Well, the good news is that I lived 12 hours following my last post and made it to 4-day break. As usual, I’ve been just as busy at home on the farm as I am while on the job. We’ve been lucky enough to have been getting some much needed rain. Our hay fields are once again green and have responded well to ...
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I arrived at the station at about 06:30am this morning. As I always do, I went to my gear locker, got my PPE and placed it by the rig. Everything has it’s place and something caught my eye … something out of place. It was a face piece … an SCBA mask and it was laying in the floor out in ...
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It’s our middle day here at Lucky #13 and we’re trying to ride it out quietly. It’s “that time of the month” (check time) so things have been a little crazy. Last day, I didn’t post on “Randy” because he wasn’t here. It was his first day “traveling”. They needed a body down at The Deuce and our rookie’s number ...
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We’re winding down a fairly busy cycle. It’s been a good week but I’m ready for our 4-day break! I think Randy is looking forward to it as well. This week’s training centered around “calling the MAYDAY”, “Search and Rescue” and “Vent Enter Search”. Of course, we caught our normal run load and had some cleaning to do in between… ...
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I haven’t met her yet but Im sure Randy’s moma is proud … if not, she should be. Me? … I’m undecided as of yet. Now, don’t get me wrong … I like him. He’s eager to learn. Open to new ideas and challenges. He has adapted well to change and is a genuine good person. See previous posts on “Rookie Randy” HERE ...
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It’s been another busy day here at Lucky #13. The good news is that if I make it til 07:00 am tomorrow morning, I’ll be off for 13 days! WoooooHoooo! Rhett, Kevin Tottin and I will be heading up to Baltimore, Md for the 2011 Firehouse Expo ! I’ll have more on that trip in future posts but for now, ...
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