Six joyful summers and six hopeful springs have passed since so many good people were slaughtered by Islamist radicals in 2001. When I think of the summer games played by the victims' children and the annual spring rituals of their widows and widowers, I take some satisfaction

in our human capacity to take life by the hand and go forward.

But I also cannot forget the agony of that day and the profound pain we…

I just got word today that I have been accepted as a Tulsa Fire Department Cadet. I am WAY pumped. I go later this month and do the ladder climb and take a psych test...so I could still screw this up. Academy starts in January, so I have a little time to get into a little decent shape, cause I'm not at all.

We are having the competition in downtown Plymouth, NC on the water front on October 6th, 2007. There are many events such as Tuff Man, Extrication Team Competition, Truck Judging, Gear donnin race, command post, Bucket brigade, Hose coupling race and Tug-O-War. Contact me at 252-799-1851 or Connie Barnes at 252-793-1342 anf leave a message if no answer.

The Tuff Man is a single man competition that has two age brackets. The first bracket is 18 to 39 and the second bracket is…

Here is a link to the September 11th Rememberance slide show from the Daytona Beach News Journal. It shows pictures from several area agencies, including mine.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/media/video/911remember/

Ok here it is, the low down on me and why i became a firefighter.

I'm a mother of two working full time for a non-profit organization in Colorado that assist low income families with financial assistance and a full time volunteer for the Hanover Fire Department. If you were to ask me what I did in my spare time I would look at you and say what's that.

I became a firefighter/EMT because of my grandfather. I grew up in Castle Rock, Colorado before it became a tourist town and my…

Yesterday was the Salem County Patriot Day ceremony remembering 9/11. One of the instructors with the local Fire Academy was telling the story of when he went up to NY and it really was moving and i thought everyone should hear it even though I don't remember it word for word I'll do my best:

"On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I was at work when I heard that the World Trade Centers were hit. Right when I was told this I rushed over to the nearest TV to see what was going on. The…

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I am a 20 year old country boy from a small community called Saulston in Eastern North Carolina. I love living in the country. I am a volunteer firefighter at Saulston Volunteer Fire Dept. I love helping out in the community. I love to hunt, fish, and boating. I love anything to do the water. Other that being a firefighter i dont think there is anything better than sitting in a duck blind at the crack of dawn and listening to…

HE STARES IN THE FACE OF DEATH

WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT

TO SAVE THAT ONE SPECIAL LIFE

THAT HE SO BRAVELY SOUGHT

HE HAS WALKED AS CLOSE TO

"HELL ON EARTH"

AS ANY MAN COULD DO

AND HE'S SO PROUD OF THE JOB HE DID

FOR PEOPLE HE NEVER KNEW

HE PUTS HIS LIFE ON THE LINE

EVERYTIME DUTY CALLS

ALWAYS DOING WHAT NEEDS TO DONE

WITHOUT EVEN A PAUSE

HE IS A FIREMAN

WITH OVERWHELMING PRIDE

NEVER AFRAID TO TAKE A CHANCE

WHEN…