Hi all, Well the silly season is upon us once again. The little bastards have already started to set fires to the scrub around our small country town and the towns arounds us.

Last week we spent a couple of days fighting bush fires along the iron ore rail lines and around the surrounding area's. With temperatures here expected to be constantly in the high 40's to low 50's (celcius that is) it looks like being a very long and hot season for us volunteers.

With cyclone season…

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Howdy, any fire or EMS personnel from Payette, Canyon, Gem, Washington, Valley, Owyhee, counties of Idaho or Malheur Oregon or anywhere else in Idaho on this site ?

Send me a message or post on this thing if you want ?

When I first met him he was in the academy, I thought how sexy. I'm dating a fireman. My friends were so jealous. When he got on the job I honestly didn't think much of the danger. Once I began watching the news and seeing fires around the city, I had an ache in the pit of my stomach and a pain in my heart. You stop breathing unitl you hear the words that "No fireman were injured".

I never watched the news until I met him. It's my way of knowing he's coming home tonight. I never…

Hi,my name is Bill Brennan.I'm fairly new to the fire service,been in it for 5 years now.I absolutely love it!

I belong to Shoal Creek Volunteer Fire Protection District split between Bond and Montgomery counties in southern Illinois.We cover four small towns and the surrounding area totaling about 120 sq. miles.

I'm glad to have found this site.I have a new place to find info and just shoot the shit with other firefighters.

For what its worth, someone sent this to me and guess what!?!?!? I decided to share.

1. Do you still talk to the person you lost your virginity to?

NO, NOT JUST NO...HELL, NO!!

2. Is it harder to be rejected or to reject someone else?

REJECT SOMEONE ELSE, I HATE BEING THE BAD GUY.

3. What famous person are you most attracted to?

ANGELINA JOLIE CIRCA TOMB RAIDER

4. What did you do yesterday?

DROVE TARA TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE THEN ENDED UP LAYING…

Well I am such a complex person that I am so easy to understand. See what I mean lol. First and formost I LOVE GOD, MY WIFE & KIDS, MY MOM, my family and friends and of course Fire and Rescue. I love to help those in need and even those who don't need. My passion in life other than what is listed above is helping kids. My son and I have joined St. Baldricks which most of you should know about. For those of you who don't, St. Baldricks is a foundation created to help raise money and bring…

show me a person who spends endless hours in training without pay.

and,i'll show you a volunteer.

show me a person where a cry for help brings split-second dispatch,

and,i'll show you a volunteer.

show me a person who is devastated when lives are lost or maimed,

and,i'll show you a volunteer.

show me a person who is graciously welcomed as a next-door neighbor,

and, i'll show you a volunteer.

show me a person who takes ridicule more than…

Well there hasn't been a lot going on since my last blog post but I'm kind of tired of seeing the pic that is at the top so I'd better write something to bump it down some. We've had one call in over a week. A one acre grass fire hardly worth a mention.

Friday night a few of the guys and I got together to eat some campfire food and drink a brew or two. Ten minutes after we opened the first beers the radio started going nuts. About six calls for other departments in the county within…

Boston Firefighters line the steps of Holy Name Church this morning at the wake for Firefighter Paul Cahill who was killed at Box 4-281 on August 29th. Over 20,000 Firefighters from the United States and Canada are expected to attend the funeral tomorrow as well as servies for Firefighter Warren Payne who also was killed in the 4 alarm fire.

Steve Walsh…

Officials investigate fatal accident involving a city ambulance