Today's incident would not have ran so smoothly without the well trained and disciplined Officers and members we have on shift. We could have very easily made Fire Geezer's headlines today with another big "Ka Boom".
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CALLING ALL JAKES, BREAKING RECORDS AND DOING OUR JOB!
Blogging is one thing but members all across this Country are honoring these men in the same way.... by getting back on the truck! Police Officers are on duty tonight on the Va. Tech Campus. Brothers of IAFF L-1009 are staffing the rigs in Worcester, Ma. and the Mount Vernon (NY) Fire department stands ready to take in the next call.
Read More »Now that's one tough mudder!
Yes, I meant to say "MUDDER" and not mother. Pictured right is Eddie Wright. He lost both his arms to a RPG hit while serving in Fallujah.
Read More »Less than 12 hrs til 4 day
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… ...
Read More »Looking back On Baltimore. Firehouse Expo 2011
WHAT A WEEK! You should all know by now that Rhett (Fire Critic), Kevin Totten (Salem Fire/EMS) and I spent the better part of last week in Baltimore, Md at Firehouse Expo 2011. We had a GREAT time surrounded by friends, fans and Brother and Sister firefighters from across the Country. Rhett and travel a lot together but this trip ...
Read More »We are all climbing
Tomorrow, Rhett (The Fire Critic), Kevin Tottin ( Salem Fire / EMS ) and I will arrive in Baltimore, Md for Firehouse Expo 2011. We have a very busy work schedule through Sunday. We will be there working with Firefighter Netcast and will be set up in Booth #743 with the likes of Bill Schum ( Fire Geezer) and Dave Statter ...
Read More »Captain Wines and the Fire Critic … here comes trouble!
The brothers of B-shift here at “Lucky #13” must have had one heck of a shift. I got to work at 06:20 am and found one of the brothers passed out on the couch …. note the drool stain on his shirt..LOL I figured finding the crew worn out and in this shape was a good sign … Maybe they ...
Read More »"Sh%*" Burns!
LMAO…. we’ve been saying it all along and now, The Fire Geezer has confirmed it! Check out Bill Schumm’s latest post about a NYC fire HERE I can’t help but to to think about Nate Demarse and the other Brothers and Sisters of the FDNY who have to face “crap” like this… (did you get that??? “Crap” like this …LMAO). All ...
Read More »IAFF loses another Icon
IAFF reports the loss of General Secretary-Treasurer Emeritus Vincent J. “Vinnie” Bollon. Brother Bollon passed earlier today (March 28, 2011) while at home. Mike Ward .. aka “Fossil Medic” has the story over on Fire Geezer. Brother Bollon served as IAFF General Secretary/Treasurer from 1988 – 2010. He was one of the longest serving “principle” Officers to date. ( Also ...
Read More »Arson fires on the rise, more of EMS Today and the fire truck bar.
We had a Captain’s meeting today and our Chief updated us on a briefing that he had recently given our City Council. Kind of a “State of the Department” if you will. Our “numbers aren’t that bad. In my mind, there were 2 “stand out” categories… “Dollar Loss” … in 2010, we had around 3.6 Million Dollars in fire damages. ...
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