GOOD LUCK and best wishes to Randy from his family at Station #13.... represent us well. Always remember the 3 things NEVER to fool with .... ( snakes, electricity and hookers with adams apples) and NEVER FORGET where ya came from.
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Firefighter gatherings, a Priest and leaving the nest …
by 11pm most of the men's ties are off and around their heads like sweat bands. I've even been to a few where the dresses were over their heads too ...LMAO.
Read More »Roanoke's Bravest face another heavily involved structure fire
Captain Dillon is an "aggressive" firefighter who has seen more than his fair share of work. When he says it was a "hot" one, what he means is that it would have melted the paint off the gates of hell ...LOL.
Read More »Fire Department History … it's where we came from
It's our job to continue building upon what they started and to never forget where it (or we) came from. The sacrifices made and lessons learned along the way. The names, their faces and all those stories in between that were told on the back step or around the kitchen table. They define us ...it's who we are.
Read More »PRIDE … going the extra mile and making a kid smile
What he was unaware of was the PRIDE my Company has. PRIDE in all the aspects I mentioned above ... Hunter, Carolyn and Baron would get nothing less than 100%.
Read More »Catching up
The C-Shift North Battalion is riddled with "stache envy" and for once, it's not all about me...LOL
Read More »Back to work!
We will actually be heading up a few days early. Rhett will be leading the Social Media crew this year while I'll be working with Dave Statter and the Production team. We shouldn't be too hard to find so, if you're attending; be sure to look us up and say hello.
Read More »Some sad news, a little more emotion and a day at Lucky #13 with The Fire Critic, Captain Wines and Rookie Randy
You can't be 100% committed to this profession and not become emotionally attached. My Pride in and for the job sometimes allows my emotion to spill over to my writing. I allow it to happen in hopes that the honesty in my stories may have a positive impact on another Brother or Sister out there somewhere.
Read More »2 Great events and a miracle in Roanoke
That Chief gave the main reason for closing stations as that they could not accommodate "modern day fire equipment" ... they wouldn't fit. I guess he was thinking it was easier to build new stations rather than put a little extra thought into out truck specs.
Read More »And now, the HARD part begins…
It's EASY to get this far .... hundreds if not thousands of members get this far. The "hard" part is "keeping fire in your life".... staying "Battle Ready". Keeping the desire to learn. To train, to stay healthy, physically fit and in the shape to do the job required of you. To keep motivated. To keep the discipline to push yourself to the "next level". To maintain a positive attitude.
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