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Life Member of Unionville Center Twp. Passes Away

Sarge Chernick a life time member has passed away Monday at Butler Memorial Hoapital.Sarge was a World War II veteran ,serving in the Navy.
Sarge was a gentleman and a great man he was always there to help .After a fire he was the with breakfast or food. We will miss you Sarge .God Speed.

Added by SHAWN FORINGER on June 24, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

"We want you to go to heaven...but not just yet"

Does your house of worship have an AED? Many EMS and Fire Service professionals have expressed interest in helping to place an AED in their own house of worship – or other churches/synagogues in their communities. The Initial Life Support Foundation (ILSF) has created a special program to assist in doing so.

Despite tremendous advances in resuscitation medicine and community emergency services' best efforts, the percentage of "out of hospital" initiated, successful "saves" from… Continue

Added by Frank J. Poliafico, RN on June 24, 2009 at 11:31am — 1 Comment

"Dad, we have no power."

Bear with me on this one. I am at work. My wife is at work. My children are at home. Here in lies the problem. Let me summarize the last 4,327,953 phone calls from home. Keep in mind I get a smaller percentage of them than my saintly wife receives, and when I am actually home my children gravitate to any other room in the home to avoid the “can you help me with this” question that I usually come up with as I see them idle in front of the, pick an appliance, TV, computer, microwave,… Continue

Added by Peter Lupkowski on June 23, 2009 at 3:58pm — 1 Comment

D.C. Metro Disaster Chiefs: “The Train Compacted Accordion-Style”

FireRescue Magazine/FFN Staff

The crash of two Washington, D.C., Metro commuter trains yesterday culminated in a response that involved at least six departments and hundreds of responders. Shortly after the D.C. Fire and EMS Department transferred command of the scene to the NTSB around 1 pm local time, FireRescue/FirefigherNation.com caught up with several of the chiefs who were on scene during the incident, as well as Billy Hayes, director of public… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 23, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

3 Keys to the DC Metro Train Crash Response

As the death toll in the D.C. Metro incident continues to rise, we're already getting some good information about the response. On our sister site, Jems.com, Senior Editor Jennifer Berry interviewed D.C. Fire & EMS (DCFEMS) Medical Director and JEMS editorial board member Dr. James J. Augustine.

Augustine notes that it was a three-alarm assignment that brought more than 200 responders to the scene. Personnel needs were high because of warm… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on June 23, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

After 24 years of volunteer firefighting..... I'm a probie again?

I finally am the newest firefighter on the Brookfield Fire Dept. I have to admit after all this time, and several past officer positions, it is kinda wierd starting out in a new department!
I'm sure it won't be long before I get back into the swing of things, obviously I do know already they do a few things differently than I'm used to. I'll keep you all updated as I go. As always stay safe!

Added by Leroy on June 22, 2009 at 10:14pm — No Comments

Another Morning after work... sort of

Ok, I am missing FFN so much because I hardly have time to check it. Beig in the province is draining me physically and mentally. I need to start fire fighting more often again, I wish we had a fire department here but sadly we do not. The Barangay told me they are planning on getting an apparatus within 6 months and I cannot wait that long.. I miss Pasig!!!!

Its Tuesday morning and most of the employees have gone home. Kate is still here working on paperwork such as attendance and… Continue

Added by Jason McDonald on June 22, 2009 at 9:38pm — 1 Comment

In Defense of Tradition

On Saturday I spent a few hours at the Fire Expo here in San Diego. Organized by the Burn Institute each year, the Expo combines firefighting demonstrations with safety messages to educate kids about fire safety and raise money for the Burn Institute’s programs that benefit children with burn injuries.

A key part of the Expo is the Burn Run, where dozens of fire apparatus parade by the spectators with lights flashing and sirens… Continue

Added by Shannon Pieper, FireRescue Magazine on June 22, 2009 at 7:16pm — 3 Comments

Baroda Fire fighter in Truck vs. Motorcycle

One of are Braoda Firemen was involved in a Truck vs. Motorcycle accident on Saturday nite June 20th, 2009. He is in the Hospital with a broken right leg that had to have a rod put into it. He was hit by a truck that ran a stop sign. He will be in the Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI for a week. We hope that a infection dose not set in because he may loose the leg if it dose, if it don't then he will be home, but out for 2 or more months with rehab. Are thoughts and prayers are with him for a fast… Continue

Added by Donnie Johnson on June 21, 2009 at 7:43pm — 1 Comment

I'm back

Im back home after a weekened at the fabulous ROCK EAGLE 4-H center. We had a blast @ State 4-H Council this year. My 4-H District was tied in a 3way tie for the IRON CLOVER this year. We had 2 great dances!!! The 3 classes were okay, & I think the State Board that we elected will serve GA 4-H well during there 2009-2010 term. Well my dad didnt tell me i missed anything this weekened....so all is well on the home front as far as i know...im assuming it is because my dad nor mom told me i… Continue

Added by Ashley Hampton on June 21, 2009 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Don't save Safety for the Critique

Over at All Hazards Contemplations, we're observing a continuence of the 2009 Safety, Health, and Survival week, even though it technically ended yesterday. I'm sitting here sadly shaking my head. June has been a bad month for the U.S. Fire and EMS services. This month there have already been 10 reported… Continue

Added by Ben Waller on June 21, 2009 at 2:03pm — 9 Comments

Fire Service Funeral Practices

Overall, a good article, except, the following: I agree the Family is first, and the Fire family 2nd. That is the way it should be. I disagree that Tiger feels it is many depts. trying to outdo the others. I differ strongly. Each funeral is slightly different! I feel we should see what the family wants for its loved one, see what the loved one did for the agency/jurisdiction, and try to accomodate the best way to honor him/her for the families' wishes.

Many times I have been to… Continue

Added by Gary E Curmode on June 21, 2009 at 1:30am — 3 Comments

STREET CRED

Your credibility should come from performance, not a battle-scarred image

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of traveling overseas to visit the Fire Service College at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England, as a participant of a United States/United Kingdom exchange program. In its 40-year history, the Fire Service College has established itself as one of the leading fire service academies in the world.

The size and complexity of the facility is absolutely… Continue

Added by Timothy Sendelbach on June 20, 2009 at 9:26am — 8 Comments

Swine flu has arrived in the area. NICE.

I learned at work today that Swine flu has arrived. There are a few confirmed cases in a town named Hillsboro. They are being linked back to a bus that went to Kings Island (an amusement park about 45 min from here). I'm not really feeling the panic state that most are, but ya know these things happen. But I expect MANY more cases in the area now since the ppl with the virus went to an amusement park and presumably rode the rides and touched things there prior to their symptoms showing. The… Continue

Added by Daniele on June 19, 2009 at 8:01pm — 4 Comments

Everyone Goes Home, It ain't just one class and it's as simple as your abcs

I had planned two drills this week for the 2009 Fire and EMS Safety and Survival week. One was cancelled due to severe weather responses and the other should go on as planned today. A fellow instructor and friend of mine were discussing that as we were trying to promote the "Courage to be Safe" program, we were met with statements such as "Oh we had that class" or "We had that once". For us, it is disheartening to hear. For the fire service, it is much more than disheartening. A colleague of… Continue

Added by Andy Marsh on June 19, 2009 at 8:33am — 3 Comments

Fatal Vehicle Crash

My husband & I were the first to arrive on the scene of a head on collision involving a flatbed tow truck and a small passenger car on 6/18/2009. Here are links to the story in our local paper and from our local TV news station.

http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/521142.html?nav=5006

http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=69041

Be careful and stay safe out there! ~Tammy~

Added by Tammy on June 19, 2009 at 4:37am — 5 Comments

Remembering the Charleston 9

You are never forgotten. May you rest in Peace.

Added by Lisa on June 19, 2009 at 2:49am — No Comments

REMEMBERING THE CHARLESTON 9

JUNE 18TH, 2007

9 OF CHARLESTON BRAVEST MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRAFICE,

WE ALL PLEDGED NEVER TO FORGET

"NEVER FORGET THE CHARLESTON 9"

Added by John H. Love on June 18, 2009 at 12:42pm — 34 Comments

"Father's Day" 2001

The following was written by Andy Fredericks and is shared with permission from the staff at Fire Nuggets

Father's Day

Andrew A. Fredericks

On Sunday, June 17, 2001, a fire occurred in a hardware store in the Astoria section of the Borough of Queens, New York. The FDNY was notified and responded with a full first-alarm assignment, including Rescue Co. 4, which… Continue

Added by Bill Carey on June 18, 2009 at 6:17am — No Comments

The verdict is in. We know what it is!

The baby is a boy!!! And a BAD one according to the ultrasound tech. He had himself in such a lovely position he was blocking views of about everything she NEEDED to see. HAA HAA That's DEF my baby! He had his face behind my bellybutton and his feet directed toward my right leg. She said he was very uncooperative with the process! Only issue is this positioning means he is currently BREECH. Grr at that. She said they may have me keep coming in to see if he changes position. I'm not stressing to… Continue

Added by Daniele on June 17, 2009 at 9:53pm — 5 Comments