My "black cloud" followed me the entire cycle, Friday was no better than Monday or Wednesday.
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Multiple Alarms in "The Noke" and LODD in NC
Battalion Chief 1-C was first in with heavy black smoke from the roof of a 10 story newly renovated hotel.
Read More »Line of Duty Death. David Palmer, Firefighter / Medic Roanoke Fire/EMS
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 ...
Read More »Great start to the Black Diamond X2 Boot give away!
WOW! What a great start to our “Give Away” ….. I’m very excited and proud to be able to team up with Black Diamond Footwear and give back to our readers, fans and followers! After all, it’s all of you folks who made and have kept this site going! THANK YOU. If you haven’t heard of the X2 boot yet, ...
Read More »Things that make ya go Hummmmm
I happened across this picture over on Firefighter Nation. It was posted yesterday by John a munch. It’s title is “Hooking it” …. now, I’m no “Monday Morning Quarterback” (especially since it’s Saturday night..LOL) but I was just wondering… Whadda ya think? Stay safe and in house… Captain Wines
Read More »Early photos … Roanoke's Bravest battle house fire and a lot of catching up..
Yea … I’m alive and I know that I have a lot of catching up to do. All the “expressions” fit …. Busy as “a one legged man in an ass kicking contest” .. as “a cat covering up sh**” …. a ” two ….ummm … errrr well anyway … I’ve been busy LMAO! Working multiple jobs, doctoring a sick ...
Read More »A helmet tip to our "Northern" brethern…
Those of you who know me well know that I am a big FDNY buff. I made several trips up to ride earlier in my career.
Read More »Fires and football ….
Here in "The Noke", our brothers and sisters were also faced with battleing two fires ... one residential and, the second; a commercial multi-alarm fire.
Read More »UPDATE: Roanoke, Va multi-alarm fire @ Days Inn
“Fire Boy” Rhett Fleitz..aka The Fire Critic is on scene of the multi-alarm fire in Roanoke. Rhett reports that the building remains heavily involved with fire and Roanoke’s bravest are at work. The roof has been cut, ladders are up and master streams flowing. As if the job isn’t hard enough, our brothers and sisters have even more to deal ...
Read More »Animations (monkey see, monkey do), finger pointing and firemen doing real work!
ALL ABOARD! Seems as though everybody is jumping on the Xtranormal“band wagon”. Those little animated videos are poping up everywhere on the Fire/EMS Blog Network. Who knew that after only a month or so, the top bloggers on the network would be mimicking me? Oh yea.. it’s true and like they say…. imitation is flattering… but STATTER? I always held ...
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