Posts Tagged: Volunteer Fire Department
Cee Lo Green Changes the Lyrics of his Song “F#$K You” to “Thank You” For Firefighters!
Cee Lo Green, the singer and host of "The Voice", recently changed the lyrics to a popular hit and rewrote it for volunteer firefighters.
Cee Lo Green's mother was a volunteer firefighter as well!
The new song is titled "Thank You"...the interesting thing is that the original song title is "F$#k You". Kind of ironic...
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Getting Hosed? Not right now. An answer why.
You've got questions. So do we. And maybe even an answer.
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Hosed – Episode 4
A lot of issues in this fire department.
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Firefighting on TV…Who will be next?
Rescue Me was a hit. Many firefighters enjoyed it. I thought it showed how dysfunctional firefighters can be...not all of us, but some of us. It started out being pretty heavy on the firefighting and light on the drama...it ended up being very heavy on the drama and light on the firefighting.
Trauma was just way over the top...and too many ambo drivers!
The question now is what will be the next network show or movie about firefighting...
Here are some of the options...
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Hosed – Episode 3
A firefighter who lives at home and takes dates to the boat launch.
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3 Banger in VA, Pension Attacks, Albuquerque Helmet Stickers, Austin Applicant Issues, and More
3 banger in Alexandria, helmet sticker controversy in Albuquerque, application woes in Austin, fire service product reviews, the Firemom weighs in on Ohio Senate Bill 5, Hosed humor on volunteer firefighters, bonus fire footage from Westerly, Rhode Island,firefighter fired after stealing, and Ed Schultz and Harold Schaitberger weigh in on firefighter pension attacks....check it out!
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Hosed…This Satirical Show on Volunteer Firefighters is Hilarious!
The interesting thing is the comments both on Statter911 and youtube. While most firefighters have enjoyed the parody, some have been throwing around the career (and/or IAFF) vs. volunteer firefighter argument. As for me, I think it is hilarious and some or most of it is probably true in some parts of the Nation. Even if the truth behind the humor only represents a small percentage of volunteers out there...and yes, paid firefighters can act like idiots too (but this show isn't about them).
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Hosed – Episode 2
More from Juston McKinney and friends.
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Hosed – Episode 1: A satirical look at volunteer firefighters.
A YouTube comedy series about a New Hampshire volunteer fire department.
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Siren’s song is not music to the ears of all in Graton, California.
Some in town don't want the new firehouse to have a siren.
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A Volunteer Fire PIO must have a redundant “tool box”
As a volunteer fire department PIO, and not in house based, I have to be prepared to respond from wherever I am in the community when an alarm is toned out. Since my main PIO “toolbox” is located at the main house, I need a fully redundant system that can duplicate some of the items I keep in the firehouse.
At the firehouse I have a large camera bag that holds the following items –
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Another VFD Embezzled
TWO MEMBERS OF THE CATTARAUGUS FIRE DEPARTMENT near Buffalo, New York, have been arrested and charged with stealing $30,000 to $80,000 from the department.
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