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LIVE COVERAGE… LODD Funeral of DC Fire & EMS Lt. Kevin McRae
The funeral is scheduled for 11am (EST). Live coverage below …. RFB (Remember Fallen Brothers)! Previous coverage / details HERE Captain Wines
Read More »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 »"If you want to be a clown" Remembering Roanoke City's Chief Billy Obenchain
The following poem is read at the beginning of every Roanoke City Recruit School and has become the unofficial creed of the Roanoke Fire / EMS Department. “If you want to be a clown, you’d better be lookin’ for a circus. If you’re lookin’ for a free ride, here’s a dollar; call a cab. If you want to be a ...
Read More »Obituary for Chief Bobbie Slayton, Roanoke City Fire Department
I wanted t include Chief Slayton’s Obituary in case you didn’t hit the link to it in last night’s post. You can tell that it was written by his children and really gives a feeling of the man Chief Slayton was. This was published in our local paper, The Roanoke Times; and can also be found on Roanoke.com HERE. Bobbie ...
Read More »More on Chief Slayton, visitors, the Buckaroo and more…
First, I’d like to say thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers following the loss of Chief Slayton. The outreach from across the Country and throughout our profession has been comforting to many. I was looking through some of my pictures last night and came across a few I’d like to share. I mentioned that Bobbie and I were ...
Read More »The "end of an era" for Roanoke City Fire Department
I haven’t posted in a few days because I couldn’t ..I’m not real sure I can now but I’m gonna try … Retired Battalion Chief Bobbie (I’ve been spelling it with a “Y” by mistake) Slayton has passed away from complications due to a stroke suffered on December 26th, 2010. The Chief will be missed by many! His passing was ...
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