And so begins another trip on this beast called the internet...

Yes, im the rookie to the site, and a rookie to the hall. The firehall has always been my home, being raised there and looking to everyone like family. Finally got the chance to join the explorer post came around and i go nuts.. Then i turn 16 and the fun really began. Now im taking the big classes, working my ass off, shinning trucks, cleaning floors, putting up christmas lights, running calls, going to EMT and fire…

It's been awhile since I posted a blog because it's been awhile since I have something to talk about. Things were sooooooo slooooooww for soooooooo looooooong...

That's over now. A minor MVA got us out a few days ago and I said then 'this is going to break our dry spell'. Well it did. We've had a few small calls since then and we did a training burn today that was frankly a lot of fun. But fate being the fickle finger that it is I'd no sooner gotten out of the shower this afternoon…

well lets see. Im 25 yrs. old and going to become a mommy in Feburay2008 I volunteer at Rivermount Fire dept ,Front Royal,VA... My unlce is the Cheif out thier that is how me and my family got into the firedept..

we help out at the Beautey pagents and breakfast with santa, Bingo .... and anything elsa...

we were paged up in the morning on a barn fire with exposures, it was like 28 degrees out and when we got there im tellin ya this thing was flaming, u could see the flames for bout a mile away what little we knew was that it had a few propane tanks a camaro 2 4 wheelers and a bunch of other dangerous situations in that little barn......every one of the propane tanks blew up the car was full of gas it blew and teh 4 wheelers did as well.......u could hear the booms from miles away.........we…

I'm what you would call "Sparatically Responsive", when it comes to writing to my friends and simply responding to new ones. Sometimes I may shock you with a quick reply...and other times, you may get a note from me days, weeks, or maybe even months down the road! No joke! Ask my 'MySpace' pals! I'm not bragging about my inability to keep in touch like a friend should, I'm just openly admitting that I rarely am quick to reply. Okay, so there ya go! I promise to open my email and beginning…

Hey guys/gals I have a couple pairs of fire boots that i am trying to sell:

1st pair is HAIX Fire Hunter w/CrossTech, Size 10 W. They are used but in great shape!! New they cost 279.99 @ Firestoreonline, I am selling them for 200.00 + S&H.

2nd Pair is PRO Warrington 4000 Leather/Kevlar 14". Size 10.5 E. These are used but in good shape, the only thing i see wrong is the lable inside of the boot is worn a little. These sell new for 319. I am selling them for 250 +…

Got my computer fixed....yall be safe now :) ya hear? lol

Southern Pride

Getting the word out about what your fire department is doing for its community is a never ending task. But, it doesn't have to be an expensive or time consuming one if you're smart about it.

I write a lot. I mean a lot. I have my blog here and I also write as a featured blogger for the Buffalo News at www.buffnews.com/yourhub/southtowns. I also write frequent submissions for two local publications, the…

A friend of mine posted this on MySpace. Its kind of a health warning, I suppose.

BUTTER VS. MARGARINE...



Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do to with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it…

Our department was just told by our board that we had 30,000 dollars to either use or save for next year. So like any other normal organization we plan to use probably every single dime. lol. I was told that some of the equipment that was already orderd was: 1200dollars in collapasable cones ok i thought pretty stupid but whatever (i figure the first time a car hits one its gone). a new ppv fan yay we needed one the one we have is old still works but doesn't put out the air flow we really…

Well if anyone here is around north eastern arkansas, Im sure you know of the Bono Lake project. it is suppose to be a 130 acre man made lake. I found out last night they are considering letting it be a diving lake. This is a big deal to a ton of people around here many many people are divers. Bono Fire Department is looking to get a small rescue craft set up for diver team. The county we live does have a dive team but.. is run by the sheriffs department and is not a rescue dive they are…

The other night i was on my way home after just leaving the hospital. We where dispatched to an elderly man who hit his head. So I turn my emergency lights and siren on and go to the scene. My wife was in the car with me and I told her to drive to the end of the drive about maybe a quarter mile long so our trucks wouldn't pass it up. I just happened to grabbed some gloves while at the hospital thank god. i come through the front door and this man's wife is panicing. I finaly found him face…