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Serenity prayer

God -

grant me the serenity to accept the thing I cannont change,

Courage to change the things I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference

Added by Shannon on October 6, 2007 at 4:35pm — No Comments

And Heaven Cries..

Another poem..

Fellow responders stand tall, silent tears slowly fall

And all of heaven cries, when a firefighter dies.

Having given absolutely all, no more to answer the call

And all of heaven cries, when a firefighter dies.

Grief and pride fill every face, no one will ever take you place.

And all of heaven cries, when a firefighter dies.

As we lay you down to rest, it puts our strength to the test.

Tears rain down and…

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Added by Amy on October 6, 2007 at 2:44pm — No Comments

The Medic

This is a poem I found circulating on MySpace.

The medic stood and faced God which must always come to pass.

He hoped his uniform was clean, He'd gotten dressed kinda fast.

"Step forward now, paramedic. How shall I deal with you?

Have you always turned the other cheek? To my church have you always been true?"

The medic squared his…

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Added by Amy on October 6, 2007 at 2:35pm — 2 Comments

Firefighter's Prayer

When I'm called to duty god wherever flames may rage give me strength to save a life whatever be its age

Help me to 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 to hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me to guard my neighbor and protect his property

And if according to your will I have to lose my life bless with…

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Added by Jojo on October 6, 2007 at 10:16am — No Comments

Brothers & Sisters

~May you all be safe in your journies~

Added by Wendy Harris on October 5, 2007 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Next year for the Great Lakes Burn camp, or Fire Department would like to work with the community in raising money to actually send a few children to camp. Mattawan is a small town so our resources are kind of minimal so I was wondering if anybody has any fund raising ideas for us?

Added by Shannon on October 5, 2007 at 4:05pm — No Comments

Make it happen....

When your out there doing what we do always ask youself is there anything else I can do? I`ll be you can!.

Always remember

"Only you can make the diffrence to someone else"

Added by Merlin on October 5, 2007 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Life on the Lieutenant's side

I started my five shift mentorship last night. Its part of the process for me to clear as a riding out of class lieutenant. Even though I've spent the last year going to class and learning all the things that I have, I still wasn't ready for the moment when I had to put my gear in the front right seat of the truck.

As I stood outside, the truck grew about ten feet taller. I guess I felt the same way when I first started riding out of class as an engineer. It was that moment when it…

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Added by Heather Langston on October 5, 2007 at 8:37am — No Comments

Should children witness childbirth?Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. Thehousewas very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold aflashlight high ove…

Should children witness childbirth?

Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The

house

was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold

a

flashlight high over her Mommy so he could see while he helped deliver

the

baby. Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked.

Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Conner was born. The

paramedic lifted him by his… Continue

Added by Jace on October 5, 2007 at 1:23am — No Comments

R.I.P. Mike Reagan

Mike Reagan a member of Sharon Hill Fire Co. Station 09 passed away on Sept. 29, 2007 while in the hospital after being critically injured from a wall collapse may he R.I.P. .... My brother you will be missed but not forgotten

Added by Kevin W. Berg on October 5, 2007 at 12:02am — No Comments

Another quiet day in the Country

Anyone ever wonder why you never get a run when you are in the mood for one? I think that the great firegods are just laughing at me.

Added by Dan Campbell on October 4, 2007 at 10:14pm — No Comments

life of a firefighter

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.…

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Added by Drew Mortimer on October 4, 2007 at 7:42pm — 4 Comments

A Firemans Tears

A Fireman's Tears

The alarm rang, as it had so many times before.

He was the first of the fireman up and out,

Awakened from his bed at the station

By the clanging of the bell.

As Engine 3 pulled out of the bay,

Dispatch paged another station.

And all the firemen aboard the truck

Were tensed with anticipation

"It's gonna be a nice 'un, boys,"

He said as he donned his gear.

And the young… Continue

Added by Evelyn Kysar Dupuy on October 4, 2007 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Hi my name's Jordan and I live in a very tiny town in Southeast Indiana. The departments here are privately owned and are volunteer. There are hardly any structure fires but it's still interesting be…

Hi my name's Jordan and I live in a very tiny town in Southeast Indiana. The departments here are privately owned and are volunteer. There are hardly any structure fires but it's still interesting because people burn the craziest things. We deal with people burning furniture, Christmas trees, and tires! And we always get calls for the stray cow now and then. We have 3 stations with over 12 trucks (depending if we sold the older ones that we've replaced). That's about it, a tiny boring town with… Continue

Added by JORDAN on October 4, 2007 at 1:48pm — 2 Comments

superette fire

CASSVILLE, HUNTINGDON COUNTY - A popular restaurant and store in Cassville were destroyed by the fire. The fire dealt a significant blow to the Southern Huntingdon County Community because residents were going to kick off their October-Fest celebration the day of the fire. It was about one in the morning when the emergency alarms were sounded around the rural community of Cassville. While firefighters quickly responded, there was little they could do to save the…

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Added by rage6996 on October 4, 2007 at 11:17am — No Comments

Brand New "future firefighter" baby

Hi everyone, I would like to announce the arrival of my beautiful son Tylar Blaize Jackson, He was born at 13:44 on Tues 02 October 2007. He weighed 7lbs 13.4oz and was 21in long. He is a healthy little boy who is due to venture home on Thursday 4 October 07. This is by far the greatest birthday gift i could ever have recieved. I turn 26 this Saturday. once i get pictures i will be posting them. Until then, please keep my wife and the rest of our family in your… Continue

Added by Daniel Jackson on October 4, 2007 at 4:34am — No Comments

Drought!!!

Like alot of the Country, it has been a hot, dry summer in TN. We are almost 17" below our normal rainfall for the year. The volunteer fire depts here in Sullivan County are delivering water to farmers for their ponds. Bluff City VFD has made almost 20 deliveries in the last couple of weeks. It's just a matter of time until we start responding to brush fires everywhere. There have been a few in the County, but nothing major. Please keep us in your prayers. If we don't get some rain…

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Added by Brandon on October 3, 2007 at 10:39pm — No Comments