Posts Tagged: Volunteers
Firefighter vs police: Arkansas volunteer arrested after meeting off duty cop on the road. Flashing lights & speed are at issue.
Off duty officer in a Corvette and the firefighter returning from a training class meet on a Bauxite, Arkansas road.
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Funding, accountability & your image. Strategies for dealing with increased scrutiny of your fire department, firefighters, unions & associations.
Scrutiny of fire service funding in Washington County, Maryland prompts Dave to look at the big picture.
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Montgomery County takes over Burtonsville VFD. Cites sex, public urination & safety concerns at MD firehouse. Volunteers call it retaliation over ambulance fee fight.
This follows 2009 incident where career firefighter was urinated on by a volunteer's date.
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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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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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Mayor Trying To Evict Fire Company From Firehouse Owned By Fire Company
There are a number of nasty disputes going on around the country between volunteer firefighters and local politicians. Perhaps these types of disputes are inevitable. Lord knows that well over 90% of the career fire departments I come in contact with…
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Fire Chief Accused of Sexual Assault at City Hall
The Fire Chief of the Jeannette Fire Department in western Pennsylvania has been suspended with pay pending an investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted a women who had come to apply for a job with the department.
Fire Chief Randy Dubich …
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County Won’t Pay Insurance; FF’s Can’t Use Truck
County changed their minds and took away the insurance on the truck.
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Volunteer FD Struggles with Manpower Issues
RIVERSIDE -- Riverside Volunteer Fire Department was at a crossroads. The year was 2005. The issue was the future of the department. Jeff Walden, then the assistant chief and now the chief, set up a meeting. He called it a “commitment meeting.” “W…
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NJ Rescue Squad Accused of Partying with Prostitutes
Yet another emergency organization finds itself at odds with local officials over some pretty bizzare accusations. The Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad finds itself facing accusations related to the conduct of several of its members.
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How Far We’ve Come
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I love this picture. Not because it is an easy target for us safety minded guys who like using these kinds of pictures for training purposes. No, I …
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Winter Hazards on the Scene
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The Good Old Days
I was talking to some old friends that I had worked with when I had originally got hired as a career firefighter. We were discussing the “good old days” and having a good laugh. We all have moved on to different departments and districts since then…
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Exit Access
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If a large group of people were using the stairs to exit this building, this cart would no doubt have a profound affect on their ability to escape. Th…
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Kitchen Table Tactics 01/01/10
It’s difficult to tell from the picture how many floors are on this building, but it is at least 3 or 4 above ground level.
We can make some assumptions about how this building is occupied; store fronts on ground level and residential tenant spaces …
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Hazards of Commercial Buildings
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No doubt that we all have a building like this in our jurisdiction, if not several.
In many cases these buildings …
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You’re Offended?
Video Shared By STATter911 Reveals Some of You Have A High Opinion of Yourselves