August 2007 Blog Posts (296)

Chills!

A drunk man in an Oldsmobile

They said had run the light

That caused the six-car pileup

On 109 that night.

When broken bodies lay about

"And blood was everywhere,"

"The sirens screamed out eulogies,"

For death was in the air.

"A mother, trapped inside her car,"

Was heard above the noise;

Her plaintive plea near split the air:

"Oh, God, please spare my boys!"

She fought to loose her pinned hands;

"She struggled to…

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Added by Nicholas Longnecker on August 6, 2007 at 9:00pm — No Comments

!Yield!

The driver with his foot pressing down hard on the pedal, my arm tugging again and again at the air horn chain, as you fail to yield the right-of-way at an intersection or in traffic. When you need us however, your first comment upon our arrival will be, "It took you forever to get here!"

Added by Nicholas Longnecker on August 6, 2007 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Welcome

Welcome to my blog and new home on firefighternation.com Interesting site I managed to find through FFclosecalls SL.

Hope to get some pics and other things loaded up before too long.

Added by Brandon Wilch on August 6, 2007 at 3:17pm — No Comments

Another Great Day at the Station

Today started off with a monday morning MEDICAL drill cycle.....enough said, today sucks.

Added by Michael Corns on August 6, 2007 at 2:26pm — 2 Comments

The Early History of Fire Departments

The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of fire-fighting vigiles (“watchmen”) in 24 bc. Regulations for checking and preventing fires were developed. In the preindustrial era most cities had watchmen who sounded an alarm at signs of fire. The principal piece of fire-fighting equipment in ancient Rome and into early modern times was the bucket, passed from hand to hand to…

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Added by Stephen Walsh on August 6, 2007 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Blogging....

So I haven't been blogging very much. I thought I'd blog more often, but it seems that I either don't have the time to blog, or can't find anything to blog about. How often is a person supposed to blog anyway? Is there a limit? Are there blog monitors who watch over these things?

I know I promised to blog about something more constructive this time. Well, sue me, I blied, sorry. Perhaps next time will be the time.

Added by Irons51 on August 6, 2007 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Spruce Pine NC State of Emergency

STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR DOWNTOWN SPRUCE PINES.

NUMEROUS FIRES OVER THE WEEKEND. AT LEAST TEN BUSINESSES GUTTED BY VARIOUS FIRES. EXT M/A. CURFEW IN EFFECT, DOWNTOWN CLOSED UNTIL WED FOR INVESTIGATIONS.

Added by IPN on August 6, 2007 at 10:26am — No Comments

6 Miners Trapped After Utah Quake

http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_218103238.html

IPN members are monitoring the situation and will send updates via our network when new details become available.

Added by IPN on August 6, 2007 at 9:00am — No Comments

Blackstone Mass 4th Alarm

Hide A Way Pub. 2 Sty Frame 150x150 F/I Extd to Comml Garage. Wires Down w/Exposures

Mutual Aid from Mass & Rhode Island.

Some audio on http://www.scan-ri.com/

Updates on IPN (Of Course!)

Added by IPN on August 6, 2007 at 8:30am — No Comments

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Added by Lt2406 on August 6, 2007 at 1:38am — No Comments

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Added by Lt2406 on August 6, 2007 at 1:37am — No Comments

Blogging at 0115 hours

This whole thing is so intriguing that I've sat up since midnight trying to figure it all out. It's a brave new world, all of this electronic chatter. Oh well, I think it would be smart to go catch a little bit of sleep before the next call, or at least so I can function while watching the kids tomorrow.

Added by Mick Mayers on August 6, 2007 at 1:16am — 1 Comment

Patches

Im' trying to get a patch collection going for my son. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In Memory of Jeremey Labella who was killed in the line of duty from a roof collapse in Washington Pa.

Added by Tim Miller on August 5, 2007 at 2:26pm — 2 Comments

I made a Boo Boo

Hi all,

I made a mistake and accidentally deleted some of my friends. Age must be catching up to me! Anyways, please check your friend's lists and see if I inadvertantly deleted you.

Stay safe and stay low!

Steve (Firephoto161)

Added by Stephen Walsh on August 5, 2007 at 2:23pm — No Comments

Remember Back In The Days?

The days of rubber boots, rubber coats, rubber gloves, leather helmets and 3 pound wheat light batteries. My Dad in 1972 at a 3 alarm fire Brookline, Massachusetts.

Added by Stephen Walsh on August 4, 2007 at 2:26pm — 2 Comments

Signatures NEEDED

Hey, All...

I'd like to ask everyone who's willing to please visit:

www.local799.com/main.html

and click the link on the main page to "View and Sign an Online Petition to Mayor Cicilline". The Providence, RI Fire Department has been working without a contract for five years and although some issues have been resolved, there are far more that need to be. Not to mention the fact that the City is looking to…

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Added by Erin Blackman on August 4, 2007 at 1:43pm — No Comments

Perfect timing

Ok. We'll probably never be able to repeat the call we had the other night if we tried. My town is part of a regional dive team with a neighboring city. We had scheduled a dive drill in our town. It was our first drill in about 4 or 5 months. Great guys to work with and we've come to work very well together despite the fact that we've only be together about a year. We had done all our primary paperwork and our first divers were in the water. Our team members chief was down watching the drill… Continue

Added by K. Lyn on August 4, 2007 at 1:36pm — 1 Comment

I-35W Collapse

God bless everyone involed in the i-35W disaster.

As efforts change focus from rescue to recovery, I wanted to take a minute and say thank you to all that have helped. You have all shown that you are the best at what you do and you make us all very proud!!

Rescue work is very rewarding and often gets great exposure as news crews catch every move on tape and family and friend watch close by. Don't get me wrong I know the stress levels are high and the risk is great but, there is…

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Added by Les on August 4, 2007 at 3:08am — No Comments

In remembrance

I just want to offer my condolences and prayers to the members of the Noonday Volunteer Fire Department in the loss of two of thier fireman this morning. It is a sad day here in Texas for firefighters as it is all over the country due to this tragedy. To the families, our prayers and thoughts are with you in your time of sorrow, and know they did thier jobs, thier duties are done, this thier last call answered, they are now home. God bless you. Rest in peace fellow brothers.

Added by David E. Stokes on August 3, 2007 at 6:07pm — No Comments