July 2008 Blog Posts (112)

UPDATED: Kentland Volunteers And Their 'Frat House'

UPDATED: Here in the Washington, D.C. metro area, we get word from the local media outlets about a 4-year-old firehouse video being leaked to the local news that depicts what the media calls a 'frat house' full of activity. The Kentland Volunteer Fire Department shown in the video operates under the Prince Georges County Fire Department in Maryland .

In the news video below, you can see volunteers shooting illegal… Continue

Added by Rockland USA on July 11, 2008 at 7:30pm — 33 Comments

Viejas 2008 Fire Expo and Firefighter Combat Challenge

Viejas 2008 Fire Expo and Firefighter Combat Challenge

Saturday, July 19, 2008 ~ Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Southern California’s LARGEST Firefighting Events! Enjoy a memorable summer day with the entire family at the Viejas 2008 Fire Expo and Firefighter Combat Challenge. This 18th annual event is designed to heighten public… Continue

Added by San Diego Firefighters' Emerald Society on July 11, 2008 at 2:37am — No Comments

voices for peace

Added by nazy on July 10, 2008 at 3:10pm — No Comments

Binge

Fourth of July weekend, I volunteered to cover an extra duty section. The husband and wife who faithfully cover our Friday nights went on vacation and since I wasn't going anywhere, I figured, what the heck. I imagined all sorts of holiday emergencies to which I might fly, ready to render comfort and aid to citizenry impaled by bottle rockets or pinned in spectacularly mangled vehicles. I sat reading a book on my couch, listening to the distant pop of firecrackers, waiting for the inevitable… Continue

Added by Kimberly Robinson on July 9, 2008 at 4:46pm — 7 Comments

Homecoming

Zoey is home!! she is doing great and eating like a pig..lol now we just need to get mikayla home and all will be good i will have pics later on this week. if u want to see her sooner you can add me to yahoomessenger shy_dreamer06@yahoo.com and i will show her off..lol ok ttyl all are welcome to add me on there. i'm sorry chat is closed i had a good time in there.

Added by Trish Girard on July 9, 2008 at 4:14pm — 1 Comment

BACK SURGERY

HEY ALL BACK SURGERY WENT WELL AS YOU CAN SEE IM PASSING TIME WITH MY OTHER HOBBY HOPEING TO BE BACK ON TRUCKS BY SEPT OR SOONER DEPENDING ON DOCTOR MEAN WHILE MY MIDDLE DAUGHTER GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WE'RE PREPARING HOUSE FOR PARTY HOPE TO GET ON HERE MORE BUT IF I DONT EMAIL ME AT dispatchermfd@yahoo.com

OR MESSAGE ME ON YAHOO MESSINGER HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON… Continue

Added by Dennis on July 9, 2008 at 2:06pm — 1 Comment

Please Buckle up

Another sad day and a grieving family due to lack of seatbelts. This is not the only one since my other blog post regarding seatbelts, but it struck me when reading it... responding to a vehicle fire and leaving behind a young family. Our job is tough, our job is dangerous, our job can be incredibly rewarding. One thing our job should not be is deadly. There are ways to prevent a high percentage of LODD's. Be the solution, buckle up!

NO SEATBELTS IN OHIO APPARATUS CRASH… Continue

Added by Spanner 122 on July 9, 2008 at 10:17am — 6 Comments

California Burning -- Again!

Federal Engines Stand Idle as The Search for Trained Firefighters Begins

By: Lou Angeli

Big Sur, CA (July 8, 2008) -- With dry winds and low humidity in store, the day doesn’t seem to be a promising one for firefighters working fires on California’s central coast. The Basin Complex fire in the Los Padres National Forest has currently destroyed 74,985 acres and is only 11 percent contained. The complex is burning away at one of the nation’s most beautiful destinations, Big… Continue

Added by Lou Angeli on July 8, 2008 at 11:16pm — No Comments

CELEBRITY NEWS: Michael J. Fox May Join 'Rescue Me'

From the celebrity news wires I'm hearing that Michael J. Fox may jump on board the cast of 'RESCUE ME' during the fifth season. The plan is for Fox to play a love interest to Denis Leary's character's ex (Janet). Entertainment Tonight is reporting this afternoon that Fox is considering the offer - which makes sense since Fox and Leary are longtime friends.

As you may recall, Fox suffers from Parkinson's and hasn't been on TV… Continue

Added by Rockland USA on July 8, 2008 at 4:50pm — No Comments

Louisville Ambulance Driver Didn't Report Convictions

Here's a good discussion: What are your department's policies in regard to the reporting of criminal offenses? Is it required to report traffic tickets? Misdemeanor convictions? Citations?

A story out of Louisville, KY regarding Tammy Renee Brewer who was involved in an accident while transporting a nose bleed patient. Brewer was found later to have a number of criminal offenses which were not reported to her employer OR the… Continue

Added by Rockland USA on July 8, 2008 at 7:00am — 2 Comments

Volunteer Firefighter Gets Spiked In The Brain!

A volunteer firefighter in Penrose, CO got a lesson in anatomy that he probably doesn't want to go through again. Chris Clear was helping a friend move a roto-tiller when SNAP! He said it was just like a rock hitting his face, but it didn't feel like anything went further than that. He went to his mom who said his nose was pouring with blood.

They drove to the hospital where they took an X-ray of his NECK (the focus of his pain)… Continue

Added by Rockland USA on July 8, 2008 at 5:00am — 6 Comments

TNT: The Accidental Runner; F.R.O.G.

Some people wonder why I run half marathons and fundraise for Leukemia, and I’ve posted some comments on here before in my TNT: The Accidental Runner blogs to explain, but I don’t think anything can say it better as to why I do what I do than the note posted below.

One of the kids that the Upstate NY/VT Chapter is running for is Dylan Mayo, 8 years old, from Clifton Park, NY.

He was diagnosed with AML M4 Leukemia on 1/9/07. He and his family have never given up hope. Their motto… Continue

Added by Mary Ellen Shea on July 7, 2008 at 9:36am — 9 Comments

WHOA! Morning Apparatus Check Interrupted By Oak Tree

Think about this one: You are minding your own business on a beautiful Sunday morning checking out the apparatus. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and the rookies are doing, well, what rookies do. Then all of a sudden CRASH! An oak tree falls in front of your station directly into the apparatus! That'll wake your ass up.

That's exactly what happened in Hillsborough County, Florida yesterday. An oak tree fell on Engine and… Continue

Added by Rockland USA on July 7, 2008 at 9:30am — 8 Comments

4th of July Weekend

Well, the 4th of July weekend is over, and amazingly enough, we did not have to make a response to Desoto Falls to pull someone out. Normally, on the 4th of July weekend we have to respond to the Falls to pull out someone who decides they want to jump the 70 feet to impress their friends. We all know the ones who do it, their famous last words, "Hey ya'll watch this!"

Added by Michael Stone on July 7, 2008 at 9:05am — No Comments

A must see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3340274697167011147

Added by Dale Lucius on July 7, 2008 at 8:50am — 1 Comment

A Badged S.F. Firefighter Goes Topless In Gay Pride Parade

What are your thoughts about this? If you are a paid firefighter for a city, county or otherwise AND you wear your official badge on your bustier while topless in a parade - should you be disciplined? (For the record, it really doesn't matter what the parade is - the point is about being topless in public while displaying your employers official badge).

We hear out in San Fancisco that an off-duty firefighter was… Continue

Added by Rockland USA on July 7, 2008 at 8:00am — 16 Comments

Evans Center Chief Dennis Allen Gets Double Lung Transplant

I am happy to report that my best friend and brother firefighter, Denny Allen received a life-saving double-lung transplant on Wednesday-July 2nd at the Cleveland Clinic.

He was admitted to the clinic on Thursday-June 26th due to complications from the pulmonary fibrosis he suffered from. I paid him a surprise visit early in the day on Tuesday-July 1st and got to spend about 5 hours with him. We shared lunch and had a great time… Continue

Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on July 6, 2008 at 11:27pm — 4 Comments

9/11 Letter written by an Unknown NJ housewife

Letter from one 'Angry Woman'

I don't know who wrote it but they should have signed it. Some powerful words. This woman should run for president.

Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds like it! This is one ticked off lady.

'Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001?

> Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day,… Continue

Added by Michael Fish #89 on July 6, 2008 at 11:21pm — 3 Comments

1st week in July

well July is supposed to come on with fireworks and it sure did the natural kind, we had lightening the last evening in June and the first of July, the Monday lightening created a fire called the Rattlesnake point fire which was pretty tame until July 1 at 1700 hours when a new cell started its thing with High winds. The fire was pushed across containment lines to the east and became a threat to structures in fire district 3. Two Stations responded to DNR's request for Structure protection and… Continue

Added by Gordon Hennigs on July 6, 2008 at 10:42pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

I am sure many people are wondering why I haven't written a Notes from a Rookie Firefighter column this week.

I was going to quit. Going to the Morris County Training Academy full-time had to be one of the most grueling and demanding things I've done. I was all battered up, frustrated from the heat and distracted from my children and my lack of work. I had a little doubt about having the fortitude to continue. My husband then realized that one day I would be going from a red to a… Continue

Added by Denise Imperiale on July 6, 2008 at 3:32pm — 3 Comments