F. Donald Clark's Groups

F. Donald Clark's Page

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: nedrow vol. fire dept....delphi falls vol. fire dept....st. david vol. fire

About Me:: a retired apparatus supervisor. i now am an avid collector of vintage apparatus, going back to a 1924 seagrave triple comb. pumper and as recent as a 1971 alf pioneer pumper and much fire memoribilia...i started in the fire service in 1958 and served on and off until july 2010 at which time i retired

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: i recognized a need to help others and to serve my neighbors and community

Top Issues Facing Responders:: in the volunteer service, keeping staff is the hardest....and providing good training with todays budget cutbacks is second...

At 4:09pm on December 19, 2010, RON aka "LUCKY" said…: don't tell me this is what they gave you when you left, beets a watch that's for sure ,,,, welcome to the group ,,,, it's a fun place & does have some interesting blog discussions but i also like seeing how other departments do the same thing ,,,, i also like looking at different styled apparatus's used all over the world ,,,, i'm a crash firefighter and we have some of the weirdest ,,,, word to the wise, if you trade patches be careful, there are a few people here that just want to get, then not send one back ,,,, i won't mail anything now till i have something in hand ,,,, my goal now is not to get a patch from you i do not collect them ,,,, (but i will trade duty tee-shirts from far away countries and that's how i got "BURNED", i sent the sleaze a tee-shirt & 3 patches and got nothing back ...) i'm just watch-n your back, something most of us on the job understand, it's a big part of what the brotherhood and the family is all about ,,,, if you wanna add me as a friend, great ,,,, if not, that too is OK because this message is intended to welcome and warn you at the same time ,,,, but since i have your attention, have a merry christmas too ,,,,
know what we do makes a difference, be safe, god bless and smile a lot, it will piss someone off lmao :) :) ,,,,
lucky
PS: pics, pics and more pics ,,,,

At 8:38am on December 19, 2010, Roger Waters said…: Welcome to Firefighter Nation Donald

At 2:26am on December 19, 2010, Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp said…: Donald, Welcome to the Firefighter Nation. I am glad you joined the group.There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all.

Chief William Sharp
Brookings, Oregon