All Blog Posts (7,007)

East Stroudsburg firefighter ready to make sacrifices to fight fire

October 09, 2007

Name: Ken Vetesy

Age: 25

Lives in: East Stroudsburg

Family: Mom Vicki, dad Ken Sr., sister Heather, 32, brother Nathan, 18, sister Makayla, 16, girlfriend Pam, bulldog Mack

Job: Pharmacy technician for Rite Aid Pharmacy; he is also a full-time…

Continue

Added by Bulldog16 on October 9, 2007 at 11:52pm — No Comments

Remember

In each of our daily routines we must be very consciencious of our surroundings and whats going on. You must also remember to relax and enjoy the simple things in life as well. You need to laugh and live and love a little more then most given what you do for a living.

Added by Amy on October 9, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

NC DRY CONDITIONS

The following is a copy of a bulletin I posted on myspace. If you live in NC please contact the right people.

We responded to a call tonight of a man burning trash not 10 foot from

a wooded area. The man refused to put it out and there was nothing we

could do because he lives in the county where it is legal for him to do

that. Not long after we left we were called back out to put the woods

out.

As you all know we are in a severe drought and… Continue

Added by Jeff on October 9, 2007 at 4:07pm — 1 Comment

Sam, the EMT

I've grown restless of being an ambulance driver. I've run the gamut of precepting requirements and I'm now an official non-probationary medic driver. I should be excited, but I'm not; I long to be in the back.

Whenever we run a call, I get to help out a little bit. It's something like, "Sam, can you get a pulse-ox on him," or, "Could you get me a bp on her?" The little bit I get to do is thrilling.

I'm a doctor's daughter who wore kid-sized scrubs when dad would take me on rounds. I… Continue

Added by Meris on October 9, 2007 at 10:00am — No Comments

What a long day! The start of a 10 day run & I am already exhausted. Although, the Cowboys did win.... Sorry NY fans.... anyhow, just thought I would express that... You all have a great evening * B …

What a long day! The start of a 10 day run & I am already exhausted. Although, the Cowboys did win.... Sorry NY fans.... anyhow, just thought I would express that... You all have a great evening * B SAFE OUT THERE!!!!

Continue

Added by Deborah on October 9, 2007 at 2:49am — No Comments

I miss open bay bunkrooms...

We are so far beyond spoiled today. I just finished watching the end of the Cowboys game in the dayroom at Station 2 and there were 3 of us in there jumping around, yelling at he 60" bigscreen TV. Sounds great huh...well, it wasnt long ago, at least 10 of the 11 guys in the station would have been in there. And at least 2-3 would have been cheering for the Bills, never mind we are oh 2000 miles from upstate NY. It's just how it used to work, there had to be the…

Continue

Added by Allen Wahlstrom on October 9, 2007 at 1:26am — No Comments

I'm Back!!!

Well folks i'm back and psoting more photos. Had a lot of family stuff going on so I hope nobody thinks I was ingorning their messages. Photos posted tonight are of a 5 alarm fire in Milton, Massachusetts that occurred about 6pm tonight.

Added by Stephen Walsh on October 9, 2007 at 12:04am — No Comments

Emmitsburg, MD

As for my fellow brothers and sisters on a Fire Department, I wanted to let you all know that my sister and her husband got back from Emmitsburg, MD today.. I must say i was unable to go out there, but i have heard so many good things.. Its a day where we all gather to remember the fallen. I was tearing up after hearing what they have done for our family. Has anyone else been to Emmitsburg, MD???

This weekend I will go to our State Capital, to remember our fallen brother Thomas "Emmet"… Continue

Added by Sammy on October 9, 2007 at 12:03am — 1 Comment

What drives me to be a firefighter/EMS responder

I started out 17 years ago when I was with a friend of mine and our town started flooding and I took him to the station to start rescue operations. The Chief asked if I wanted to help, so he give me a pair of boots and I jumped on the back of the truck and have been hooked ever since. Through everything I've been through since I've always had my brothers and sisters right there when I need them most. I love what I do…

Continue

Added by Ray Crane on October 8, 2007 at 11:13pm — No Comments

About Me.

I live in Icard N.C., I have lived here all of my life. I work as a Fire Engineer Full-Time and on some of my days off I work as a Fire Engineer part-time at another Fire Department. I enjoy spending time with my wife and 2 sons. I am one of those Ford Diesel fanatics, I have a 2003 Sonic Blue Crew Cab Powerstroke with some mods. I just got into this thing with leather fire helmets, I just bought a Cairns N6A Sam Houston Deluxe and I love it, I would like to start repairing leather helmets and… Continue

Added by Engi209neeR on October 8, 2007 at 10:27pm — No Comments

Divorce

How can divorce be a good thing? when it's gets the asshole you are married to out of your station!! i can't wait to have my station back!!

Added by Meri on October 8, 2007 at 10:10pm — 1 Comment

Borrowed but True

Dear citizens of (and visitors to) Wayne County

By and large, you're a good bunch. I enjoy providing you with the help you need when you call 911. You make my workdays (and nights) interesting. However, from time to time, I notice a few small issues -- perhaps we can call them gaps in your knowledge? -- that make my job a little bit more frustrating. Herein I offer a few simple pieces of advice to help make everyone's emergency experience more satisfying.

1. When I ask… Continue

Added by SgtPetrovich on October 8, 2007 at 12:58pm — 3 Comments

Firefighters’ Deaths Add to Pressure for Drug Tests

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/us/06boston.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

This NY Times story indicates that Boston FD does not do random drug testing on their members. That made me nervous when I read it. Then I thought my department doesn't do testing either. Should the volunteers get with the program and random test their…

Continue

Added by Peter Lupkowski on October 8, 2007 at 11:12am — No Comments

Evans Center is Active in the Community in October

TOWN OF EVANS NY --- You won’t have to look far to find Evans Center Firefighters in the community in the month of October.

More than a dozen firefighters and fire explorers were present in uniform at the Lake Shore Middle School on Monday-October 1 to support “Rachel’s Legacy” presented by Mr. Darrell Scott. Mr. Scott’s daughter Rachel was the first student killed in the Columbine High School tragedy in 1999. The fire company was there to support the school’s initiatives of promoting…

Continue

Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on October 8, 2007 at 9:34am — No Comments

LODD of Greene County Sheriff Deputy

Greene County Deputy died in the line of duty early Saturday morning in an MVA with a local Volunteer Firefighter. The Volunteer Firefighter was flown to a local hospital and is in serious condition. Both where enroute to an MVA that was later Unfounded..

Added by BIGBEN on October 8, 2007 at 7:00am — No Comments

Friends/FRIENDS

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Get upset if you're too busy to talk to them for a week.

FIRE DEPARTMENT FRIENDS: Are glad to see you after years, and will happily carry on the same conversation you were having last time you met.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Never ask for food.

FIRE DEPARTMENT FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

So true....I never have any rice crispies around the house or brownie mixes any more LOL

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. And Mrs.

FIRE…

Continue

Added by sarah on October 8, 2007 at 2:54am — No Comments

deptford

we took home a few trophies yesterday

engine tooks 1st place 93

latter truck took 1st place 93

brush truck took 1st place 94

casscade took 2nd 92

Added by Tigger on October 7, 2007 at 9:16pm — No Comments

Pride

I have been a Volunteer with the Beltsville VFD in Maryland for 24 years. I am very proud of what we have accomplished throughout the years and look forward to many more years. I enjoy being a volunteer and I am very proud to say that I am one. I am a volunteer in a combination system, there are ups and downs but its all what you make of it. We are all here to do the same JOB, so lets keep it going and stand tall.

Added by Al Schwartz on October 7, 2007 at 7:02pm — No Comments