Ok, so some people here want to know a little more about me. Why they would want to, I have no idea. I mean yes, I know that I have classic good looks, intelligence and am witty. Some have even gone so far as to say titan among men. But I am also a simple man. I don’t deserve much…perhaps a statue that can be seen from space…but that’s all. I’m not greedy.…

This past Sunday, we received a call for a single vehicle motor vehicle accident. It was about 2000 hours and about 40-45 degrees outside. The call wasn't far from my house, so I responded POV. As I approached the scene there was a Tahoe on its side, partially blocking one lane of travel. I pulled beyond the accident into a curve to alert oncoming traffic of the accident. As I walked back to the Tahoe, I was met by the driver who told me to be careful. "What do you mean?" I asked him. "Be…

I was scrolling through some of the discussions and came across a thread of a guy asking for playlist advice for a CD to listen to en route to an incident. I'll hit on that in another blog, but for right now i think this is much more important. A girl posted a comment in there about how she likes to listen to an ipod while she is on scene and that she can easily wear it with her gear, but feels that it doesn't effect her hearing on scene. i posted a reply to that but i feel it is an…

You know you are a firefighter when:

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



2. You have ever had a heated debate over the color of fire trucks.



3. You have ever spent 10 min trying to force open a door only to have someone come along and open it by turning the handle.



4. You have ever taken 10 or more showers in 1 day.



5. You have ever been airborne without an aircraft and water was your…

You might be a volunteer if:

You've woken up thinking your pager went off and as you look at it..., it does.



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



You carry enough in your car to extinguish a minor blaze.



You spend a great deal of time explaining to your friends what it means to be a volunteer- "Yes, I'm ALWAYS on duty. No, I'm not kidding!"



You can hear that the siren will…

I was sitting in class today thinking of things that have been going on in my life, the good, bad, and the rest. There were parts of me that thought that life was good. Another felt mixed. I guess to describe myself now would be like a coin.

You start off life shiny and new. As time goes on…

Hey all fellow firemen and women, I am new to this site and infact have only heard of it recently. Normally my internet time is not spent looking at Fire Department stuff, but me and a coworker just started a newsfeed blog on blogger. Go Here Firefighteraction

It is very new, but I hope to get some interest. I update it as often as I can with nationwide news stories or press that relates to the fire service

The holidays can be a fun time and a depressing time. I have faced both in my lifetime as I am sure many of you have too. I wanted to take this time to say,

Merry Christmas!

Trish

Well, here is the first of many blogs about one on my favorite topics, food of course. Nothing is more of a tradition than sitting down for dinner at the house, even if you only get 20 min between runs. I love to cook and all the brothers (and the sis) get stuck with my hair brained ideas for dinner, and yes I get the “what is that?”, Really?”, and my favorite “I brought my own.” But, they end up trying it and liking it so, don’t worry you’re not my little test monkeys (sry if I struck a…

A co-worker of mine sent this to me, I'm sure some of you have seen this but thought I would share.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFkZiwMLZ4

More l8r

DoRK

Fellow Firefighter Tom Hart invited me to this great website. The purpose of my life has been to promote the Fire Service. I have written a book about my life as a Firefighter. Take a peek at my website www.rjhaig.com . I believe my book will help give others an insight into what we do and the sacrifices we make as Firefighters. I know I am going to enjoy being a part of FirefighterNation. Good to be back with my brother and sister Firefighters.

R J…