Ok, we've got a ton of news to catch up on. Roanoke's Bravest had a busy night last night. I'm not sure what the actual temperature was (with or without the wind chill) but I can assure you, IT WAS COLD! The night ..or morning started with an apartment fire on the South-side.

The last two post have been a “Hot Topic” for IronFiremen.com  I’d like to thank everyone for reading and for taking the time to post comments. It’s time for me to move past the issue for now but I will warn you of a future “follow up” post. Some plans have been made and I believe members are going to ...

Ok, to begin with; tomorrow is going to be a busy day. The morning will be anyway. Tomorrow is our annual “vacation sign up day”. In the firehouse, we sign up for our “vacation” and “holidays” a year in advance. Time to clean the ol desk off and figure out the days we need… Here in the City, sign ups ...

Almost a week ago now (last Monday November 29th) City Engine 6 caught a fire. Now, that in itself is not news … those guys catch a lot of work. What is news is some of the circumstances surrounding the fire. I am not going to “point fingers” here but, I think there are some VERY serious issues that have arose ...

Yea.. it’s the snow ! Something about it … I love it. Puts me in the Christmas and somewhat of a little romantic mood. I may saddle up the horses for a nice romantic ride. Better yet, I may borrow the neighbors sleigh… hummmmm wonder how that would turn out??? LMAO I love that video. I’ll be back in just ...

I mentioned in the last post that it’s snowing here in Va. and that has me in the Christmas mood! I can’t wait to go to the Mall and let Santa’s little helper sit on my lap. Ummmm… errrrrrrrr… wait…I mean I can’t wait to I sit on her lap. Ahhhhhhhh…no,  I mean I can’t wait to sit on …… ...

We’re getting our 1st snow of the year here in Va. Now, it’s nothing compared to what our Brothers and Sisters up in Buffalo area are getting but hey, it’s snow… The snow has me feeling the spirit of Christams so I wanted to share a couple of videos with ya. I have been wanting to post on the first ...

Sorry folks … it’s been kinda busy here on the Ponderosa the last few days. Anyhow, I wanted to give ya a little something to “chew on” since I haven’t had time to get a “regular” or “decent” post up.  I thought it would be cool to re-visit some older posts since I have a ton of new followers / ...

It all started with the post Old Firemen and Dirty Balls. Apparently, AXE was watching. They not only contacted me, they also wanted to send some product for us to use at the station! Cool huh? I explained that this site is not connected to the station nor my Department and that it is against our policy to accept gifts. ...

As usual, some of the posted stories on the house fire in Roanoke on Monday morning are not entirely acurate. I’ll try to set the story straight and throw in a few more pics. Rhett posted a nice piece over on the Fire Critic , unfortunately; some of his facts were off (imagine that Statter). Here’s the video again…   We (Engine ...