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The nice guy

I'm a nice guy, right? I'm good to my longtime girlfriend, family and friends. I love them all, in fact, to the core of my being. My beliefs are that of honor and integrity. I'm also polite to and will make small talk with strangers. And, most importantly, I look after my fellow firefighters. Which brings me to the point, or story, I want to get across in this blog.

My crew and I had just finished extinguishing a structure fire in your… Continue

Added by Doug on September 20, 2010 at 1:36am — No Comments

Dear FFN WebChief/Team

Please, quit messing with the layout of the website. Pretty please, with cherries on top!?! Just when I get used to it you guys and gals go and move everything around on me, again.

P.S. Oh, and I miss the pages numbers on the forum threads, too.

Added by Doug on November 17, 2009 at 11:30pm — 9 Comments

It's a hockey night in Pittsburgh!

Bring it squids!!!..... again

Epic

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire loves Da Pens…

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Added by Doug on May 30, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

The Epic Series

Pens win! Pens win! Pens win!!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by Doug on May 14, 2009 at 12:51am — 2 Comments

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire multimedia slide show

Flash player required. Cool slide show, not a lot of action photos, but you get to know 8 House.
A day at fire station No. 8
Courtesy of the Trib, thanks.

Added by Doug on July 28, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

A few Pittsburgh Fire Bureau photographs I took

Here are some decent pictures I took while recently in Pittsburgh that are more firefighter related.

Pittsburgh's iconic black and gold theme even resonates down to their fire plugs.

Pittsburgh Fire Bureau's 24 House, at S 18th St and Mary St in the city's famous South Side neighborhood, with downtown buildings Mellon Bank and USX Tower in the background.

Pittsburgh Fire Bureau's 24 House guys… Continue

Added by Doug on July 21, 2008 at 8:14pm — 1 Comment

Bring it Squids!

Do be do be do.......

Beware the Penguins

Added by Doug on May 23, 2008 at 11:53pm — 2 Comments

We'll kick ya arse, ya Flyer scum, ha!

Added by Doug on May 18, 2008 at 7:09pm — No Comments

Lets go Pens!!!

Send those Flyers back to Philly crying like babies.

Added by Doug on May 18, 2008 at 12:10pm — 3 Comments

The crazy random ramblings of....

I wish I had a camera the other night. It was a sweet looking ride in the captains seat of the engine, right behind the ladder, at midnight on a moonlit night on the empty city streets on the way to a working structure fire.

Added by Doug on May 15, 2008 at 5:13pm — No Comments

A great mans point of view....

And I am adopting it as my own. No, I will not adopt it, I am it! I have lived it for as long as I can remember.

The following is a speech NRA President Charlton Heston gave to the

Harvard Law School Forum on February 16, 1999.

I remember my son when he was five, explaining to his kindergarten

class what his father did for a living. "My Daddy," he said, "pretends to

be people."

There have been quite a few of them. Prophets from the… Continue

Added by Doug on April 16, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

This is what can come of Vision 20/20

I believe if Vision 20/20 becomes reality, this is only part of what we can start seeing here in the states, and becoming a part of. Just think, nation wide Public Service Announcements such as this could really get the message across! Another topic, all though off base of Vision 20/20, could be how to properly let an emergency vehicle pass.

Find more videos like this on Firefighter Nation -… Continue

Added by Doug on April 7, 2008 at 2:39am — No Comments

Pittsburgh's 2nd Honorary Firefighter!

Sidney "Sid The Kid" Crosby folks Great story!

Added by Doug on April 6, 2008 at 1:45am — No Comments

To my fellow PA volunteers

I realize this has been relevant news for a while now, but it seems to be gaining strength in the western PA area.

Volunteer numbers dwindling

Added by Doug on March 22, 2008 at 2:36am — 1 Comment

Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire St. Patty's Day Parade march.

Woohoo!!!!

PBF IAFF Local No. 1

Added by Doug on March 15, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Mr. Johnson from Beaumont, CA, you are the arrogant one!!!

Link- http://www.sbsun.com/letters/ci_8552779?source=email

Official arrogance

Article Launched: 03/12/2008 10:38:46 PM PDT

"Once again, government employees have arrogantly abused the people.

March 5, around 12:15 p.m., the California Highway Patrol stopped all eastbound traffic near Alabama Street in Redlands to make way for a funeral procession. Said procession consisted of dozens of firetrucks from dozens of agencies and departments.

Thousands… Continue

Added by Doug on March 15, 2008 at 8:45pm — 9 Comments

Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade, and some rambling....

Believe it or not, we have the 2nd largest St. Patty's Day parade in the nation, only behind New York City. You always here of Boston's, Chicago's and NYC's, but Pittsburgh is right up there folks! We are steeped with Irish tradition around here. Be proud to be Irish! Be proud to be an Irish firefighter!…

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Added by Doug on March 15, 2008 at 3:19am — No Comments

Funeral service information for firefighter Brad Holmes

The Pine Township Engine Company announced today the funeral arrangements for Brad Holmes, who died Wednesday morning from injuries suffered in a Feb. 29 house fire in Grove City.

Funeral home visitation will be held at the Cunningham Funeral Home, 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City, Mercer County, at the following times: 2-4 p.m. and 6-9p.m. Friday.

There will be a FireFighter Memorial Service on March 7 at 7:00 pm at Cunningham Funeral Home, 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove… Continue

Added by Doug on March 7, 2008 at 1:34am — 1 Comment

Please keep two local brothers in your thoughts and prayers folks!

On the morning of February 29th two Pine Township Firefighters were injured battling a blaze which claimed the life of a 44 year old Grove City, PA woman. One has since been released from the hospital and is recovering at home. The other is in critical condition at a Pittsburgh, PA hospital. Here are some related links to the story.

Pine Twp Station 85 link

http://www.fire.pinetownship.org/

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Added by Doug on March 2, 2008 at 10:35pm — 2 Comments

Firefighters gathering at Primanti's?

Ughh.....sustenance awaits me(Insert iconic Homer Simpson drool here). I feel I must make the short trip into the city soon. If anyone knows what and where this is, the original one in the Strip District, I'd love to meet up for lunch some weekend soon and talk shop(firefighting, Steelers, Penguins, Pitt, duh!). And holding it around lunch time means the legally under aged amongst us may attend as well. Maybe if it catches on we can make it a once in a while thing, amongst a group of us? I.e.… Continue

Added by Doug on February 21, 2008 at 2:38am — 2 Comments