Posts Tagged: Funeral
Honoring a Brother…again
For the second time in two weeks, firefighters from all over the country came to Massachusetts to honor a Brother who died in the line of duty...
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Funeral arrangements for Worcester Firefighter Jon Davies & Mount Vernon Firefigher Kevin Townes.
Funerals on Thursday in Massachusetts and New York.
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Fire Chief Roy Hill Laid to Rest
SOCIETY HILL - Longtime Society Hill Rural Fire Chief Leslie Leroy “Roy” Hill was ferried to rest Monday in the town’s restored 1956 Ford F-600 fire truck. Hill’s funeral was at historic Welsh Neck Baptist Church. He was interred …
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LAFD’s Glenn L. Allen honored on the red carpet at the Oscars. Rescue Me, Backdraft’s Jack McGee says Allen helped his wife.
Firefighter Glenn Allen had come to the aid of Jack McGee's wife after a fall during hiking.
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Thousands Honor Fallen LAFD Firefighter Glenn Allen
Glenn L. Allen was a Firefighter/Paramedic for over 36 years and last served at Fire Station 97. He is the 61st Los Angeles Firefighter to have died while directly involved in emergency operations during the Department's 125-year history.
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Live coverage, funeral for Firefighter Glenn L. Allen, Los Angeles Fire Department
Funeral now underway in Los Angeles.
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Chief Eulogized as “Man of Urgency”
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LAKE CITY -- A local minister said Lake City Fire Chief Tony Singletary was always on the move working for God. The Rev. Sinclair C. Frasier, pasto…
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Funeral Services Set for Fire Chief
LAKE CITY -- Monday afternoon, Lake City Fire Chief Tony Singletary passed away following a sudden illness. City officials tell us he suffered a brain aneurysm at his home Saturday morning. He died Monday afternoon at McLeod hospital in Florence. His …
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Live coverage: Funeral for Firefighter Mark Falkenhan, Lutherville VFC, Baltimore County, Maryland.
Watch live coverage of funeral for Firefighter Mark Falkenhan.
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Updated details on the funeral for Lutherville VFC Firefighter Mark Falkenhan. News coverage of the viewing.
Baltimore County Fire Department provides additional logistical information about Monday's funeral.
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IAFF LODD – Funeral Coverage for Matt Durham Local L2950, Woodinville, Washington
Before dying of cancer at just 45 a week and a half ago, Matt Durham helped plan his own formal line-of-duty memorial service, according to one of his fellow Woodinville Fire and Rescue firefighters speaking at that service today.
“I want to do it for the boys,” Battalion Chief Greg Ahearn quoted Matt as saying – so that his young sons would see the support and the love showed by their father’s firefighter family, as well as that of their own relatives and friends.
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Fires, Blizzards, Rescues, and Maydays: Middle of the Week Review…Are you keeping up?
I'll admit that I have slow days. However, I post when I am able to. I took the 24th and 25th off, but quickly caught up!
You should be keeping up with me at least...yes I am speaking to both of you (my readers)!
There are some other links in there from some other sites as well!
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Chicago Firefighter Edward Stringer Funeral Live Streaming Video at 11am EST, 10am Central
Chicago Firefighter Edward Stringer is laid to rest today. Get the link for live streaming video here. Hopefully I will have the video embedded on FireCritic.com as well.
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Every Firefighter Has a Story.
It should be no secret by now that I'm big on this whole concept of storytelling in the fire service.
In fact, I'm pretty sure that storytelling has never been more imporant than it is now as a way of sharing our experiences, perpetuating our values…
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Funeral Arrangements Announced for Deputy Chief Jeff Thompson
GOOSE CREEK - Jeffery Andrew Thompson, 32, husband of Brandy Reeves Thompson, of Goose Creek, SC, died Saturday, August 28, 2010. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, September 2, 2010, at Pine Ridge Fire Department at 4 o'clock. Burial will…
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Working on 48 of 72
Yes... that's 72 hours STRAIGHT in the station! Ugggggg! It seemed a whole lot easier 10 or so years ago... wonder why that is? Anyhow, today I'm back at my normal station but on a different shift (B-shift) and in a different seat. The brother I'm coveri…
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Covering on A-shift again
It's not my scheduled day but I'm covering a tour for a brother which has me riding down at "The Big Show" on A-shift today. Engine 1, Ladder 1, Medic 1, Battalion 1 and RS1 are housed here along with of Chief's administrative offices which are located o…
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Lake City City Council Discusses FF’s Funeral Leave
LAKE CITY — Lake City City Council has approved an updated personnel policy after a debate over the amount of funeral leave firefighters should receive compared with other city employees.
Under the revised policy, approved July 13, a Lake City firef…
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May be my longest post ever…sit down.. we’ll see
First off, I need to say that my / our thoughts and prayers go out to several folks this week / today. We have had some family members of our brothers pass this week. 1st Lt. Riddle from down at "The Deuce" lost his brother this past week. I haven't spok…
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Blog Camp UPDATE
I mentioned in my last post that Rhett was off to "Blog Camp". I've gotten a few comments concerning his trip and even received an update from none other than Dave Statter himself! (WOW... Statter sent ME an e-mail)... Here's what he said..This is to inf…
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Moonlighting
Well.. kinda. I'm working on A-shift today. Rhett REALLY REALLY wanted to go to "Blog Camp" this year and needed a day off so I stepped up to the plate. I understand they will have live exhibits on typing, multi tasking, media uploads etc. Vendors will h…
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My Visit to Houston Fire Department
No matter where I go, I always learn something new and interesting about that particular department. Whether it be about the house we are visiting, the equipment, operations or historical information, each place has it's own story and way of doing things.
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Raising a flag about lowering THE FLAG!
It's after Memorial Day-2010 and I've been working on this blog for about a week, in hopes of having it finished prior to the start of the holiday weekend but life got in the way and that didn't happen.
In retrospect, I'm glad I procrastinated. I'm gl…
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Firematic Funeral
I’m going to a Firematic Service for a deceased honorary member tonight. We’ll gather at the firehouse in our Class A uniforms and proceed to the Funeral Home. I know a large number of members will attend, they always do. Those in attendance will line up single file on both sides of the parlor room, remove cover, listen to the brief service and then in groups of two, proceed to the coffin for a final salute.
I’ve been to more Firematic Services then I can remember. Some have been for younger members that I knew well, but most have been for senior guys who served many years ago and who I hardly, if at all knew.
What motivates so many to go to these services and pay tribute to those we might have just known in passing or given a quick, “how you doing?” nod to?
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Has the Media gone Totally Insane?
I guess the media trend is leaning towards interviewing the first eyewitness to be found at a fire scene and taking their word as gospel.
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