Posts Categorized: Just For Fun
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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You might be a redneck firefighter if….
...you only wash down the bay floor to "keep the dust down"...
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He’ll come down. When’s the last time you saw a dead man in a tree?
"His name is Joey, and we talked to him for a moment or two and he cooperated long enough that we were able to grab him, like his mother would do, by the back of the neck and bring him down the ladder," Fire Captain Arturo Gonzales said.
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Chicago Fire: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Remembrance Night
Here is your chance to participate in one of our area’s biggest fund raisers for the NFFF.
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Jets get their asses handed to them
Any guesses ass to what might be talked about in firehouse recliners this weekend?
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WARNING: ABSOLUTELY NO BROWN ONES.
Read how rock star David Lee Roth helped to save my engine's new thermal imaging camera.
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Firehouse Expo in Balty!
A perfect opportunity to latch onto an autographed Firegeezer mug, press some flesh with the living legend that is Dave Statter, and check out Firefighter NetCast!
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Even THEY admit they fight fires better than they dance in their YouTube video….
Times is tough.
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A New BP Spill
Rare video from inside BP corporate headquarters reveals shocking new spill
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“WORD!” Firefighters produce rap video on fire safety, “Cougars” become biggest fans
"It seems like the female group around the 40 age has been picking up on it. Hopefully, they'll show their kids the message in the video," one of the “Ax Men” Steve Makowski said with a chuckle.
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You might be a redneck firefighter if….
...you only wash down the bay floor to "keep the dust down"...
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First Due Blog Carnival 3rd Edition: Call for Submissions
With the April edition of the First Due Blog Carnival complete, it’s time now to begin collecting your submissions for this month’s topic: Sharing the Wealth. Whether young or “seasoned”, career or volunteer, rural or urban, each of us has seen or heard something which changed the way we personally approach firefighting.
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Fully Engulfed Meteor: You Make the Call
Does your department have an SOG for this? If none exists, then you are in luck. If you are a firefighter looking for a bugle, or a bugle looking for a band, here’s golden opportunity to prove you are a self-starter, a problem solver, a go-getter.
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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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A St. Patrick’s Day Salute to CFD Chief Eddie Enright
There are fire chiefs and there are Fire Chiefs. Read about one experienced veteran who draws a crowd no matter where he's at, and find out why.
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Don’t I Know You?
So much occurred last week that was funny, funnier, downright damn funny, and friggin’ hilarious. Much cannot and should not be shared, if for no other reason than to guarantee future similar escapades in the future. That’s what happens when friends get together- even those who have known each other for a long while, yet have only met for the first time.
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DC Snow Time-lapse Video: It’s like watching a marshmallow in a microwave
Wonder if the microwave will explode when the next round of 1-2 feet hits this week!
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“Haunted” Suburban Chicago Fire Station to be Featured on A&E This Week
"I've heard they are friendly spirits. I just wish they would do some work around here," said the station's Lieutenant.
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Bahhhh Groundhog!
His shadow's not the only thing we can see...
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See How Fire Daily Made the Cut…
How the heck did this happen? FireDaily makes the cut into the top ten bloggers of the year 2009? Proof that sometimes it takes more than shear talent to be within reach of the top....
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360 Burn Size-Up of the Fire Web 1/2/10
I'm not with STUPID anymore - Fire Chief is a student in his training academy - the quest continues for the Best Fire EMS Blogger of 2009 - and why to dump your Starbucks stock immediately - all in today's 360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web..
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With Friends Like These…..
With FireEMSblogs.com, we now have a symphony- or maybe an orchestra or band of sorts- no, maybe a barbershop quar- a hootenan- aww, forget it. Drunks at a bar- but at least we’re all singing together!
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