Posts Tagged: Joe Schmoe
Captain Joe Schmoe Retires
Captain Joe Schmoe is retiring from his fire department. His last day is today.
I spoke with him on the phone earlier and he sounded upbeat about it. I can only imagine what it would be like to be working my last day on the job. It cannot be easy to leave what you love doing, your passion, and something you have done for so long.
I don't think it will be long before he realizes how much he will enjoy retirement.
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Congrats to Captain Joe Schmoe
Captain Joe Schmoe retires from the "Kind of Big" Fire Protection District today! Guess where he works and get a valuable collectible!
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We are all climbing
Tomorrow, Rhett (The Fire Critic), Kevin Tottin ( Salem Fire / EMS ) and I will arrive in Baltimore, Md for Firehouse Expo 2011.
We have a very busy work schedule through Sunday. We will be there working with Firefighter Netcast and will be set up …
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Warm thoughts, extrication and Santa’s Sexy Helper Day 17!
I just got a call from a buddy who is down in Florida. The Temp is in the upper 60's and he's walking the beach in shorts. Another good friend, Captain Joe Schmoe; over at Report on Conditions titled his last post "Heat Wave. The temp there yesterday…
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Wounded Warriors
As with all his postings, it is well written and touching. He somewhat "opens up" in the post. That's something most Firemen have a difficult time doing. He showed personal feelings. He showed he cares. He is passionate about our profession and strong in his beliefs. Something in this post upset him and it showed... he cursed...
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Elections and Network member MIA.
Just a quick Monday night update. First off, tomorrow is mid term elections. I hope you've all done your homework. Back during the Obion County / South Fulton FD fiasco many folks were unhappy and didn't understand how or why the decision / policy make…
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Some Wednesday Reading for You
Chief Reason Art disects LODD's in the States here
Backstep Firefighter Blog discusses the Shot heard around the Firehouse
The Happy Medic wrote a book (ok just a long post) titled "EMS Fail or Client Fail" - worth the read
Legeros has a caption conte…
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Ambulance Driver's Definition
Fire Critic Note: I am posting this for @Bella_Medic. She wrote this blog post and was looking for a home for it. I offered the space and here you have it. Maybe in the future you will see a blog by Bella Medic. This might also be the longest post on Fir…
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Fire truck slams into building, no one injured
Careful at the tiller brother...
Guys, this shit happens. No one was hurt from I understand. We learn, we move on. I hate to see a tiller truck get wrecked though. It seems like they are a dying apparatus type. Except for San Fran maybe. I know there ar…
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Must Read and Watch – Schmoe is Jammed up…Funny as Hell
This guy Joe Schmoe (Report on Conditions Blog) is funny as shit!
If you all haven't read his post on defying new regulations you HAVE to. He writes about how he is expected to check on the Business Tax Certificate to ensure that the companies he inspec…
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Monday Morning Shoutout – The EMT Spot
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to The EMT Spot. This is a must read for EMT's. Being that most Firefighters are EMT's he has you covered too. The EMT Spot is a hybrid website/blog that appears as if it a blog, but its offerings are more of a web…
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2 Firefighter LODD at Station Fire
Updated from the Secret List:
2 Los Angeles County Firefighters gave their lives Sunday when they were driven off the side of a road in heavy smoke and into heavy fire conditions in the Mt. Gleason area, south of Acton, around 1430 Hours. Killed in the L…
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New Mega-Fire Category for Bushfires in Victoria, Australia
In the wake of Black Saturday, the Brumby led Government will be unveiling a new "Mega-Fire" warning for bushfires. The new category will be very similar to the cyclone warning system for major storms. The "Mega-Fire" warning will only be used a couple o…
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Two Big Fires in San Francisco
San Francisco firefighters found themselves battling two mutli-alarm fires today. One involving four apartment buildings in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and another involving several warehouses in the Bayview District. The Bayview fire went to four al…
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Saturday Hotshot – Fighting a Wildfire in California
The Saturday Hotshot comes to us via WildfireToday.com. The image is by Wally Skajil although I am not sure the original publication it was in. The fire is the "Station" Fire in California, one of many burning right now.
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Video Coverage of Buffalo Brothers Laid to Rest
Here are several videos of coverage of our Fallen Brothers Firefighter Croom and Lt. McCarthy in Buffalo.
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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.
Yo…
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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
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Monday Morning Shoutout – Report on Conditions Blog
This Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Joe Schmoe over at the Report on Conditions Blog. The Blog boasts "Observations and thoughts from nearly 30 years in the fire service."
Joe's bio reads:
My name is Joe, I am a Fire Captain for a Fire Department that …
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Saturday Hotshot – Catasauqua, PA
Ok, I know that it is Sunday (technically Monday now) but I couldn't go without posting a hotshot for Saturday. Again I give you a video in lieu of a photo. It is hard to find great photos, although I have something coming up on that soon. Look for a new…
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1 Million Flee Typhoon in China
[caption id="attachment_443" align="alignright" width="320" caption="The Hotel Chin shuai lies collapsed in floodwater during typhoon Morakot in Chihpen, in southeastern Taiwan's Taitung county on August 9, 2009. STR/AFP/Getty Images"][/caption]
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Keba's a volunteer for life – 35 years and going
Keba Dranivasa has been volunteering for St. John Ambulance for 35 years. Her dedication to serving her fellow man has even begun her own free of charge Medics center.
Fast-forward two decades later and she is doing exactly what she wanted to do, and e…
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Should Felons be allowed to be Firefighters?
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Should Felons be allowed to by Firefighters? That is the title of a forum thread I started over at Firefighter Nation. I started …
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VACATION!!!
The Fire Critic is on vacation this week with the family. We are up in Waterford, Connecticut on the Niantic River just up from the Long Island Sound. I just did a little search to find out what fire stations are around me and here are the links. If I se…
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