August 2008 Blog Posts (161)

Should I Be Sorry?

Ok so our township, after lots and lots of pleading and begging finally got the grant we needed and purchased a brand new 3,019 gallon tanker (excuse me, tender as we have to say around here now) So at our last meeting, our training consisted of everybody riding in and driving the new tender so that we could all get a little more familiar with it. I don't know if God blessed me, or if I'm just made for it, but I have never driven anything as big as this truck or anything with air brakes and I… Continue

Added by Ashleigh on August 17, 2008 at 10:32pm — 21 Comments

Never Let Go

An ex of mine who is a firefighter at Ft. Riley introduced me to this song and it just hit so hard!! If you ever have the chance I suggest anyone in public service listening to it, because it fits us so well!!!

Here's the lyrics!!

Can you lay your life down, so a stranger can live?

Can you take what you need, but take less than you give?

Could you close every day, without the glory and fame?

Could you hold your head high, when no one knows your… Continue

Added by Ashleigh on August 17, 2008 at 10:26pm — 8 Comments

DAD

I would like to take this time and let everyone know the reason why i havent been around I losted my farther on 8-8-08 and I also had to work him (do cpr on him ) Its really hard on me right now cause of that. I have done Cpr on 100s of people but its diffrent when it comes to your family.My dad was also a firefighter,and I will miss him so much. I will be writeing a pome or a letter about him befor long and I will posted it on here. But for now I will let you all go.

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Added by johnson on August 17, 2008 at 9:57pm — 8 Comments

F.D.N.Y TRIBUTE

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Added by Big Al on August 17, 2008 at 7:59pm — 3 Comments

real heroes

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Added by Big Al on August 17, 2008 at 7:57pm — 2 Comments

A veteran firefighter died

A veteran firefighter died trying to extinguish a massive fire at a propane depot in north Toronto early Sunday, a blaze that closed major highways and forced thousands to flee their homes. The firefighter, who had been with the force for about 25 years, was found lifeless by a fellow firefighter in the hours after a 3:50 a.m. explosion erupted at Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases, Toronto fire service Div. Chief David Sheen said.

He was later identified as Bob Leek, a district… Continue

Added by Big Al on August 17, 2008 at 7:55pm — 2 Comments

Five French Firefighters Struck, Killed at Accident Scene".

The headlines read, "Five French Firefighters Struck, Killed at Accident Scene". The initial story from our Firehouse.com Home Page states, "Five French firefighters were killed Friday night as they worked at an accident scene on the A7 motorway, according to various French press agencies.

The firefighters were killed when a vehicle driven by an 81-year-old man plowed into them as they assisted the victims of an earlier accident in the southeast part of the… Continue

Added by Big Al on August 17, 2008 at 7:54pm — 1 Comment

love this lil man-great talemt-video singing -Tell me why'

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Added by Big Al on August 17, 2008 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

Fear of the "Evil Eye" at the BFD raises concerns !

Some BFD Admin members have reported their fear of the "Evil Eye" from one of Buffalo's own Firefighters. They have reported that a Firefighter was parked in his personal vehicle out side of Fire Headquarters giving the occupents the , "Evil Eye!" after being suspended in March of 2008.

I did some research on this contravercial subject , it appears so did Mr. Harvey Cox, a Harvard divinity professor. you can find more info at this link :… Continue

Added by Rick on August 16, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Simple explanations for complicated concepts - don't make a situation more complicated than it already is.

The United States military distills some of their most complicated - and most important - concepts into a single word...

Duty

Honor

Country

This fits into the value system for the people who are the most important to me as well...

Love

Family

Home

Firefighter

Paramedic

Friend

One of the smartest people I know is Mick Mayers. Mick deals with a lot of state and national-level planning and response issues.… Continue

Added by Ben Waller on August 16, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

USS New York

USS New York

It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center .

It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.

Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite , LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds… Continue

Added by Big Jim on August 16, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Why I’m Here

There have been posts asking people why they became a firefighter or an EMT and there have been some interesting reasons on why they are doing what they do. Well, here is how I decided to become an EMT and a firefighter.

My father was in the service. He used to tell me stories here and there about how he wanted to travel overseas, while some of his friends wanted to be stationed here in the States and stories of being a doctor in the service. As it turned out, my father was stationed… Continue

Added by Kimberly A Bownas on August 15, 2008 at 9:33pm — 10 Comments

Miami House Fire Highlights The Unexpected

Miami firefighters were confronted with a not so typical entry situation in early August 2008. Firefighters arrived to a single family dwelling well off. First team on the attack was confronted with an entry door that was welded shut. Firefighters were able to utilize a partner saw to get into the dwelling turning an exterior attack into an interior attack.

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Added by Firefighter Spot on August 15, 2008 at 4:06pm — 3 Comments

Charlotte FIRE TRUCK v SUV

CHARLOTTE -- Five people including four firefighters are recovering after a car accident involving a fire truck and an SUV on Monday morning.

The incident happened at the intersection of South Boulevard and Woodlawn Road. Firefighters were on the way to another accident on Interstate 77 at the time.

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Added by Firefighter Spot on August 15, 2008 at 4:04pm — No Comments

Conshohocken went to work on a massive 8 Alarm Blaze

August 13, 2008

Firefighters from Conshohocken went to work on a massive 8 Alarm Blaze in a luxury apartment house that later spread to four other buildings. Despite the massive fire philly.com is reporting only one firefighter and one civilian were injured. The fire took place at the RiverWalk at the Millennium complex in Schuykill.

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Added by Firefighter Spot on August 15, 2008 at 4:03pm — 3 Comments

PRAY FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN NIGERIA!!!!!!!!!!

Complements of the season fellow firefighters.I am happy since I dicovered this site.Some of us have been talking with me.I am wondering why firefighters cannot be recognised in Nigeria just like in other countries.They are not even recognised even by the government.They are excluded from other paramilitary groupd in Nigeria.they are even the least paid workers in the country even after harzadous works they do.Can it be believed that up till today in nigeria that Firefighter are still… Continue

Added by MARTIN O.AGBILI on August 15, 2008 at 2:41pm — 2 Comments

BLUE LIGHT QUESTION

so, i have a jeep cherokee and i have a little small round blue light but i want to get something bigger... any ideas do let me know... would like to know what model, price range and size that would be good...

thanks

Added by Katia on August 15, 2008 at 2:00am — 12 Comments

Emt-basic testing

Tonight I test out for my Emt-basic. The test was easier then I had thought it would be but me and my partner aren't sure we passed the trauma scenario. We got out of the test to learn that we had missed a mutial aid call for a fully involved structure fire. So we were welcomed back to the station with 1200 feet of hose to clean and rerack. We may have missed the fire but we didn't miss the clean up!

Added by Abby Lawton on August 15, 2008 at 2:00am — 3 Comments

August 14

What a kick ass fire season it has been already 20 calls since the first of August the troops are starting to show the wear and tear a little. Are grocery bill for the first week of August was over $800.00 feeding the department. Everybody is getting a little nervous we continue to get smoke calls almost daily everything is tinder dry and temperatures are soaring into the upper ninetys and one hundred degrees this week. A mean light show moved through the area early Saturday the 9th of August… Continue

Added by Gordon Hennigs on August 14, 2008 at 7:24pm — No Comments

The Continuing Chronicles of the FNG(irl): "This One Time....at Boot Camp?"

I traveled to Erie County in mid-July to attend Firefighter 1 Boot Camp under the auspices of the White Hatted Wonder. For personal reasons I withdrew after two days of training, but what an experience those two days were!

For anyone interested in completing FF1 in a compressed time frame while testing your limits and endurance, this is the appropriate format to find out just exactly what you’re made of. Upon arrival the first morning, we were split into smaller companies and… Continue

Added by Mary Ellen Shea on August 14, 2008 at 9:24am — 7 Comments