Posts Tagged: Providence
Retired Providence, Rhode Island fire chief stripped of payout for unused sick leave. At same time union & city reach deal on avoiding firefighter layoffs.
Union opposed former chief getting $15,000 for unused sick leave.
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Video: Two-alarm house fire in Providence, Rhode Island.
Fire early this morning on Haskins Street.
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Who to believe: Judge in Rhode Island & professor in Georgia come to different conclusions about a connection between safety & firefighter staffing.
Judge rules against union on ladder shut down, but study doesn't seem to support judge's findings.
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Quick Takes: March 28, 2011.
Fire & EMS news for Monday.
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Quick Takes
Fire & EMS news for Thursday.
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Monday Morning Shoutout – Rescuing Providence
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout Goes to Rescuing Providence. The blog was just recently moved from blogger to Wordpress and given its own url (something I highly recommend).
Lt. Michael Morse, the blogs owner, is also an author. He wrote "Rescuing Pr…
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Shaking in their Loafers
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Apparently, Harold Schaitberger has the National Right To Work Committee (NRTWC) shaking in their penny loafers. The commit…
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Baby is Surrendered at Firehouse
Check out the video below for a news story from Sacramento. A woman surrendered her newborn child to firefighters at the firehouse. The mother took advantage of a law that protects her from abandoning her child as long as she surrenders her baby at a fir…
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Comedy: Career vs. Volunteer
Now before you go getting hurt feelings, this is just a comedy bit. Enjoy it for the humor. Damonde Tschritter (you try pronouncing it) does a comedy bit on the differences between being a career firefighter and a volunteer firefighter. Quite humorous if…
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Going Overboard
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Tuesday Morning Job Security Check 2
In this installment of the Tuesday Morning Job Security Check, we find out the lengths that the younger folk will go to keep us employed. Isn't it such a waste that these kids either can't vote yet, don't vote, or don't hold office. I can see it now...Th…
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German Firefighters have Close Call
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Update: Apparently, I botched up this entire post (according to a comm…
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Racist or not? You be the Judge!
Jim Schwartz, the Arlington (VA) County Fire Chief, has found himself being called a racist. The issue is regarding comments made to firefighters about what types of conduct are and are NOT welcome in their firehouses.
Chief Schwartz says he was explaini…
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Monday Morning Shoutout – Your Happy Medic
Our Monday morning shoutout goes to Your Happy Medic this morning! The Happy Medic is a FF/PM and offers a wide variety of posts on fire and EMS so don't let the name fool you. Plus, he is one of those guys (although I don't know his name I am pretty sur…
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FWnetz – Fire on the Net
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I found a website today that I am certain I have seen before. I know some of the names associated from one of the other sites I run and I think…
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