Tag Archives: Baltimore Md

He suffered and fought through months of grueling rehab and recovery. In true Firefighter fashion, he showed the same heart and determination after the fire as he did while engulfed in flame. HE SURVIVED!

WHAT A WEEK! You should all know by now that Rhett (Fire Critic), Kevin Totten (Salem Fire/EMS) and I spent the better part of last week in Baltimore, Md at Firehouse Expo 2011. We had a GREAT time surrounded by friends, fans and Brother and Sister firefighters from across the Country. Rhett and travel a lot together but this trip ...

Another beautiful day here in “The Noke” and we’re stuck on duty. It’s almost scary …. pretty weather, the 4th of July eve and we’ve actually been pretty quiet. I’m just waiting for the bottom to fall out. I’m hoping for a quiet night but know how it will most likely end up.  Either way, we’re ready for it. My ...

The brothers of B-shift here at “Lucky #13” must have had one heck of a shift. I got to work at 06:20 am and found one of the brothers passed out on the couch …. note the drool stain on his shirt..LOL I figured finding the crew worn out and in this shape was a good sign … Maybe they ...

I have a few ‘clean up” items I need to hit this morning ….. First off, I need to follow up and link to a very important post from Bill Carey over on Backstep Firefighter. Bill posted about NIOSH. They ( NIOSH… National Iinstitute for Occupational Safety and Health) wants to hear from us!!  THEY WANT OUR IMPUT!!  NIOSH conducts ...