Today is Sunday and the last day of our cycle …. we start 4 day break tomorrow! For us, it’s been a relatively quiet cycle. Our Brothers out in the County haven’t been so lucky. A local man was killed this weekend after going back into his burning home to retrieve some clothing. The fire happened in the Cave Spring ...
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I have so many mixed feelings that I’m not sure where to begin. David “Big Dave” Palmer, age 54 was laid to rest yesterday after an almost 2 year battle with cancer. He was buried with Fire Department honors. Read local coverage HERE . If you took the time to hit the link above, you now know that Big Dave ...
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Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz had it right …. There’s no place like HOME! Yea … I know that’s not Dorothy but it is how she would have looked had I been the costume designer for The Wizard of Oz … LOL Anyway, Rhett (The Fire Critic) and I made it up to Baltimore for EMS Today and, most importantly; ...
Read More »I received a "counseling session" on Tuesday from my Battalion Chief (no...it's NOT the first). He advised me that our Deputy Chief had instructed him to "council" me on using "better judgment" pertaining to my post here on the site. He spoke specifically about the first day of this last cycle post ( or the Oct. 23rd post.. Nothing says 4 day break is over like a working fire)
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