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The Emotion of Brotherhood and wearing a dress….. ok… it's a Kilt!
I often hear people on the job talk about the mythical "Brotherhood" and how it either doesn't exist or is fading. I couldn't disagree more.
Read More »Pipes and Drums! F.O.O.L.S Bash FDIC 2013
Pipes and Drums!!!!
Read More »Roanoke Working! 5 civilians displaced, 4 firefighters injured
This tactic allows us to keep a large percentage of our fires contained to the room of origin. The "trick" to this tactic is that ventilation MUST be coordinated with the attack. If not, and the fog nozzle was deployed; these types of injuries can occur.
Read More »North Carolina Brotherhood
The Chief was very impressed that I made the trip from Va just to attend their Bash. I explained to him that it's simply part of what Rhett and I do, that the Brotherhood knows no boundaries.... there are no borders, County or State lines.
Read More »Roanoke Valley working … fatal fire and mock disaster (multiple shooters at community college)
Crews were able to locate one person dead inside the home. Further details of the fire, the name, age etc of the victim can not be released at this time. Notification of family members of the deceased are still pending and the investigation into the cause of the fire continues.
Read More »Getting high and rocking Fire Rescue International (FRI) 2012
It was another GREAT show and experience for us. We have a good time anywhere we go but this trip was AWESOME! If you didn't make it, start planning now to join us in 2013 back in Chicago.
Read More »I'm alive! Half naked cowboys, firefighters down, head shaving and a lot more "catching up"
Talking about these situations in a classroom setting is one thing but getting "hands on" for actual experience is invaluable.
Read More »Statter naked, tons of pics and More from FDIC ….
Ok, let me clean up the last post a little or at least explain some of the pics. I don’t know how but I managed to loose more than 1/2 of it in the publishing process. I was pushed for time so instead of rewritting the whole thing, I just threw in several pics for ya. I basicly ended with ...
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