ems-health-safety

This is the kind of coverage we need .  Positive results for unknown situations. Children with Autism. How do we handle rescues? Here’s a father / firefighter on the NBC Today Show telling and showing us how … take a minute, watch the clip and dig deeper… the next child could be in your 1st due! Visit msnbc.com for breaking ...

I was able to attend the Weissman service but was on duty yesterday during Whitacre's Funeral. Both were well attended and those in attendance should be proud that our Brotherhood was well represented. Yes... our "Brotherhood". These families got to see first hand over the past few days and week what all the "hype" and Brotherhood "talk" is about. They experienced it first hand. If you attended one of the services.... you did too.

We attend these services for the survivors. The fallen are already in a better place. You attend for the family. The wives (or husbands), children , parents etc as well as for their extended family.... the Brothers and Sisters of their Department. You attend to let them know (and see) that they are not alone, their grief is shared and their support system endless.

I hope to see you there. I URGE you to attend if at all possible. Regardless of Rank or tenure ( if you're a "Rookie" firefighter...you definitely should attend). I believe we owe it to each other to do so. It's paying "RESPECT" to a Brother or Sister.

I got a call from Bill Finegan the other day. He told me the story of Danny McIntosh. It pissed me off !

We usually call it our 4 day “break” but I didn’t get much of a break on this one. Thursday and Friday was spent getting up hay and preparing the Farm for visitors and tours due to a community celebration. Everything worked out well and the Buckaroo even got in a little “creek time”. Saturday morning, I met my Lieutenant George, ...

Sorry I haven’t been here in a while but I’ve been trying to die. Much to my dismay, and due in NO WAY to the health care services in Roanoke; I think I’m going to live. I’ve always told the people close to me that if they ever heard that I was in the hospital and that if they really ...

Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz had it right …. There’s no place like HOME! Yea … I know that’s not Dorothy  but it is how she would have looked had I been the costume designer for The Wizard of Oz … LOL Anyway, Rhett (The Fire Critic) and I made it up to Baltimore for EMS Today and, most importantly; ...

Ok, so I’m laying here trying to fall asleep knowing that I have to drive to Fla and back by Saturday. I’m thinking of how tired I already am. I’m thinking of how tired you guys must be as well. We are and have been doing too much with too little! America HAS FORGOTTEN!! IT’S A  SHAME!!! Here we are ...

I received several questions as to the smoke condition from the attic / roof. Apparently, the picture wasn't large enough for some to see so I'll put it up again in a larger size ... I'll also highlight some smoke for ya ...