Posts Tagged: Blogosphere
So You Want to Start Your Own Fire and/or EMS Blog?
Before you read the entire post let me preempt anything I write by this next sentence. If you are not dedicated to updating your blog regularly DO NOT waste YOUR time. Don't worry about wasting other people's time, let them make that judgment for themsel…
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The Guys who give our Profession a Bad Name
In a world where firefighters are scrutinized more and more each day, some make it easy for reporters to make a story. Gone are the days of firefighters being the "Good" guys just by namesake alone. Sure we can hope that "imposter's" are given the fulles…
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Last Column is Returned to Ground Zero
The last column has been returned to Ground Zero.
The "Last Column" was dubbed that after it remained at Ground Zero until it was the last thing standing. The column served as the most memorable and the biggest memorial at the site. The Last Column was …
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Monday Morning Shoutout – First Responder Liability
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to First Responder Liability. I am a newer reader to this blog, but by all appearances it seems as though it is a great blog. The blog states "Commentary on Legal Issues Facing Emergency Services".
The blog's auth…
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Wildfire in Greece
Check out these videos on a wildfire in Greece. Firefighters are battling one hell of a fire near Athens.
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Two Fully Involved House Fire Videos For You
First in Shreveport.
Second in BFD?
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Saturday Hotshot – First West Chester
This photo comes via PhillyFireNews.com and FirstWestChester.org where you can read more about this arson fire in a vacant dwelling. The First West Chester Fire Company has a ton of images from this fire on their site.
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Monday Morning Shoutout – LAFD News & Information Blog
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes out to one of the mainstays of Fire Blogs. The LAFD News & Information Blog has been online since 2004 making it one of the oldest "Fire Blogs". I have followed along this blog for years now. The blog, headed b…
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Contact The Fire Critic
It was brought to my attention that the Contact Form on FireCritic.com was not working. I apologize. It is now up and running. Thanks to Joe Schmoe for the heads up.
If you have tried unsuccessfully to contact The Fire Critic, just simply try again.
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Woman Wasn't Topless…No Disciplinary Action to Occur
[caption id="attachment_521" align="alignright" width="305" caption="A photographer / actress poses at Easton fire station. Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. provided the photo, with the woman's face blacked out. (Contributed photo / August 13, 2009) Photo …
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Saturday Hotshot – Fire in Italy
Check out this fire in Italy. Three host of fire-fighting fire in gasiło Novotel Street. 1. August in Italy.
Link to story here
Link to story in English here
[caption id="attachment_493" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Photograph: Peter Wi…
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Monday Morning Shoutout – Paramedic-ing Blog
This weeks monday morning shoutout goes to a new blog (much like this one). The Paramedic-ing Blog is new and he knows it. He makes no bones about being the new guy on the block. The blog is written by a medic who works for a fire department in Californi…
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Give a Shoutout
Hey all you webmasters out there. The Fire Critic is looking for shoutouts, or at least a mention on your site. We are running a grassroots marketing effort here at The Fire Critic Headquarters and we need all the help we can get. We believe that we have…
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2nd Class Citizens
Morale...it is all about morale. Firefighters usually don't have a huge audience when it comes to complaining about working conditions or pay and benefits. Occasionally we get all together and stage a public demonstration in order to have the media help …
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Cardiac Arrest only kills 300,000 per year?
Michael Jackson reportedly died of cardiac arrest. I was watching some of the news following his death and one of the channels reported that cardiac arrest only kills around 300,000 each year in the U.S. They followed it up with the fact that there is on…
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Making the most of blogging
How's about another Shrimp on the Barbie?
In a couple of months, two bloggers will be working together at each others jobs. One is a Firefighter and Paramedic on an Engine company in San Fransisco (The Happy Medic) and the other is a Paramedic for the…
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Fire Chiefs and Statistics
Some Fire Chiefs have devised a great way of showing success in their careers and within their departments. By altering the reporting criteria for call data they can manipulate the data. That data compared to former data (history) will show change. The p…
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