Howdy yall from San Antonio Texas. Since retiring from the Fire Dept. and living on what is a so-called pension for a family of four. Terry, my wife of 20 years and 2 growing boys, Brandon 19 in college for computer science/coding and Kevin 13, a seventh grader, it gets really really tight. So what did I do? I got a second job as a nurse. I thought I could change some things but as with everything, theres so much red tape. And I found out later, you could work a a local barbecue restaurant…

First responders are killing themselves, one seatbelt at a time.

Like lemmings drawn to the edge of a precipice, firefighters, EMT's, Fire police and other emergency responders are engaged in a race to the death, literally. Rollovers, ejections,blunt force trauma, crush victims, decapitations.....do I have your attention yet? We talk about how to do the job better and faster, and the volunteer services in particular seem to feel the compulsion to defend or justify their efforts vs.…

It is with great sadness that I must announce the passing of Michael V. Walters, former Commissioner of the Erie County Department of Emergency Services.

Mike Walters retired as our commissioner in December of 2005 and was diagnosed with cancer in September of 2006.…

When the Lord was creating Firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "Your doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

And the Lord said "Have you read the specification of this person?

Firefighters have to be able to go for hours fighting fires or tending

to a person that the usual every day person would never touch, while

putting in the back of their mind the circumstances. They…

Firefighters:

-people who like to respond to a variety of emergency situations in which life, property, or the environment are at risk. These people must be able to be a team player and able to take orders as a member of the

emergency response team at the scene of an accident, fire, flood,

earthquake, or act of terrorism.

Why?

- To save others, civilans, and property.…

I don't get on here very much and I apologize...... But feel free to leave comments and messages and I will check them when ever I can.

Thanks

Well I answered her question by saying it was fun and exciting. Never a dull moment and always enjoy helping outhers and she was happy to know that. But in reality being a fire fighter means…

Someone on this site mentioned how dangerous the driving public's refusal to yield to emergency vehicles has become. He then commented that perhaps it's time for OFPC to distribute a public service announcement reminding drivers that they must yield the road to an emergency vehicle using lights and sirens.

(See Section 1144 of the Vehicle & Traffic Law in NYS)

We know what John Q.…

I had to sit through another long two days of NIMS training. This time it was IS 400, but it really doesn't matter what they call it, they are all pretty much the same. The class starts out with the obligatory review of everything that we have already learned, which usually means we are going to go over the previous class completely. After lunch we finally get started on the "new" stuff. This time we were learning about the state and federal level of response. Now don't get me wrong I truly…

See the sadness of a business man as his livelihood goes up in flames, or that family returning from home, only too find their house and belongings damaged or lost for good.

Know what its like too search a burning bedroom for trapped children, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns.

Comprehend a wife's horror at 3am as I check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none.…

Just wanted to write a blog in memory of a firefighter from my department who suffered a heart attack and died earlier this morning.

He was a good guy and we'll all miss him

R.I.P Chuckie Wiley

Wayne Township VFD