Tag Archives: firehouse practical jokes

The one thing I wont tolerate …

Bill took issue with my use of the word "LUCKY". I'm not going to get into my beliefs ... luck, fate, evolution vs creation etc. I will say that Bill made a good point and I could have chosen a better word.

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Contraband in the firehouse … pocket books and finger nail polish!

I had just made Lieutenant in the Fire Department my dad worked for. Then, the rank structure was Private, Lieutenant and then Captain. Previously, I had two of the best assignments a young fireman could have. I spent a few years assigned to Ladder #2-A but actually drove the “District” (now called Battalion) Chief for the North side of the ...

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