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Posts Categorized: Monday Morning Shoutout

Taking “Brotherhood” to the FDNY and so much more …CONTINUED!

By in Iron Firemen at February 5, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Firefighter Pete Mclaughlin was killed in The Line of Duty on October 8, 1995 just a week or so after our last ride with R4. He was caught in a flash over with collapse. Later, they would name a street in Queen in honor and memory of Pete. You can read a small related article by clicking HERE . WELL DONE BROTHER ... continue to Rest in Peace and thanks again for the ride! Read More »

Taking “Brotherhood” to the FDNY and so much more!

By in Iron Firemen at February 4, 2012 at 8:31 pm
I guess, in a way; we were able to show the men of Rescue 2 that the Brotherhood is alive and well... and not just in New York City. Knowing that a lot of you who donated were sacrificing something to do so (big or small) was very humbling. Again I say THANK YOU ! Read More »

I don’t know where we’re going but we’re making good time!

By in Iron Firemen at January 31, 2012 at 11:43 pm
It's not about us ... me, you, him or her. It's about US ... the Fire Service .. THE BROTHERHOOD. Maybe our small gestures will inspire greater ones from others .... Read More »

TODAY!

By in Iron Firemen at January 30, 2012 at 8:13 am
TODAY ... these brothers are fighting to recover. TODAY ... their families sacrifice and suffer. What will YOU do to help TODAY? Read More »

The “illusion” of death!

By in Iron Firemen at January 22, 2012 at 5:06 pm
The " Illusion of death " .... HA ! There is no "illusion". Death is VERY real and nobody knows that better than those of us in the Fire / EMS service. We see it often .. sometimes daily. What we see is not the drama coated "Hollywood" death but the REAL thing. It's not pretty! Read More »

Retirement Cluster, Bull riding and the 1st road trip of 2012!

By in Iron Firemen at January 11, 2012 at 9:03 am
Several of our members REALLY impressed me. It's been a long time since I've seen multiple members stand up and say what's on their mind.... what's on ALL OF OUR MINDS ! The second video in that above link to the Melrose Misfit was a toilet flushing ... THAT'S OUR MORALE ! It been there for a while. Read More »

Under staffed, attacks on our pension, a Close Call, 2nd alarms to rubbish fires…. Ironifremen.com is back on line!

By in Iron Firemen at January 6, 2012 at 10:07 pm
We all need a room full of firefighter wives, girlfriends etc like " Suki " to fill council chambers etc every time they talk about, debate and consider budget cuts to Public Safety. And don't think for a minute that your Department budget or your pension is safe. Right now, my pension is under attack. It's been coming for some time now but it's just here recently that the majority of our members have "seen the light" Read More »

Money well spent!

By in Iron Firemen at December 28, 2011 at 9:36 pm
The occupants were in a panic, fearing they were trapped; but Randy had it knocked down within seconds and with less than 500 gallons of water. Our County Brothers will be ecstatic to read that we even got the "brush rake" off the rig. Randy quickly got to the "head", extinguished and began "cutting a line" .... LMAO ... if we only had a " PULASKI" tool. Read More »

BAD PUBLICITY (?) … FIRE AND … LOTS OF IT!

By in Iron Firemen at November 30, 2011 at 12:22 am
That's the problem with videos and articles such as this .... they don't show or tell the entire story. They also take things out of context. You can't show up and ride with an Engine Company and understand firefighters.... it takes a hell of a lot more than a few hours to understand who we are and what we do. Read More »

A HUGE “LET DOWN”

By in Iron Firemen at November 3, 2011 at 7:15 am
Our strategies and tactics must change and adapt to the environments in which we are placed. I'm not so sure that our training methods and text books shouldn't be changed as well. I mean we may as well be teaching single firefighter techniques right? Why teach and drill into a rookies head the "team concept" when in reality, they are gonna end up on the nozzle or searching alone? Read More »

Queen City Burns – Monday Morning Shoutout

By in The Fire Critic at October 3, 2011 at 8:24 am
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Queen City Burns by Taj, a 24 y.o. firefighter in Queen City, Louisiana. Taj is trying to make a difference. He is part of the bloggers trying to make a cultural change in the fire service through writing, training, teaching, and learning. This crowd has actually got me working out half-regularly now and I thank them for the motivation and inspiration! Read More »

Why am I even here?

By in Iron Firemen at September 10, 2011 at 10:32 am
I've asked myself that question thousands of times since the attacks on our Nation back in 2001. My dad, Rhett (The FireCritic), Todd "Boots" Harris and myself recently sat down for an interview with Roanoke Times reporter Jorge Valencia. It was a GREAT … Read More »

Middle day, 4th of July weekend

By in Iron Firemen at July 3, 2011 at 9:17 pm
Another beautiful day here in "The Noke" and we're stuck on duty. It's almost scary .... pretty weather, the 4th of July eve and we've actually been pretty quiet. I'm just waiting for the bottom to fall out. I'm hoping for a quiet night but know how i… Read More »

Vacation halted

By in Iron Firemen at May 13, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Once again, I have a ton of catching up to do. I think I warned ya before heading out to Orange County with the Roanoke Rampage... Read More »

Ironfiremen.com back on the East coast

By in Iron Firemen at May 9, 2011 at 11:29 pm
I was headed home as the Brothers from LA County were hard at work. Read More »

Ironfiremen.com says goodbye to Washington DC

By in Iron Firemen at April 9, 2011 at 1:50 am
WOW ...  What a trip ! They say "all good things must come to an end" so I left DC this morning at 6am and headed back to the farm. I hated to leave. The 2011 Congressional Fire Service Institute Dinner  was AWESOME. I knew that this was goin… Read More »

Ironfiremen.com is DC Bound!

By in Iron Firemen at April 6, 2011 at 9:26 pm
In a little less than 12 hrs I'll be heading out for Washington DC to attend the Congressional Fire Service Institute Dinner! I can't wait to get there! I'll be having dinner with some of the top leaders of the Fire Service  as well as with  ma… Read More »

Must see video!

By in Iron Firemen at April 6, 2011 at 12:07 am
This is why I'm going to DC on Thursday. The video was taken from Brother Chris Naum's site (one of em anyway)  Command Safety. Stay Safe and in House! Captain Wines Read More »

24/7 Student of the Fire Service Blog – Monday Morning Shoutout

By in The Fire Critic at April 4, 2011 at 12:51 pm
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to a new blog I found titled "24/7 Student of the Fire Service". The blog states "Not a T-Shirt Guy's Blog (Protected by the First Amendment)" I like what I read...I think this blog will gain some traction. This is a newer blog on the scene. Check it out. Read More »

Off my game, Firefighter Netcast and Firemen hitting cops!

By in Iron Firemen at March 16, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I think I may be in a "slump".  Now, I've never been the articulate type (yea.. I used a "big" word) but usually, I get my point across. I don't know why but a lot of the folks I've met through this site say they love it because of my style of writing. … Read More »

MIA

By in Iron Firemen at February 23, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Yea... I've been absent a few days.  I gotta tell ya ... it's just been tough lately.  I'm pulling my 24's at the firehouse and then working as hard as I can ... finding anything that will pay to try and keep the farm "out of the red". I'm worn out. We… Read More »

Monday Morning Shoutout – Just A Vollie

By in The Fire Critic at February 21, 2011 at 10:45 pm
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Just A Vollie. Just A Vollie is a fairly new blog on the scene and is actually a newer format to something that started out as an email blast. Yeah...I know that it isn't Monday morning anymore, but when you keep my hours you learn to fit in what you can whenever time allows. Read More »

Buildings On Fire – Monday Morning Shoutout

By in The Fire Critic at February 7, 2011 at 12:52 pm
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Christopher Naum's BuildingsonFire.com. About the site: The authoritative and informational site that provides leading insights on fire service issues related to Building Construction for the Fire Service,  … Read More »

The Fire Service Warrior – Monday Morning Shoutout

By in The Fire Critic at January 24, 2011 at 11:41 am
The Fire Service Warrior offers this unique "mission statement" that has been dubbed the Ethos of a Fire Service Warrior. Ethos? Yeah, I had to look it up although I kinda figured what he meant by it. Ethos: English word based on a Greek word and denotes the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a community, a nation or an ideology. Read More »

Backwards and Stupid – Monday Morning Shoutout

By in The Fire Critic at January 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to a newer blog on the block - Backwards and stupid. The blog may be new, but the person behind it has definitely been in the business a while. Hallway Sledge (the username of the anonymous author) has a unique writing skill... they write as they talk...with profanity and all when necessary. Backwards and stupid came up on my radar recently afer a series of great posts. The blog began in October 2010. In one of the more recent posts, Hallway Sledge writes an article titled "The Pussification of the American Fire Service". Read More »

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