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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

Awsome

first i wanna know that why is the fire dept so much fun and addicting, i mean thats all i wanna do. whether it be training of some sort or a run or just anything like that. theres nothing like the sound of the tone going off at about 3:00am.

Added by gene on October 3, 2007 at 9:11pm — No Comments

The Ten Commandments of Rolling Code

1. Thou shalt threat thy pumper as though it were your firstborn child.

2. Blow thy siren and shine thy light with great vigor enroute.

3. Know where thy goest at all times.

4. Be certain all… Continue

Added by BunkerBabe on October 3, 2007 at 8:59pm — No Comments

The Rookie Survival Guide

1.YOU VOLUNTEERED, KNOWING FULL WELL THE HAZARDS OF THE JOB

2.You are not Superman/Superwomen…

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Added by BunkerBabe on October 3, 2007 at 8:51pm — No Comments

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…

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Added by BunkerBabe on October 3, 2007 at 7:45pm — 1 Comment

Last Night

Got Skunked!

No runs, no hits, no errors.

Off next trick to go to the Ocean for the State Convention.

We'll try it again in two weeks.

Stay Safe,

Lt Dan

Added by Daniel Brinkley on October 3, 2007 at 2:24pm — No Comments

What is a Firefighter?

What is a firefighter?

He's the guy next door....or the girl

He's a guy like you and me with warts and worries and unfulfilled dreams.

Yet he stands taller than most of us.

He's a fireman....

A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.

He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.

He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control.

He's responsive to a child's… Continue

Added by Evelyn Kysar Dupuy on October 3, 2007 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Another moose v. car MVC

2 cars v. bull moose...guess who won? Well no winners, moose DOA. Car 1? About the same. Roof was pushed back like an accordian. Driver minor facial lacerations. Car 2 hit the moose, that caused airbag deployment and radiator puncture. Moose was about 650lbs, with a 14 point rack.

Added by Brian Farris on October 3, 2007 at 9:54am — No Comments

Back Country Rescue response

responded on a second call out for a extraction off of the Long Trail in the Burnt Rocks/Burnt Mtn. area. A hiker suffered a fractured ankle on the trail. Intial call out was approx. 1400 hrs, on Saturday. Call for additional manpower was at 0300 Sunday. First crews arrived at patient at 2000 hrs Saturday evening. Responding teams included Waterbury Back Country Rescue, Mad River Valley Ambulance, Colchester Technical Rescue and Moretown, Waitsfield, Warren Fire departments. Patient was…

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Added by Brian Farris on October 3, 2007 at 9:48am — No Comments

Michael Gates Fire Lookout

Deadwood Burn

This is the type of Photo that you can view/purchase from Michael Gates. He is a Fire Lookout 180 miles Northeast of San Francisco. These pictures are fantastic! His photographs can be seen at www.pygmyhippo.net. Well worth the click. His story is told in today's NY Times.…

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Added by Peter Lupkowski on October 3, 2007 at 9:43am — No Comments

Trigger Ads

I took Dan & Chip Heath's Fast Company article "Trigger Happy" to heart and decided to create some recruitment ads around the triggers I came up. I'd love to hear what you think:

Download Recruitment-The Next Time-5.pdf

BTW - Here's what Dan thought of my…

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Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on October 3, 2007 at 9:43am — No Comments

Just Life.

I finally think that I have a new job, it's not what I wanted to do but it's just my theory. I'm now should consider myself as a professional patient. When I was 18 out of High School I fought Hodgkin's Disease and got to work on the FD which was a great personal accomplishment. However I couldn't finish my career because I was stricken with Kidney Failure. With this Kidney failure I also developed painful cysts on the kidneys and was hospitalized for it.. The hospital o/d me with pain pills… Continue

Added by Stevie on October 3, 2007 at 6:56am — No Comments

Busy

Sorry I haven't responded to any messages in a while...been really busy with work and classes. Hope everyone is doing well and be safe! :)

Added by Kendra on October 3, 2007 at 12:24am — No Comments

The Voulenteer Firefighter

Who are Volunteer Firefighters? They are your

neighbor, the " guy/girl next door " They are husband, father or son,

wife, mother or daughter They are the laborer, the store owner, the

corporate executive, They are the jogger, sportsfan, hobbyist or

handyman.... They are just like everyone else, save for one quality...

They are one in one thousand who will risk their life to save yours;

You'll see them waiting for the train and at the little… Continue

Added by Patrick Orr on October 2, 2007 at 11:44pm — No Comments

ANOTHER NIGHT OF EMS

HERE I SIT ON A TUESDAY THE 18:00 TO 06:00 SHIFT, WAITING FOR THE NEXT CALL. WHAT WILL IT BE ? WILL IT BE AN MVA, HEART ATTACK, STROKE, SOMEONE WHO HAS FALLEN OR MAYBE SOMEONE WITH GENERAL ILLNESS. WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMEONE WILL CALL IN THAT HAS NOT FELT GOOD ALL DAY OR FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS BUT HAS TO CALL US AT 03:00 HRS JUST BECAUSE WE ARE HERE TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP. AFTER WE HAVE BEEN ON 4 CALLS, WE KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE CALL IS WE WILL GO. WHEN WE GET THERE WE PUT A SMILE ON OUR… Continue

Added by John Franklin on October 2, 2007 at 11:09pm — No Comments

Studing for paramedic National Registry

Not to much longer before medic school is over. Part of me is screaming thank goodness. The other part of me is screaming OHHHHH will I pass NR. I have been serious about my studies, mainly because I take my job very serious. My friends/classmates the ducks, and I have made it a point to study as much as we can. I have the knightlite software and have made it a point to study it daily. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. I don't test well at times. Although I have been on the…

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Added by Deb on October 2, 2007 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Funny Emergency Room Ture Stories. >A 28-year old male was brought into the ER after an attempted suicide. The man had swallowed several nitroglycerin pills and a fifth of vodka. When asked a…

Funny Emergency Room Ture Stories.

>A 28-year old male was brought into the ER after an attempted suicide. The man had swallowed several nitroglycerin pills and a fifth of vodka.

When asked about the bruises about his head…

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Added by kennycalles on October 2, 2007 at 12:45pm — No Comments

Newspaper Interview

I was interviewed by the local newspaper for a series they are doing on local firefighters. There was a photo that went with this, but I can't put it here. I posted it in my photos.

Joe Totero: From EMT to…

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Added by Joe Totero on October 2, 2007 at 10:48am — 1 Comment