FIRE COMPANIES FROM FOUR Maryland counties converged on historic downtown Mt. Airy this morning in order to save the town. Departments from Frederick, Carrol, Montgomery and Howard counties all worked to bring the fire under control. Fire broke out around 4AM in a Civil War era building that housed a restaurant, pizza parlor, and appartments. Due to the lack of available water volume in… Continue

1. It is Fun

2. You Go Get Go On Different Calls At Different Hours

3. You Get To March In Parades

4. You Can Ranked Up To Cheif

5. You Can Join Different Companies In The Department

6. It Is Hard Work

7. You Can Be A Firefigher-EMT

8. You Can Be A Lot Of Rankes In Fire Department

9. There Is…

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Sitting here bored at Station 75....nothin to do...sitting here with my dad hes working 24 shift on the ambulance. They have only had one call and it was a DOA. Have to work tomorrow and my birthday is Tuesday. Have a standby at Station 42 on Saturday so I might go to that. Nothin else really to report other than that....Talk to ya later.

EDIT: 14:56

Second call of the day....inerfacility transport at Kent Sussex Detoxification center.

In the world of fire/rescue, you have victims and you have people. They are not supposed to be the same. People are the ones you hang out with, get drunk with, work with, and even argue with. Victims are why you are here to do what you do; to answer the call for help, and hopefully provide a positive outcome. (Though not always the case).



This past Friday night me and my fellow firefighters had the displeasure of removing the body of a 17 yo female victim from the wreckage of a… Continue

Am I A Fireman Yet??



In Phoenix , Arizona , a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.… Continue

We had a fully involved two car detached garage this morning. Upon arrival, flames were blowing from both garage doors. We tagged the nearest hydrant as the chief called for an engine from the next town over since our second engine was in the shop for repairs. I grabbed the nozzle as the captain & another firefighter helped stretch the line. As I walked across the front, I noticed only one vehicle in the garage & a second detached garage on the B side. Once I got water, we attacked the… Continue

Firefighters Are.....







Firefighters are those crazy people who run into a burning building when all others are running out.



Firefighters are those people who wake up in the middle of the night to help an old lady, who fell out of bed.



Firefighters are those people who work on half eaten meals because someone needed their help.



Firefighters are those people who have a second family that seems just like a first family.



Firefighters are those… Continue

It may take you two minutes to read this, but if you do not take the time to read this you are one of the people this post is talking about.



You stay up for 16 hours



Hes been for 48 straight

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You take a warm shower to help you wake up.



The rain in the middle of the interstate keeps him awake.

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You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.



He's chilled to the bone, hasnt eaten all… Continue

The estimated dollar value of volunteer time is $18.77 per hour for 2006.

The estimate helps acknowledge the millions of individuals who dedicate their time, talents, and energy to making a difference. Charitable organizations can use this estimate to quantify the enormous value volunteers provide

by: Lou Angeli



Organized chaos. That's how the fire scene is often described. The adrenaline charged atmosphere feels like a battleground. But in this war zone there's no time to develop a battle plan. For the firefight to be successful, action must be immediate. Firefighters have only a few precious minutes to defeat their opponent.



Back in the day, Firefighting was all about racing to the scene, donning…

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Call it a pet peeve but why is doing the right thing at the right time so hard for so many, especially the "Old Guys". That being said I have been in the fire service since I was 18. So yes folks at the ripe "old" age of 37 I have 19 years on the job. I have continued to adapt when needed. Refemember no Nomex hoods? I wear it all the time. SCBA was for interior attacks only. Bullshit, SCBA should be worn on every fire, i.e. structure, vehicle, dumpster anything except maybe a brush fire,…

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This morning i was laying in my bed and could not fall asleep. At about 2:20 am my fire pager went off and scared the shit out of me. The call was a mutual aid request from St Clair Fire for a house fire just across the river from us. I put on my clothes and made sure that my dad was ready. We ran out the door and drove to the Fire hall. When we got there some other guys were already dressed in their gear ready to…

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i am firefigther and i ride for an amblunce cor

Fallen Jakes

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Numerous messages to God since Wednesday…

Bless our…

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So another week has passed.....went down to the 911 center and sat in last night cause I was bored....was off of school friday and then monday. My fire pager broke so now I dont even know when we have alarms but I know I have missed a few. Cant get up with the chief so I said screw it and now im just not responding. Been pretty quiet and boring for the most part. Thats about all I got to say for now....Talk to ya later.

We need to step back and look at how we determine who becomes a Fire Chief! Somehow the practice of his dad was or he has been here the longest or he just plain sucked the right persons ass has got to go!! We are killing our firefighters left & right! There has got to be a way to insure the most qualified are put in this position. Not who scores the highest on a stupid test or who is freinds with who!! There are good people standing in the shadows with the proper knowhow…

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