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Vacations Over

Spent the week conventioning in Ocean City MD

Lots of Fun

Met new people and even learned a little

Oh well, we're back home and ready to get back to the grind

Added by Daniel Brinkley on October 15, 2007 at 8:59pm — No Comments

Caught a Structure Fire During Chicken BBQ

PHOTO BY: BRUCE GREEN JR./EVANS CENTER

Spring Brook and Jamison Road (Town of Elma NY) Volunteer Firefighters were dispatched for a reported structure fire around 1pm on Sunday-October 14, 2007.

I was part of a BBQ team from the Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company who were cooking 700 halves of chicken at a…

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Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on October 15, 2007 at 3:12pm — No Comments

I don't know how many people are aware of Firefighter Close Calls' web site, but I am on the secret list, and I receive emails from Billy Goldfedder about happenings in the service. Today I got an email that really hacked me off and I am ready to burst...my head may explode, but I have the duct tape ready. The most recent email was about an VA engine co. ENR to a fire, lights and sirens full blown, and were making a left turn when a Ford Taurus hit them, reportedly so hard the rear tires… Continue

Added by Heather on October 15, 2007 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Submit your Department & Units... PUMPFIRE.com

New Sections coming to www.PUMPFIRE.com in January 2008

www.PUMPFIRE.com is starting two new sections in January 2008 to put the spotlight on YOU and YOUR Department!!!

"ANYTIME, ANYPLACE"

ANYTIME, ANYPLACE Will Display a Departments war machine that are the most worked and beat units in the nation. Every month we will choose a unit that meet the qualifications of "ANYTIME, ANYPLACE"

To…

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Added by PUMP on October 15, 2007 at 3:53am — No Comments

2007 Philly Fire Muster

Over

the next couple of days I'll be posting pictures from this years Fire

Department Muster that was held today at the Philadelphia Fire Academy.

It was a great success with nearly perfect… Continue

Added by Dennis on October 14, 2007 at 8:42pm — No Comments

What did I do wrong now?

Nuf already!!! I did what the docs have been after me and everyone else to do for years. I quit, cold turkey! No prob! Got through that OK. HOWEVER....since that time, I've had 4 sinus infections, and NOW pneumonia!!! After smoking all these years, quitting doesn't seem to be doing anything for my health except adding 40 pounds and making me sick!

Added by Nancy Lankford McCain on October 14, 2007 at 7:17am — No Comments

Hi out there

Hello to all my new friends...I hope everyone will be safe out there.

Added by firegirl on October 13, 2007 at 12:48pm — No Comments

simple math

40 years old +1 party for outgoing chief = too many beers wich in turn = i mother of a headache in the morning. Damg now i know why i dont drink anymore.

Added by grant morse on October 13, 2007 at 10:20am — No Comments

Fatalitys

Well I havent been on in while. Just been really busy. Anyway, I got to work my first fatalities last week. One of the most horrible thing I have ever seen. Two boys in a souped up racing corvet acting crazy, drinking, and driving over a hundred miles an hour up a hill hit a yukon head on. The 2 boys burned to death when the car fully ignited. I have only been doing this for a year and I love it. My question is how do you make the flashbacks and the dreams go away of these two boys we had to… Continue

Added by Theresa on October 12, 2007 at 6:53pm — 1 Comment

What kind of batteries do you use??

We just ran a fire-out call a few shifts ago. When we got on scene, we found a burned out night stand smoldering on the front lawn. The father, a retired Navy vet , and donned a respirator and drug the burning mess outside. Props to the Navy, the world's largest fire department.

Anyway, we hung out on scene and waited for the fire investigator to arrive on scene and do his thing. My initial thought was that the kid had thrown a lit cigarette into the drawer to hid it because…

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Added by Heather Langston on October 12, 2007 at 10:49am — No Comments

Rescuing Providence

The new book, "Rescuing Providence" by Lt. Michael Morse of the Providence, RI Fire Department is now available at Borders Books & Music in Garden City (Cranston), RI. Please stop in and take a look at it. The book is awesome! I read it in four hours the other night.

GREAT gift idea for that special firefighter in your life! :-)

Be well & stay safe, all.

Erin

Added by Erin Blackman on October 12, 2007 at 3:47am — No Comments

first time

hi all , fist time blogger, just had the greatest thing happen today, went and cashed the smallest monthly pay i have ever had since i started on the dept. i hope things stay this calm for another month or two, but we all know that never happens.

Added by grant morse on October 11, 2007 at 5:15pm — No Comments

Water flow

Can anyone tell me if there is a web site or how to figure water flow, there is a builder that would like to build a 40unit town home in the community, the local water company will not help out they say they are not in the fire service so they cannot tell me weather the amount of flow and the hydrant is go enough for fire protection. We are a small dept and run off of donations ( about 17,000 a year) so it is hard to buy computer soft wear to do this. So if someone can help me or know of a… Continue

Added by David Tibbitt on October 11, 2007 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Time Fly's!!!!

So we are one day away from the Haunted Riverbank opens....gotta go out today and finish my scene by 7:00 tonight....more things to worry about...lol. Not a whole lot as far as alarms are concerned. Had a couple bad ones but nothing really major...finnaly we got some much needed rain last night. Talk to everyone later....Cory.

Added by Cory Parson on October 11, 2007 at 6:59am — No Comments

Words So True.....

Even God doesn't plan to judge a man till the end of his days, why should you and I?
- Author Unknown

Added by FFEMT1MOM on October 11, 2007 at 5:49am — No Comments

To a Good Home...

ALF 700 series 1965 squirt

It's time to put this horse out to pasture. You have until the end of the month to get a bid in on the truck. It's a cream puff, only driven to parades and fires on Sunday. It's seen some weather on Main Street in Galeton, a "palace" in Tioga, a flower shop and restaurant in Blossburg, a Ben Franklin and insurance company in Mansfield, a personal care home in Morris Run, and more than a few barns…

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Added by Peter Lupkowski on October 10, 2007 at 2:37pm — 1 Comment

Doctors visit and first call

Well yesterday I finally got to see the doctor to get cleared for fire duty. So no big deal I'm in over all good health and what not, and the doc gave me a clean bill for fire service. I was off to the station for the weekly drill and the monthly meeting. We have been really pushing to get our engine bay repainted before it gets cold out so our drill was to continue the painting project. NBD it needs to get done BAD. Well we get into the meeting and half way through it we get dispatched to a… Continue

Added by lemaireB on October 10, 2007 at 2:10pm — No Comments

Why i do what i do?

Why i do what i do?

Ever scents I was 14 years old all people have ask me is how can I work on an ambulance and not get pad for it. For two years all I could say is "I don't know, I just like doing it". Shortly after I turned 18 I was thinking about saying the hell with it all. It…

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Added by Jimmy on October 10, 2007 at 12:19pm — No Comments

I WISH YOU COULD SEE

I WISH YOU COULD SEE

I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for

trapped children, 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 3 in the morning as…

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Added by Jimmy on October 10, 2007 at 12:16pm — No Comments

The Firefighters Prayer

A FIREFIGHTER'S PRAYER

When i am called to duty, God Whenever flames may rage, Give me the strength to savesome life Whatever be it's age, Help me embrace a little child Before it is too late Or save an older person from The horror of that fate Enable me to be alert and Hear the weakest shout And quickly and efficiently To put the fire out I want to fill my calling and To give…

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Added by Amy on October 10, 2007 at 2:59am — No Comments