Posts Tagged: Fire
Man throws concrete at responding fire engine in Clearwater, Florida. Windshield shattered.
Firefighters saw the man throw the chunck of concrete.
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President Obama gets DCFD T-shirt at ACFD firehouse. Firefighter hands it over at veterans’ job initiative announcement.
DC spokesman doesn't read much into it.
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Raw video: Three-alarm strip mall fire in Surrey, British Columbia.
Fire occurred early Thursday morning.
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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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DC firefighters can’t wear DCFD on-duty. New York cops can’t wear NYPD off-duty.
Commissioner is concerned about offensive messages with NYPD logo.
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Pre-arrival video: House fire in Detroit.
House fire at Winthrop and Acacia.
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Best of the Rest – Short and Sweet…Fire Service Warrior, FDIC, and Social Media
Last week I posted an article from January on The Fire Service Warrior. Chief Ron Siarnicki commented on the post directly on FSW and apparently the two caught up to discuss it. This week, Chris Brennan talks about why he wrote the article and his discussion with Siarnicki. Read the original post here and the newest post here.
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Fire Critic and IronFiremen Converge on The Big Apple Again…This Time to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
Yeah, they made a pot of coffee. It meant the world to me. One F$%#in cup of coffee was all I needed. If you remember, I have been kicking myself since our last trip for NOT drinking the cup of coffee I was offered. This time I drank it...and they opened up to us more as time went on.
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Pontiac Fire Department in its final hours. After 180 years PFD will be history come tomorrow morning.
Waterford Township now has contract to provide fire service for Pontiac.
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‘Thank the Lord for firefighters’. Citizen narration with a positive tone from early video after Topeka natural gas explosion.
House leveled yesterday in Topeka, Kansas.
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Fire at Mill Creek Amenity Center
BLUFFTON - January 29, 2012: As Shift 2 was preparing for shift change; they were dispatched to a structure fire at the Mill Creek Amenity Center. Around 7:30am, a passerby, noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof area near the chimney. Engine 32…
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Early video: Explosion & fire at service station in Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada.
Firefighters credit tanker shuttle and extensive pre-plan/table top exercises.
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Another Milestone for Willie and I at the Swoope VFC Annual Banquet
This could be make it or break it to see if Willie and I can share the same stage and talk...and make sense. I am an optimist, so my thoughts were that we would get up there and everything would work itself out.
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Quick Takes: January 30, 2012
Fire & EMS news for Monday.
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Fatal crash between fire engine & three other vehicles
Woman had to be cut from wreckage.
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Courage for Kyle. Get your bracelet. Here’s an update from Barnegat, New Jersey.
Listen to the interview with Kyle and Gene McGetrick
Order your Courage for Kyle bracelet via PayPal
Address to send patches - Barnegat Fire Company No.1, P.O. Box 539, Barnegat, New Jersey 08005 (write "Kyle" on the envelope)
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‘The real heroes are the firefighters’ – Chiefs QB Matt Cassel after alerting neighbor to fire.
QB's wife sees fire and tells her husband who springs into action.
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Antique of the Week: 1952 Bickle-Seagrave.
Sixty-year-old pumper being on display.
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How to handle the bad news: Albuquerque firefighter arrested in major drug & money bust. Chief doesn’t say it’s a personnel matter or under investigation.
AFD investigating if Firefighter Steve Chavez was doing his money laundering on duty.
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Mayday video: Rescue of New Hyde Park, New York firefighter a year ago.
Video shows the rescue of Firefighter Max Devane.
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Special offer: Support the FDNY Rescue 2 Mayday fund in a big way when you make a purchase from MN8-Foxfire.
Fifty percent of Internet sales will go to help out the two burned firefighters from Rescue 2.
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Early video: Fatal house fire in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
92-year-old man dies in fire.
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Closed fire company lives on through donation to neighbor.
Described as first of a number of donations from funds following the liquidation of the Knight Township Fire Department.
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Chicago ride-along controversy: Columnist uses opening scene of Backdraft to explain latest battle between Commissioner Hoff & Inspector General.
IG thinks Commissioner Hoff should have come down harder on battaltion chief who allowed son to ride-along.
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Watch this video! Burning home crumbles.
Would you have been expecting a collapse?
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