softball game. Our company won the game, but that's not really what the event was about. It was about participation on a team, and working together for a common goal which is what the fire department is all about.

While I was setting up for the game, I was with the old timers, whom I spend every afternoon with at Station 4. No matter what problem you have, or question you have, the old timers have a good and sometimes… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on June 6, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

What to do Now ?

What do you do now? You have been his wife for several years now. You are checking your drivers license to make sure that you are you .Your entire life has been built around his two jobs and well yours has just been something you did when he was working .You did everything you could to schedule time with him thinking that might help. he made other plans with (the boys) it was always with HER.He would go out take the four wheeler,come back drunk and chase you around the dead end circle where you… Continue

Added by Susie Young on June 5, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments