Posts Categorized: Firefighters
Listen to the Firefighter Netcast’s Stand Down for Behavioral Health- Part 1
Now more than ever before, we have an incredible amount of new resources with which to assist us as we begin to change our attitudes toward the way we address these behavioral health issues which have always been there, but we were always afraid to confront.
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Four- Taking Care of Our Brothers
Ken will be unable to work for at least a year. But in this, the greatest country in the world, Ken can also receive a higher level of healthcare treatment IF he can pony up certain percentages out of pocket. In other words, if he has more money, he can get better treatment. God Bless America!
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Three- Escape. Wait, no. Maybe Not
When you last left us, the two hapless FNG’s had amazingly escaped a potential situation in which something got broken. Remember, if something gets broken, we’d have to endure the Wrath of the Lieutenant- that unimaginably obscene and cataclysmic display of sound and spit-spray.
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The Brotherhood of Two FNG’s – Part Two- The Wrath of the Lieutenant
The Wrath of the Lieutenant was cataclysmic. Each of the five human senses were so violated by the event that the End of Times would be pleasurable by comparison.
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Whoa! What Did THESE Council Members Say?
This is "as cool as the other side of the pillow."
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Love vs. Hate: Another firefighter steps up for compassion
Each week, each hour, each day as the rhetoric and the vitriol continues to escalate it seems to become ever more acceptable to volley the words of hatred- to the point where what used to be “ex-treme” is becoming “main-stream.”
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75 Years of Service
"Nobody wants to do the same thing for 75 years. You don't see marriages that go 75 years.
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THE PLACE TO BE- Friday night at FDIC.
Friday night at FDIC in Indy- Join with hundreds of thousands (or so) of your brothers and sisters at the famous Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery just blocks away from the Convention Center at 10 West Washington. Buy me a drink. You'll need it.
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Stay Stoked!
Here is my First Due Blog Carnival submission. This month’s topic is: I am a Firefighter Because. First, I'll answer the question: why did I become a firefighter?
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Every Day- A Firefighter’s Life
A short video to put our services into perspective and help others do the same.
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web 12/12/09
Finally, bugles and bagpipes for the New Haven 20 - Fire destroys a building that stood since before the war (The Revolutionary War) - Ladder bailout video show the value of training - all on today's 360 Burn.
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Be scared lil’ light bulb on my Butter-Face Christmas Tree… Be VERY scared.
While FireGeezer has his coffee brewing this morning, I’m poppin’ another bottle of Bailey’s and offering up the first in the series "Two Thousand and Nine Favorite FireDaily Blog Posts of 2009". This won't last long....
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30 Minutes of Training Per Week is Unfair and “Unreal”
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I had just finished reading a depressing thought I found on facebook by Christopher Naum:
“There’s an awful lot of time, energy and resour…
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What Happened at the Station Fire? $$$ ?
On a sizzling August morning, as flames burned unchecked down the road, fire crews milled about at an Angeles Crest Highway ranger station. Others were parked along the pavement -- a critical line of defense -- their engines quiet and hoses slack. Why?
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“We’ll take care of our brother…”
“I told them that he is not really conscious right now,” she said. “And he said ‘Is that the fireman?’, and I said ‘yeah’. and he says ‘we’ll take care of our brother.'”
A video showing yet another example of the meaning of brotherhood, and the special gift of passage given by his brothers at LA County fire.
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Today’s Web Scanner- 10/29/09
Chicago's Local 2 has a point: "Catastrophes don't take holidays." Hard to argue that. Also in todays scanner, an AMR ambulance leaves the scene of a Vancouver medical call without the patient or the crew. Finally, a tailor-made fitness program is only a fire chief away.
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Can You Be Forced to Take The H1N1 Vaccine?
New Challenges Pose New Questions for First Responders Brett is a firefighter/paramedic on a suburban Chicago fire department. He normally doesn’t get the regular flu shot because he feels it makes him sick. To date, Brett has yet to decide if he sho…
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Chief Arrives, Finds His Daughter is Dead
Oklahoma City Firefighters Offering Aid Packed with teens on a rainy night, Oklahoma Highway Patrol says an 18-year old SUV driver was travelling too fast for conditions on a muddy road in Logan County, about 4:00 a.m. early Sunday. The vehicle left the…
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Silent Parade Friday
Suburban Chicago Event Celebrates 15 Years October is Fire Prevention Month and attention is focused on getting the word out to your public as we enter into our “busy season”. Specifically, Fire Prevention Week takes place during the week of the Gre…
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FF Joyce Funeral Video
WABC has the video of their news report on today’s funeral of Brother Joyce. Click here for the video on their sire, as well as their report. Godspeed, Brother. -J
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Tradition Tuesday- Bagpipes
It is OK to Cry Today The tradition of bagpipes being played at fire department funerals in the United States goes back over one hundred and sixty years. When the Irish and Scottish immigrated to this country, they brought many of their traditions with …
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Accused Firefighter Murderer Appears in Court
Courtroom Packed With Our Brothers 33-year old Rafael Roldan appeared today in a Yonkers courtroom to face arraignment on charges he set fire to an occupied building last week, killing one of our brothers, Patrick Joyce. Roldan stands accused of second…
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Fire Daily is Looking for Your Winter Tips and Tricks
It's Coming! Up here in the northern climes, winter is a season to be reckoned with. On the fireground, envy the firefighter who has thought ahead. Perhaps you have some tips to offer, or things you consider necessary to carry i…
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Firefighter Cooking Show Seeking Best Firehouse Cook
Everyone claims to know the best firehouse cook. Here’s another opportunity to lay claim to the fame. Check these guys out at HeroesInTheHouse.com
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Umm, Not So Fast East St. Louis
On Monday the city leader’s ill-advised attempt to cut- even further than the bone- yet more firefighters was stopped dead in its tracks. The Illinois State Legislature formed the East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority back in 1990 and gave it …
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