Take a minute and read this article. Quit dumbing down the fire service. Create a culture and a tradition of firefighters who are adept in the risk analysis of emergency response. Thinking firefighters, saving our neighbors, and coming home--that is our tradition.

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/310760/25/none/none/...

Strong words. In the traditional time of fire dept elections, and just after our local and state elections, can we ask anything less of our members?

Yes that's my dad wearing his Polish Firefighter's dress uniform. I wish I could get into my original dress uniform!

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Comment by Mary Ellen Shea on November 7, 2007 at 9:54pm
Ditto that.
Comment by Jeff Betz on November 7, 2007 at 3:34pm
I agree completely! Are doing all these things "the right way" easy? Of course they aren't. That is why what we do tends to get the respect of others. Like they said in the movie "A league of their own" "If it was easy everyone would do it".

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