i know that no one really likes funerals but today i went to a really emotional one... A junior firefighter lost her daddy tuesday morning to a massive heart attack and we as the junior firefighters went to the funeralvisitation to support her... I think it was the hardest thing i have ever had to do, even harder than the funeral for family members i have been to recently..

The man was a decorated war veteran and immediately when you walk in you see the honor guard men walking around…

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ok so in the last few weeks our junior firefighter hours have gone from being recorded on paper to being entered into the computer like a firefighters hours... i should have 60-70 hours of training but thanks to a person in my department we lost 15 separate trainings because he forgot to put the dang date on the papers.... so we dont have a date that the trainings were completed on and all we could do was throw them away... according to the fire commission i have 31 hours... I know i should… Continue

Well after studying my ass off i finally passed my written test for my permit!! i proabably made a poor judgement decision today after my dad wanted me to drive home from louisville!! let me put this in perspective, i live in bagdad kentucky a little town with barely any traffic and very few people and im not used to driving on a road with a line in the middle much less one with 4 lanes in each direction but i navigated the gene snyder and us 60 and we made it home in one piece!! apparently i… Continue

ok so i just had my 16th birthday thursday and tomorrow i go to take the written test for my permit. Im really nervous about failing the test as im sure i would never be able to live it down no matter where i go lol... i passed 2 out of 3 practice tests so im hoping ill do ok... ive never been this nervous before lol... any tips?

ok so im a sophomore this year and seriously thinking about which college i want to attend... i plan on being a volunteer firefighter in bagdad when i turn 18 and a paramedic eventually.. i was wondering is eastern kentucky university a good option? i know they have a good fire science and paramedic program but i was just wondering if i should go to a traditional college, community college or just get my certifications? i welcome any and all advice...

Well ive officially been on my first structure fire run... lightning strike right up the road from the firehouse, no one home, toned out during junior training.. I was so freaking nervous i forgot how to change an air pack and i couldn't button my bunkers cuz i was shaking but i really enjoyed it. Firefighters had control within an hour and by the time we were allowed up there it was mainly clean up, still i loved doin it. Change the bottles, walk out the hose, pack it up drain the dump tank… Continue

one of our junior firefighters lost his father in a tragic car crash thursday afternoon... Im not naming names out of respect for his family but i would ask for you to pray for him. he's 16 years old, great person with big dreams of being a firefighter and to lose his father now is heart wrenching... R.I.P.

Ok so in the louisville area in kentucky we do a thing called the WHAS crusade for children, in which the fire departments have road blocks and do door-to-door to collect money to benefit children whose families cant afford the medical care needed, research to help childhood diseases and equipment to help special needs children live a fairly normal life. The fire departments collect the money in their district for a week bringing out the sirens and lights to each house. Then on sunday they go… Continue

200 year old historic courthouse in madison Indiana is on fire.... Fire crews from northern kentucky and southern indiana have gone to fight the blaze (over 250 firefighters)..... 3 firefighters have received minor injuries... Whas 11 reports that the fire started at about 6 pm in the top of the building... they believe that construction crews may have been to blame, the city was preparing for their bicentennial anniversary.



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ok so we finally had our smoke out training....

Firefighters from the city (shelbyville) came and taught us right hand search and how to do it correctly andafter a little practice we were put in groups and in we went....(They used fake smoke and it was so cool, you breathed it in and it was just like air but you couldn't see 2 feet around you) We had full gear and packs with air... in groups of 3



Now we were told that the scenario was neighbor called and she knew two people… Continue

mom woke me up an hour ago like the doctor said to but now i cant go back to sleep... so im gonna explain my day



well i had my first concussion this year back in january after a snow tubing wreck... i got up after hitting my head walked to the car and passed out... mild concussion. I honestly though this incident would be my only concussion . i dont play dangerous sports, or skateboard and my helmet is always on when im at a fire scene so this came up really out of… Continue

victim:

Breanna Woodside

WHITE F



Age 2 Height 3' 0" Weight 35 lbs.



Hair BLONDE Eyes HAZEL



PURPLE SWEATPANTS, PURPLE/PINK STRIPED SHIRT, BLACK JACKET WITH PINK LINING, BLUE SHOES





Suspects:

Miles Woodside

WHITE M



Age 30 Height 6' 1" Weight 190 lbs.



Hair RED Eyes BLUE



LOOSE BLUE JEANS AND TENNIS SHOES, NO FURTHER AVAILABLE.







SILVER 1997 LINCOLN TOWNCAR



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ok we had our junior meeting tonight and we were getting our certification in adult cpr. We got instructors from the red cross to teach the class. Well the first thing we learned was how to care for a conscious choking victim who's not breathing. Our president of the juniors (head advisers son) who is a a larger guy and his partner asked what to do to care for a person of his size since his partner could not get his arms around him in the correct technique.



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As a resident of shelby county right next to the huge city of louisville, i really would rather not see engine 7 close down. Engine 7 started serving louisville in 1871 while ulysses s. grant was president. Mayor Jerry ambramson said this would help balance a 20 million revenue shortfall by louisville city government. Its estimated this will save about 1 million dollars annually and since there are 6 other firehouses in a 2 mile radius it should not pose a problem to response times.

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ok so on saturday we had two christmas parades in the area. one in the city (shelbyville) and one in our little town (Bagdad). it was about 15 degrees all day and snowing hard. the junior firefighters had a float and the firefighters had a float both of which looked amazing (hope to put pictures up soon.) Well the first parade went off perfectly other than our head adviser having the flu and everyone getting mild frostbite. Basically we froze our tails off.



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