I always worried that what she had to hear me say and do would affect her. That it would affect how she handled the incident and that, in turn; would affect the other companies / members. It never did. Like Cindy, Sarah was a good dispatcher.
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Off duty firefighter makes a grab at burning car crash!
Less than a minute after removing the victim, the car became heavily involved in fire and was soon fully involved. Without a doubt, Firefighter McKinney's actions along that roadside saved a life!
Read More »Firehouse vs. Fire Station
I’m safely home from Detroit and pulling my 2nd tour out of a 72 hrs straight. My regular shift has me working Friday, Sunday and Tuesday but I’m working today (Saturday) to pay a Brother back for some time we recently traded. Friday, Saturday, Sunday sucks but I owe him. I’m working out of Station #7 on B-shift. The House ...
Read More »New York, fatal crash / fire and Officer development
As far as I can tell, there were 2 fatalities, two transported and several others injured. The incident shut down both lanes (directions of travel) of a major highway through the city.
Read More »Wythe County, Va. Board of Supervisors SHUT DOWN rural Volunteer Fire Department in the interest of Public Safety.
"Virginia Code 27-10 provides that the governing body of the County may dissolve a fire company for any reason it deems advisable."
Read More »Something's fishy and I bet I'll make ya cry … well I did anyway
His daughter, Caroline just graduated Valedictorian of her class and remembered her father in a way that only a daughter could. The story made me proud to be a father, to know Caroline and to have known and worked with her father.
Read More »Sexy Farm girls, what every woman wants and Randy "doing it"
I know … I know. SORRY for the lack in posting. I’ll try to make it up to ya this week. It’s the same old excuse … busy busy! The weather broke and the Buckaroo and I have been hard at it. Everyone keeps telling me that I need to hire a new farm manager and I think I have ...
Read More »Catching up and a simple "Trick of the Trade"
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 ...
Read More »Taking it all in ….
** Language WARNING for this post ** I guess I’m still absorbing all the information that is surfacing around the death of Osama bin Laden. There’s a lot to take in and the event has my emotions all over the scale once again. I’m happy, sad, thankful and at times even mad … hang with me and I’ll explain. I, ...
Read More »Paying the price for charity
The Roanoke Rampage football team got our 1st win yesterday against the South Carolina Commanders… final score 21-8 This is the 2nd season for the newly formed Rampage and our 1st victory in 6 games. We are learning and growing with each week. We are also paying a price. I say this NOT in a negative way but rather with ...
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