THIS IS DEDICATED TO MY WIFE. WITHOUT HER LOVE AND SUPPORT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER.



THE TABLE'S SET, THE MEAL'S PREPARED, OUR QUESTS WILL SOON ARRIVE. MY HUSBAND ONCE MORE DISAPPEARS WITH A HOPE OF KEEPING A CHILD ALIVE. WHILE WAITING AT HOME AGAIN ALONE, OUR PLANS HAVING GONE AWRY. MY FIRST IMPULSE IS MERELY TO SIT DOWN AND CRY. BUT SOON AGAIN I REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MY LIFE WHEN AGREED TO TAKE ON THE DUTIES OF BEING A FIREMAN'S WIFE. WHILE THERE ARE… Continue

WHEN THE TRUCKS ARE DELAYED 40 SECONDS IN TRAFFIC,



PEOPLE SAY: " IT TOOK THEM 20 MINUTES TO GET HERE."







WHEN THE TRUCK RACES AT 40 MPH, ITS "LOOK AT THOSE RECKLESS FOOLS."







WHEN FOUR MEN STRUGGLE WITH AN EIGHT-MAN LADDER: "THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO RAISE A LADDER."







WHEN FIREMEN OPEN WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION TO REDUCE HEAT IN FIGHTING A FIRE: LOOK AT THE WRECKING CREW."







WHEN THEY OPEN THE FLOOR… Continue

I WISH YOU COULD SEE THE SADNESS OF A BUSINESS MAN AS HIS LIVELIHOOD GOES UP IN FLAMES OR THAT FAMILY RETURNING HOME, ONLY TO FIND THEIR HOUSE AND BELONGINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.



I WISH YOU COULD KNOW WHAT IT IS TO 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 BENEATH YOU BURNS.



I WISH YOU COULD COMPREHEND A WIFE'S HORROR AT 3 A.M. AS I CHECK HER… Continue

Fire engines are red

Roses are Red

Two Plus two equals four

Four times three equals twelve

There are twelve inches in a ruler

Queen Mary was a ruler and a ship at sea

There are fish in the sea

The fish have fins

The fins fought the Russians

The Russians are red

Fire Engines are red because they are always rushin'

-AUTHOR UNKNOWN

A Child Was Sleeping In His Room, Alone, When Suddenly A Fire Was Consuming His Home. Alone And Afraid To Run From The Smoke, He Moved Not A Muscle 'Til The Firefighter Spoke. "Son, I'll Take You Away From All Harm." And Wrapped The Child In A Reassuring Arm. Through Dense Smoke And Heat, Both Firefighter And Child Fought. " I Must Protect This Child," Was The Firefighters Thought. Child Clinging To The Firefighter As They Crawled On The Floor: Oh Where Oh Where Is The Opening Of That Door?… Continue

I want to Say Happy Birthday to a man I look up to that helped make me the man I am today. A man that on Oct. 23rd, 2008 passed away. This man was my father. He may not have always been the nicest of people, but he was a good man. My Father served in the United States Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968 nd spent 1 year 3months and 17 days in Vietnam. His time there finally was the cause of his death of heart proublems. My father lived by a Moto that was "Semper Fi" Always Faithful! that he was… Continue