fire-prevention-education

The occupants were in a panic, fearing they were trapped; but Randy had it knocked down within seconds and with less than 500 gallons of water. Our County Brothers will be ecstatic to read that we even got the "brush rake" off the rig. Randy quickly got to the "head", extinguished and began "cutting a line" .... LMAO ... if we only had a " PULASKI" tool.

That's the problem with videos and articles such as this .... they don't show or tell the entire story. They also take things out of context. You can't show up and ride with an Engine Company and understand firefighters.... it takes a hell of a lot more than a few hours to understand who we are and what we do.

Rhett, Zach Green and I have just returned from a trip up to New York City. Much like most of the journeys Rhett and I embark on ( ie; 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs, NFFF Memorial Weekends, etc), this trip was life altering. I find myself back home and even on duty today but so far from the person who left Roanoke a mere 5 days ago.

I know … I know. SORRY for the lack in posting. I’ll try to make it up to ya this week. It’s the same old excuse … busy busy! The weather broke and the Buckaroo and I have been hard at it. Everyone keeps telling me that I need to hire a new farm manager and I think I have ...

Geesh !  WHAT A WEEK !! The good news is that if I can last about 12 more hours, I’ll be headed home for what will hopefully be a relaxing Sunday and the beginning of my 4 day break. Yesterday started off good, got busy and then ended late but good. It started off with me and the Buckaroo meeting Captain ...

I really haven’t checked in with a “full” post since our 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Greenbelt, Md back on the 11th. I received a TON of e-mails, text messages and comments on the site from that post ( I Cried ) … THANKS! I was hesitant to hit the “publish” button on that post. I had so much I wanted to ...

We’re winding down a fairly busy cycle. It’s been a good week but I’m ready for our 4-day break! I think Randy is looking forward to it as well. This week’s training centered around “calling the MAYDAY”, “Search and Rescue” and “Vent Enter Search”. Of course, we caught our normal run load and had some cleaning to do in between… ...

What a great couple of days in New Jersey! Rhett and I have been up here  ( New Jersey ) presenting his class on Social Media. The Official title is..  Social Media The Fire Service’s Next Big Innovation. We were VERY well received and the students showed a great interest in the class content. There were 46 students total and ...

Here’s a pretty cool local news story from yesterday. A couple of our local Colleges (Virginia Tech and Va. Western) have been working together to highlight fire safety in college dorm rooms. See our local news  coverage  HERE  and the video below … Stay Safe and in House. Captain Wines

WOW …  What a trip ! They say “all good things must come to an end” so I left DC this morning at 6am and headed back to the farm. I hated to leave. The 2011 Congressional Fire Service Institute Dinner  was AWESOME. I knew that this was going to be rushed trip but also one that I wouldn’t want to ...