So I just got done watching a video that Webchief was talking about titled "too many guys on the roof." If you havnt watched it yet, I hope you do because it lead me to the point where I am now that got me wanting to write this. So here goes,



Being a volunteer, especially one having only two years in the fireservice, I know all about that feeling of wanting that pager to go off the second I get home from work, rollin out of the station, and tryin to be superman at the scene. I think… Continue

So ive been in the fireservice about two years now and love every second of it. I come from a fairly small town with a fairly small fire department ( 8 apparatus, 28 members, around 500 calls a year). Just before I got on this department, a new firechief was elected. Since his election; six members have quit. Now before we go jumping to conclusions about the new chief, let me say this. The previous chief had the department "stuck in the past." He refused to create sops, follow new guidelines,… Continue

Okay so before I had a 96 Chevy S-10 with just a dual head revolving mini light bar sitting on the roof. It was pretty wimpy. I just went out and bought a new Dodge Ram. I cant imagine disgracing it with just that tiny lightbar. Im looking to get a sweet dashlight (preferably actually something to go behing my rearview mirror) some grill lights, and something to go on the rear too. I already planned to put LED's in my fourway flashers but I'm just looking for any suggestions on what you guys… Continue

Today is Patriot day, September 11th, 2008. Seven years since the 9/11 tragedy. Seven years since thousands of people lost their lives in a matter of less then two hours. Sons, daughters, fathers, mothers. All lost in what seems like the blink of an eye. All lost for reasons we may never understand. My heart breaks for the families and friends who all lost someone that day. They watched the news in terror; just waiting, hoping, praying for someone to walk through the door just one more time.… Continue

So I've been elected to give the fire safety presentations coming up soon during fire prevention week and have never done it before. If anyone has any comments, hints, ideas, etc. I could surely use them because right now I'm really not sure what I'm gona tell a bunch of preschoolers about the fire service other then dont play with matches and stop drop and roll lol

So i just got done reading a forum and its comments about fundraisers and read alot of good ideas and thoughts. I heard from some people that have sufficient funding and then some. I also heard from some who's firehouses are barely getting by. I have to admit that my station is one that is just getting by. We just implemented a system where we are actually going to start charging for calls. We all kinda got laughed at when other departments found out that we didnt charge for them. Anyway,… Continue

So ive offically been in the fire/ems service about two years now, but Ive grown up around it almost my entire life. One thing that I hear almost all the time is how ff's are bored, tired of the ems runs and false alarms, they say that they want to catch that really big fire. Now as much as I love putting out fires, my chief used to tell me all the time that I had to think of the person on the other end of that call, the victim. As we get soooo excited and pumped up when that call for a working… Continue

Recently I was told by a FF of 25 years to keep my mouth shut, and eyes and ears open. We wont say who it was but you can find out if you check out a recent post of mine titled Good ol Boys of the Firehouse. After I read his comment in entirety, i have to admit that I felt pretty bad. I thought, maybe this guy has a point; maybe I should just keep my mouth shut and learn as much as I can. After I read his comment a few more times, I really just got pissed off. After being called a smartass piss… Continue

I'm just looking for some thoughts and comments here. I want everyone who reads this to tell me their favorite tool they use in the fireservice. Favorite, most useful, coolest, etc. Whatever you guys want to say. GO FOR IT!!! Just curious and looking for some good discussion

So it sounded like a maybe upset a few of the readers of The Good Ol Boys of the Firehouse, I apoligize right now for doing this, that was not my intent at all. After reading some of the comments on the post i decided maybe I should answer some of the questions that were posed to me about the post. First of all, Idk why we would tear down a wall during a defensive attack on the structure, I didnt even think about that until it was brought to my attention. Secondly, nothing upsets me about my… Continue

I havent been around the fire service for a very long time, just about a year now. Ive been through mandatory training, Firefigher 1 and 2, and EMS Academy. Being surronded by all of this training makes me realize all of things that some of my officers do that really arent that safe. Now don't get me wrong, I have all the respect in the world for these guys, they have definatly put in their share of time, some of them 30 years or more. Normally I don't say anything to them and just kinda let… Continue

A few weeks ago i took a class called Firefighter survival, saving our own. This class was the most challenging, most tiring thing i have ever done. I left the two day event sore with bruises on my legs and arms and back pain like you wouldnt believe. However, I am sooooo glad that I took the class. Not only did we train on drills that involved saving other firefighters like the Denver drill but we also practiced saving ourselves. Going headfirst down a ladder and bailing out a second story… Continue