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I Am A Military Girlfriend

I FOUND THIS ON SOMEONE'S PAGE AND LIKED IT.. PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL.....BECAUSE.. WELL YOU SEE.. I AM A MILITARY GIRLFRIEND.

I am a military girlfriend. I hold no formal recognition with the powers that be. I am at the bottom of the chain. I hold no Military ID card, I am not a "dependent" or a parent. The man I love may face unspeakable dangers, and I am at the mercy of those who…

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Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Infamous "You Know You're A Firefighter If..."

1. You can tell what type of fire it is by the smell of smoke 10 miles away.

2. You lay out your clothes from that day so if there is a call at night you can find them quickly.

3. You have ever been airborne without an aircraft and water was your thrust.

4. You carry a ton of specially modified tools in your pocket that…

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Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:57am — 1 Comment

9-11 Calls (How Many Have YOU Had Like This?)

I grabbed this list of odd 911 calls from Fire Engineering based on my county finally going to an enhanced 911 system. This will help solve the problems that I have previously addressed. You think we get no respect? What about these men and woman that are locked up in some out of the way place that we expect to peak efficiency from even when we are less than helpful. Here are their funny stories:…

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Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

You Know You're Living In 2008 When...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:49am — No Comments

EMS Laws #2

Mandatory meetings will be scheduled in the middle of your day off.

Hot calls will only come over the air 10 minutes before the end of your shift.

Pens never leak onto old uniform shirts.

To err is human, to forgive is against department policy.

You will find a "EMS discount" one day before payday.

You will remain in perfect health until your days off.

No squad assigned to you will be clean or ever have a full tank… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:46am — No Comments

EMS Laws #1

The First Law of EMS:

All emergency calls will wait until you begin to eat, regardless of the time.

The EMS Law of Gravity:

Any instrument, when dropped, will always come to rest in the least accessible place possible.

The EMS Law of Time and Distance:

The distance of the call from the hospital increases as the time to shift change decreases.

Corollary 1 - The shortest distance between the station and the scene is under construction.

The EMS Rule… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:41am — No Comments

I Wish...

I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children at 3 AM, 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.

I wish you could comprehend a wife's horror at 6 in the morning as I check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway, hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively that it is too late, but wanting his…

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Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:39am — No Comments

A Fireman's Life

It may take you two minutes to read this, but if you do not take the time to read this you are one of the people this post is talking about.

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You stay up for 16 hours

Hes been up for 48 straight

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You take a warm shower to help you wake up.

The rain in the middle of the interstate keeps him awake.

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You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.

He's… Continue

Added by Rebecca on January 29, 2008 at 9:37am — No Comments

1-28-07 Calls

Well North East had a pretty good MVA today, at rt.40 and 273 intersection. Took one pt. to Christiana for trauma and one to Union with minor injuries. Wanted to fly the one pt. to a trauma center but by the time we thought of that it would have been quicker to take her to christinana by land, then to call and wait for aviation. We also got called to assist Singerly Fire Co. in their working house fire but I had to leave for work. So dunno how that went. I beleive that is all…

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Added by Holly Jones on January 28, 2008 at 9:01pm — No Comments

some funny things i have done :D

Many people don’t like to admit there mistakes, I just like the show off my funny mistakes so others can do that same one day in the future.

First of all a male and male does not work in the…

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Added by Sarah on January 28, 2008 at 1:28pm — 2 Comments

Not the kind of duty you want to have...

Been busy, but I wanted to post this. There are many duties that a fire police officer has to perform, but funeral duty is not one of the best, especially for the passing of a brother or sister in the fire service.

Last week, we were called upon to do traffic control at the funeral of the Assistant Chief at a neighboring company. Even sadder was the fact that Josh Wuertz, who served with the Glen… Continue

Added by Jim Metzger on January 28, 2008 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Thoughts to get you through the day.

Sometimes people come into your life

and you know right away that they were

meant to be there... to serve some

sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or

help figure out who you are or who you

want to become. You never know who

these people may be but when you look

eyes with them, you know that every

moment that you are with them,…

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Added by Justin Corns on January 28, 2008 at 3:06am — No Comments

Firefighter and his family in need of some prayer!

January 27th 2008

I am a new one to the fire service and love it greatly. But im sending this out just because My family and I need some prayer. Setting around the house today and my radio goes off and we get a call for a 23 year old male not breathing. We go and do our thing but it was D.O.A. All firefighter/EMTs know how that goes. But this call was one I could've done without. In that house laid the body of my cousin. Little did I know that. Our firefighters/EMT's went in… Continue

Added by Josh Marshall on January 28, 2008 at 12:31am — 3 Comments

just another day in paradise !!!

I have come to realise that there is and will always be stupid people out there that dont give a crap about others around there. People that have no disregard for human life or women and men who unfortunately beat their children, I am only saying this because WE are the ones who arrive to clean up the mess and try to fix what we can at that time.... but even in all of this termoil there is that ONE person that does care and that bistander that helps when they dont actually have to but they DO… Continue

Added by Jennifer Stilson on January 27, 2008 at 11:22pm — No Comments

line of duty death

Posted by Susan Oppat and Amanda Hamon | The Ann Arbor News January 26, 2008 14:22PM Categories: Traffic A 23-year-old emergency medical technician who stopped to help one driver whose car had spun off the road was hit and killed this morning by another vehicle that police say was traveling too fast for road conditions. Cheryl Kiefer, of Brooklyn, was unconscious during the 25-30 minutes officials estimate it took firefighters to free her from the wreckage on eastbound I-94 at Kalmbach Road… Continue

Added by 81fyrman on January 27, 2008 at 8:38pm — 4 Comments

In Memory of Cameron Carter

On December 3rd, a LifeGuard helicopter was reported missing in Prince William Sound near Whittier. Onboard, Kenai resident, Cameron C. Carter was working as a highly skilled Flight Paramedic. Shortly after leaving Cordova Airport to transport a patient to Providence Hospital, the aircraft encountered adverse weather conditions and failed to report in. Following an extensive 7-day search effort, no survivors were found and it is presumed that Cameron made the…

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Added by Michelle on January 27, 2008 at 4:53pm — 3 Comments

Not All Cheer 274 'Bravest';

Vulcans Call Grads Too White

By ARI PAUL

The Vulcans' Sour Note

Recent Firefighter graduation ceremonies have been accompanied by another rite

of sorts: the leader of the FDNY Vulcan Society, John Coombs, holding… Continue

Added by Dennis on January 27, 2008 at 4:04pm — No Comments

THE LAFD FIREFIGHTING "EXPERIMENT"

Women Firefighters: The Gender Boondoggle

City Hall's dream of recruiting more females is a multimillion-dollar disaster

Author>By Christine PelisekWednesday, January 23, 2008 - 9:59 am

LINK TO THE FULL… Continue

Added by Dennis on January 27, 2008 at 3:14pm — 4 Comments

Firefighter and Divorce

Why firefighters get divorced .

We are just like everyone else. We get divorced over money, infidelity, insecurity, lack of romance, married to young, "I'm tired of being your mother" and all the other reasons people in other careers get divorced. But here are some added reasons.

#1. Jealiousy- It can be very hard when your spouse hates their job and the people they work with. They hate to get up and go to work while you happily bounce off to do the job you…

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Added by Chasefire on January 27, 2008 at 11:42am — 14 Comments

Congrats and Thanks to Clarence Center

My wife and I enjoyed our night out this last weekend at Clarence Center Volunter Fire Company's 2008 Installation Dinner. Thanks for the invitation to join in your celebration. Congradulations to all of you at Clarence Center for reaching your 100 year anniversary. Here's hoping you celebrate another 100 years in the future!

Added by JP Moore on January 27, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments