August 2008 Blog Posts (161)

Abbeville County Fire Headquaters!!!!! NEW WEBSITE

Hey Everyone

We Have A New Website

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Hope Everyone Stays Safe

Firefighter 826
Katie Pressley

Added by Katie Pressley on August 5, 2008 at 2:41pm — No Comments

ATTN: Looking For Donations for a Avid Collector

I am looking for ANY firefighter / U.S. Coast Guard Items you may have that don't want or need!

I collect most of it. The others I try to restore and display or save them for part's on other restore projects.

Please let me know what you may have!

Looking for these Items:

Firetrucks / Ladder Trucks "A Plus" "Sry No Room for the Real ones!"

Federal from Any Fire truck.

Spray Nozzle

"Already Have brand new 100ft 3" Hose"

Gongs

"Already… Continue

Added by Shawn McMahon on August 5, 2008 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

ARBITRATION CAME!!

WELL WE HAD ARBITRATION FINALLY!! AND NOW IT'S A WAITING GAME FOR THE OUTCOME,WE GOT USED TO BEING PUT OFF OR ANOTHER DATE OR SOMETHING ALWAYS CAME IN THE WAY OF THE ARBITRATION OF GOIN BACK TO WORK!!! WELL I CAN SAY IT WAS A BIT AMUSING,NOT TO WHAT WE EXPECTED,WE EXPECTED I GUESS ALOT MORE DIRECT ANSWERS AND REALLY GOOD REASONS WHY??WE KNEW THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY,CAUSE THERE SIMPLY WASN'T ANY!! BUT WANTED TO HEAR THEM. THEY WERE NOT PROFESSIONAL AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT… Continue

Added by RODD FERNANDES on August 4, 2008 at 9:24pm — 1 Comment

Hello from Alaska- home town Angoon from Angoon Vol. fire Dept.

Hello i'm a vol. fire dept. ex- fire chief

Added by Vol.ex-firechief on August 4, 2008 at 8:51pm — 2 Comments

How confident are you?

Okay we see and deal with this everyday. That one person(s) that no one wants to work with. How do you deal with that?

Sure, everyone is special in their own little way, but what about yourself, have you looked in the mirror lately? How about that person(s) feelings, do they think the same about you? Or do they go home at the end of the day and say, "I can really learn something from them, only if they let me". In other words, you don't want to deal with them because you think they… Continue

Added by MrC_EMTest2005 on August 4, 2008 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Frequent Flyers: Stories of Repitition

Ok, everyone. I know all of you in the EMS services have them. The frequent flyers who call every day or every shift and cause immediate stress reactions when the address is announced. What is it THIS time? Why do they call EVERY shift? It's easy sometimes to lose your cool and your professionalism with these patients. It's even harder sometimes to remember that every call to these patients could actually be a real emergency. Complacency kills. How many of these calls have you made? How many of… Continue

Added by Big Jim on August 4, 2008 at 6:40pm — 2 Comments

back to normal!

Yesterday from 0900-1700 I was out at one of our local parks first doing some rope rescue training by repelling and rock climbing as well as hiking, then afterwards some of my group went caving and swimming in lower level whitewater.

My new knee bits held up fantastic! no instability, pain, or swelling!

I think I can now officially say that I am back to my old active self and can put away the constant fear of re-dislocation :) :)

Added by Marie on August 4, 2008 at 12:47pm — 1 Comment

Water Barrel

Does anybody still do Water Barrel fights anymore? My Departmentis looking at building one, but we cant find the rules or measurements or anything? Can anyone help me????????

Added by Scott Ervin on August 4, 2008 at 10:27am — 3 Comments

1st blog

well it's monday morning. not much happened this weekend, dont know if that's a good or bad thing. Seems like my community has a rogue trash can burner out there. past few weekends at least one trash can or dumpster was on fire in the middle of the night. fire was put out pretty wucik and no one got hurt, which in my opinion is the most important part. I like that fact that i am always learning something new. LIke the cheif explained about us using the scba's and face sheilds on the trash… Continue

Added by Jay on August 4, 2008 at 10:12am — No Comments

People who comment on Other Blogs

u know im sorry but i get realy annoyed when people comment on other people's blogs that have nothing to do with the topic of the blog u know like some one will ask the question what is ur preferance on Truck color. But there is always some Jack Ass that feels he has to be Above everyone else with his nose held high and say "Well as long as it gets the job done does it realy matter". My take on that YEA because we all Like differant colors like me i personally think trucks shouldnt be anything… Continue

Added by Irishtruckie12 on August 4, 2008 at 8:11am — No Comments

NFA.....State Weekend

I just got back from State Weekend at the National Fire Academy....WOW that was fun. It was my first time there. I took Leadership 1 that was a good start. we had a great time. the Memorial Service was really somthing to see or participate in. I didn't bring my Class A's But I will Next Year. I met Alot of High Ranking ppl there, some of the Best Instructors In the State Including Randy Isenburgh ( I hope i spelled it right) he is one of the instructors that wrote the new Haz-Mat 472 program… Continue

Added by Greg....aka Midge on August 3, 2008 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Cancer update!!

Well I have started my chemo drugs once every two weeks.I can't have cold drinks or stick hand in cold water or freezer or fridge.The side effects and worse with the cold I get six bags on monday then a shot of 5FU then they pump me on a pump of 5FU for 48 hours. Then tuesday I get 1 bag of chemo and a shot of 5FU.I have six more treatment like that and i will be done.

Added by Robert Nichols on August 2, 2008 at 10:45pm — 2 Comments

Another reason to hate the Dodgers...

As if I needed another reason to hate them, now they pick up Ramirez. He is a whinning, slacking infection on every team he plays on. So my only hope is he will infect LA also. The fact that he played for Boston gives me another reason to root against him. Hopefully both LA and Boston will be watching come playoff time.....

Added by Medicine Man on August 2, 2008 at 7:12pm — 1 Comment

IAFF #333 Kicks Butt.

After winning just 2 times in the regular season, The IAFF local 333 (Springfield, Ohio), ran the table in the city softball tournament last weekend winning 5 staight games only to lose in a heart breaker in the championship 10-9. (on a bad umpire call I might add, but i will leave that for another time) We brought home the hardware with a 2nd place trophy. Now it is on to the state Tournament this weekend Aug. 9-10 in Dubin. Hopefully we will play as well and bring home some more hardware. I… Continue

Added by Medicine Man on August 2, 2008 at 7:06pm — No Comments

You know ur a firefighter when..........................

You know your a firefighter when..

1. ... You refer to a car fire as a "car-beque."

2. ... You think Backdraft is a comedy… wish every fire I was on had no smoke!!

3. ... Every vehicle in your family's fleet have the little fire helmet sticker on them

4. ... When you get pissed watching other cars ignore an apparatus going code 3..

5. ... When your 4 or 6-days are always spent at the river

6. ...If you've ever made a campfire and told everyone, "Trust me, I… Continue

Added by John on August 2, 2008 at 2:33am — 7 Comments

Dodging Johnny Law

I'm a law abiding citizen, in general, with one exception.....I love fast cars and I love to drive fast.

Double clutch used to be my middle name when I had the pedals to merit the name (my '72 Barracuda).

Up until recently I wasn't driving anything speed-worthy, and frankly, I'm stil not driving my dream car....but it's far zippier than what I was cruising around in lately.....

So...

Tonight I'm on the Northway southbound; it's late, I haven't had anything to drink so… Continue

Added by Mary Ellen Shea on August 2, 2008 at 12:30am — 17 Comments

Places where I worked before

After my initial Firefighter training I worked at CFB Edmonton for 4 years "now and army base". Followed by a tour at sea on HMCS Assiniboine.…

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Added by Dano on August 1, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOSHUA DARNELL

ON 7/11/08 WE LOST A GOOD FRIEND.JOSH WAS LOVED BY EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM.HE WAS A MEMBER OF MY VOL.RESCUE SQUAD.HE WAS 17.HE WAS KILLED BY A PERSON RUNNING FROM THE LAW WHILE HE WAS RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE.HE IS MISSED BY EVERYONE.HE TOUCHED EVERYONE WHO KNEW HIM.IAM GLAD TO HAVE CALLED HIM MY FRIEND.PLEASE PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY & FRIENDS.WE LOVE &MISS YOU JOSH.

Added by D.MAN on August 1, 2008 at 10:06pm — 6 Comments

mva in handcock,ma

i'm writing about an bad mva in handcock,ma that i was at last night july 31 2008. the call came in at 15:30 and i was a call for richmond fire and richmond emt to respond to the rt 20 side in ma in hancock. i was on the truck with the jaws of life and i was the co pilot we were responding fast then over the scanner we heard we nead the jaws , so i know it was a bad one they close off the whole mt. of rt 20 and when i got there there was two cars with there fronts smashe in one of the cars… Continue

Added by michael paul on August 1, 2008 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Do you work the Night Shift? Enter the Night Shift Heroes Contest and win prizes! Hurry, before Aug.8

Hey Everyone:

If you or someone you know works the night shift, here's your chance to get recognition and some cool prizes...

OSRAM SYLVANIA (they make high performance headlights) is running a contest devoted to night shift workers called: Night Shift Heroes by SYLVANIA.

Entering the contest is simple. Just fill out an entry form, write a short essay about how this night shift worker has made a difference, and send it along with your entry form to… Continue

Added by LorrieP on August 1, 2008 at 3:59pm — No Comments