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Missing a Mentor: A Blog about Bob

Following is the official death notice and funeral arrangements from the Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department: Download Funeral Announcement-Newell.pdf

My close friend and associate Bob Newell passed away suddenly on Tuesday-January 22nd at his home.

Bob was a great educator, trainer, mentor and friend to literally thousands of…

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Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on January 25, 2008 at 12:13am — 14 Comments

ack

note to self.... food poisoning totally sux

now I get to self do makeup work for the 10 hours of medic school im missing today... joy.....

anyone a whiz at pathophys?

Added by Marie on January 24, 2008 at 11:08am — 2 Comments

FDNY LOWERING HIRING STANDARDS

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Letters to the Editor

Sound the Alarm on Fire Test

To the Editor:

Much exuberance accompanied recent announcements regarding the results… Continue

Added by Dennis on January 24, 2008 at 11:02am — 2 Comments

Need some advice...................

Im finally going to apply for medic school. i luv being an emt but i want more. i need some opinons. i havent been an emt that long, some think i should stay an emt another year and some think i should go balls to the wall and go for the medic, what should i do. medic school starts in september i have to take the net test in august.

Added by Honeyluv EMT on January 24, 2008 at 12:45am — 3 Comments

The Continuing Chronicles of the FNG(irl): The Fit Test and Physical

First things first....I passed. (a barely stifled YIPPEEE!!)

Received my Class A certification card which will accompany me to my swearing-in.

There were some aspects to the physical and fit test that I found.....disconcerting:

1.) The eye test: after a rather frustrating several minutes with my face jammed up against what appeared to be a Fisher-Price Movie Viewer, and telling the examiner that I couldn't SEE "A-1" because it was…

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Added by Mary Ellen Shea on January 23, 2008 at 9:47pm — 7 Comments

Shine Your Light

The cry of the city like a siren's song

Wailing over the rooftops the whole night long

Saw a shooting star like a diamond in the sky

Must be someone's soul passing by

These are the streets

Where we used to run where your Papa's from

These are the days

Where you become what you become

These are the streets

Where the story's told

The truth unfolds

Darkness settles in

Shine your light down on me

Lift me up so i can see

Shine your… Continue

Added by JessikaTalton on January 23, 2008 at 6:54pm — No Comments

He is Just A Fireman

HE IS standing in chest deep water,freezing rain falling and stinging as it hits the exposed parts of HIS body. Holding her head above water to keep her from drowning until the rescue truck could get there to cut her free--- BUT HE IS JUST A FIREMAN HE IS comforting a 89 year old woman who just watch me and my partner cover the face of her husband of 64 years as he lay dead in their bathroom floor--- BUT HE IS JUST A FIREMAN HE IS on scene at an mva with a mom trapped upside down in her car and… Continue

Added by michele on January 23, 2008 at 6:42pm — 1 Comment

So it begins

I start my classes at the Allegheny County Fire Academy this Saturday. Im enrolled in the first 3 module classes to meet the requirements for an exterior FF. So I don't get a Saturday till 5/17. Then some time after that the Wife and I are going to take a vacation somewhere. Then is back to the academy for module 4 for Interior FF. I am looking forward to going to class. being the NFG in the department I have a lot more to learn, even though every day i'm at the station I try to learn something… Continue

Added by lemaireB on January 23, 2008 at 12:17pm — No Comments

When God Made Paramedics......

When God made paramedics, He was into His sixth day of overtime.

An angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one."

God said, "Have you read the specs on this order?

A Paramedic has to be able to carry an injured person up a wet, grassy hill in the dark,

dodge stray bullets to reach a dying child unarmed,

enter homes the health inspector wouldn't touch,

and not wrinkle his…

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Added by Mary Holland on January 23, 2008 at 11:40am — No Comments

i m off to the desert

hey to all my friends new and old. please keep me in your thoughts as i venture off to the desert to help. I am head as a civilian to the sand box to take care of the contractor overthere. It's a year tour. and i'm looking forward to the chalenge. wish me luck. and you all will be with me in my thoughts.

Added by darryll vandetta on January 23, 2008 at 8:32am — 2 Comments

FIRST OFFICIAL TRAINING

i have my first official training tonight in which i will recieve my first official certificate. IM SO EXCITED. its a 4 hour class on Accountability. YAY. Yes i am new to the fire company, ive only been there for 3 months but I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!

Just wanted to share my excitement!

Added by lyric on January 23, 2008 at 7:48am — No Comments

New Here

Looks interesting enough. Might stick around for a while.

Added by Rick on January 23, 2008 at 6:17am — No Comments

Raising The Bar

I took some time off this week to head to Atlanta with the family; my wife had work to do and I got to spend some time with my daughters. While there, I got a chance to go to the new World of Coke museum, the Georgia Aquarium, and the Children's Museum which were all within walking distance of where we were staying, downtown right off of Centennial Park.

With so much in the way of excellent venues being so close together, I had the opportunity to realize that this area in downtown…

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Added by Mick Mayers on January 22, 2008 at 11:08pm — 3 Comments

Oscar is in my future

It was with great anticipation that I awaited the short list for the Oscar's today. As luck would have it, my daughter's bus had not arrived and I had to drive her and some other kids to middle school. Upon my return home, I discovered, I missed the reading of the Best Documentary list.

I went on to the Oscar site and discovered......there is an oscar in my future.

BEST DOCUMENTARY

No end in sight

Operation Homecoming: writing the wartime…

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Added by Reggie Cervantes on January 22, 2008 at 9:26pm — 1 Comment

( : ( : ( : YAY! : ) : ) : )

I was really nervous after completing the dispatcher testing process (my goodness it was long!!!) lots of spelling, and grammer, and memorization, and maps (anyone that even half knows me knows i manage to get lost even WITH my gps system!!!!)

but the HR lady said i did exceptionally well and she was really excited about my past background in volunteering with both fire and police! I got a conditional offer of employment so now i really just need to do the polygraph!

the… Continue

Added by Marie on January 22, 2008 at 1:50pm — 2 Comments

Sumter Fire and EMS News

SUMTER COUNTY (WLTX) - Sumter firefighters were on the scene of a warehouse fire just outside of downtown Sumter Monday afternoon. As of 11 p.m. Monday, about 50 crew members were still on the scene.

The warehouse caught fire just after 2 p.m.

Captain Brian Horton told News19 that the location is off of South Lafayette Boulevard. He says, "It's pretty engulfed."

According to Sumter County EMS, one firefighter was…

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Added by Hayward Dewey Pack JR on January 22, 2008 at 6:59am — No Comments

A long but true story to emphasize and old truth

The other night we made a stucture fire at what we thought was a single story wood frame. Fire was visible from one window on the "D" side of the structure. Moderate smoke was showing around a door that was next to the window. Our Engine layed a line in from the closest hydrant and my rig (Ladder-7), was assigned to ventilation. Since I only had 3 people on the rig, including me, I assigned my driver and firefighter to vent the roof, while I took the PPV fan to the point of entry, which in…

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Added by Mike Walker on January 21, 2008 at 9:49pm — 10 Comments

Hey

TO all my friends on here sorry it took so long to get on here!!! IM back in action now~! have a safe new year!!

Added by Bliss Norville on January 21, 2008 at 5:54pm — No Comments

Search Detail

Had to work last night. The Monroeville Fire Department was dispatched to my own neighborhood for a elderly gentlemen who had wandered away from home. Temperatures were in the the single digits, as is most of the east coast right now.

Fire and EMS personnel from the 5 local departments, plus some mutual aid units (not sure who all was called in), searched the neighborhoods and woods for nearly 3 1/2 hours. I have to admit that, given the temps, I did not think an elderly…

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Added by Coach on January 21, 2008 at 4:57pm — 1 Comment

THE DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT BURN CENTER TOURNAMENT

Please start early preparing for The Detroit Burn Center Tournament. This Baseball tournament is held yearly each JUNE and welcomes Fire Departments from all over the United States to bring along a baseball team from any of your stations .. It is a fun weekend and benifits our CHILDREN BURN CENTER UNIT. If you think there is a chance that you might be interested in the information on this event please send me a message and i will have some one from The…

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Added by Detroit Fire Angel on January 21, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments