Tag Archives: M. Todd Harris

The Family’s Heart felt “Thanks”

With his passing still heavy on her heart and mind, Todd's mother sat down yesterday to attempt to write "Thank You" cards. She was simply overwhelmed by the number of Firefighters and the distances they had traveled. It's a true testament to the "Brotherhood" we firefighters share and it never ceases to amaze me.

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High Rise training, fighting, dancing and a rodeo!

I didn’t get a post up saturday night because I took  half the day off. My beautiful bride and I attended her 25th high school reunion. We had a very nice dinner and dance  at Mariner’s Landing  on nearby Smith Mountain Lake. For those of you wondering …. YEA … I still “got it”. That 80’s music had me throwing ...

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Why am I even here?

I’ve asked myself that question thousands of times since the attacks on our Nation back in 2001. My dad, Rhett (The FireCritic), Todd “Boots” Harris and myself recently sat down for an interview with Roanoke Times reporter Jorge Valencia. It was a GREAT interview and I hope he realizes what he was able to capture on his recorder. We sat ...

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Frivolous …hummmm

There are several blogs / sites that I read regularly. One of those is  Hydrant Gal (She calls it Hydrantgirl … I say “Gal”). I enjoy following her exploits plus I’m a sucker for a gal in wranglers and a cowboy hat. Anyway, her  last post   was about weird calls. You know … those calls where you ask yourself ..”did ...

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Tricks of the trade ..RIT tips

There have been several incidents lately where “MAYDAY” was transmitted and RIT / RIC  (Rapid Intervention Team, Rapid Intervention Crew) was activated. Dave Statter has coverage of the 5 firefighters injured in Washington DC   HERE  . Chris Naum has coverage over at Command Safety on the DOUBLE MAYDAY transmission in the Borough of Queens NY. Find that article HERE . I hope everyone ...

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Christmas Eve update

Yea, I know…. a much needed one. In my defence, I have been busy and still managed to get a “Sexy Santa’s Helper” up every day as promised. Like everyone else, I’ve spent the last 4 days shopping. Well, I assume everyone else waits until the last minute because I ran into em everywhere I went. For me, shopping is ...

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