Posts Tagged: Willie Wines
In Harrisburg, PA this weekend for Fire Expo? Come see the people who make STATter911.com possible.
Stop by and thank our site sponsors. Support Command Fire Apparatus, MN8-Foxfire and Fire Cam.
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FDIC Day 3 Wrap Up: Booth Visits and More!
The last day at FDIC was Friday for me and the list of people to stop by and see was very long and even a little stair climb to fit in before the 4ish hour drive back to the Detroit area.
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FDIC Day 2 Wrap Up: TECGEN giveaways and More!
Yesterday was a tough day for me. I was over served the night before at the FOOLS Bash and that pattern continued at Howl at the Moon and the Wild Beaver. One of the best parts of the night, was this crazy Canadian, Randy Schmitz from Schmitz Mittz f…
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Finding that perfect holiday gift for firefighters, big & small. Enter our NFFF brick contest & much more.
A toy for the Fire Critic and a holiday message from the "extended" STATter911.com family.
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Old Fire Engines, Jack Team Work, and Team Triathlon Training
As always with a post, we try to add a training piece you can add to your tackle box. This time the training piece is going to be quick and first thing then on to a pretty exciting bit of history at the firehouse yesterday followed by a bit of physical fitness. Get the training piece at least and keep reading for a little extra.
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Calling all KICs. You must see this. The high point of Firehouse Expo 2012 for Dave.
Some comings and goings at the Firegeezer/STATter911 and MN8-Foxfire booths.
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Stair climb, bad news Statter, a good newsman at the MN8-Foxfire booth, the Geezer booth, Fire Is!, famous author, FOOLs event & Ralphie May.
Lots of events. So little time.
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School Bus Roll-Over in Virginia
Is your department prepared for the challenges you may face if a school bus loaded with children is involved in a crash. This past Wednesday a school bus rolled over in Virginia. It is fortunate that reports are stating all injuries are considered minor. The picture to the left is from a training scenario a few years back.
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The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers of Réndøosîa take up firefighting. Don’t they look familiar?
A preview of Dave's road trip with THE Fire Critic and Uncle Willie. Come join us in Newark, Ohio.
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Best of the Rest – Quick Drills, Shoutouts, FDNY Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund, Jay Bettencourt, and much more
The Best of the Rest is back with plenty from across the Fire Service World. Check out some of what the other blogs and web sites have to offer!
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Team up with The Fire Critic, IronFiremen, and MN8 FoxFire to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
For the next week, today (Monday January 23, 2012) through next Monday (January 30, 2012) Zach will donate 50% of all online sales of MN8 FoxFire products to the Rescue 2 MAYDAY fund!
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HEAVY FIRE, JUMPERS AND JACKED UP ON MT. DEW
Here in "The Noke", we take a lot on pride in holding a majority of our fires to "room and content". Despite older homes and balloon construction, we do a good job at getting water on the fire quickly and efficiently.
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Buckle up!
I really haven't checked in with a "full" post since our 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Greenbelt, Md back on the 11th. I received a TON of e-mails, text messages and comments on the site from that post ( I Cried ) ... THANKS!
I was hesitant to hit th…
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I cried ….
I know ...I know ... I'm a fireman. Well guess what ??? Firemen are HUMAN ... we have feelings and emotion. Most of the time, we are able to set them aside, to hide them from our friends, family and the public. I haven't been doing such a good job of tha…
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A different Fire EMS blogger meet-and-greet
Fire EMS bloggers participate in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Greenbelt (PGFD) Maryland
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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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A STATter911.com Exclusive: The shocking conclusion to our investigation of The Fire Critic. You won’t believe what we have discovered.
No stone (or cliché) left unturned in the search for the truth.
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A STATter911.com exclusive investigation: The truth about The Fire Critic.
A shocking, must see story that you will only find on STATter911.com.
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The climb…
We did it!
I'm still so proud and in a state of mind that I'm not sure if I can even post about it yet.
All of you folks know that Kevin Totten (Salem Fire/EMS), Rhett Fleitz (Fire Critic) and I have been here in Baltimore for the past few days fo…
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Line of Duty Death. David Palmer, Firefighter / Medic Roanoke Fire/EMS
I have so many mixed feelings that I'm not sure where to begin.
David "Big Dave" Palmer, age 54 was laid to rest yesterday after an almost 2 year battle with cancer. He was buried with Fire Department honors.
Read local coverage HERE .
If you took t…
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Family
I'm lucky in that I have a big one ....
I have a "fire department" family, a "blogging" family and of course my "kin folk".
I've mentioned several times lately how busy I've been since my return from California. This is the time of year when things…
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West Coast hospitality
Our West Coast Brothers have already proven to be GREAT hosts. The Orange County Lawmen are taking very good care of the Rampage. This OC place is pretty cool as well but the time difference is proving a little difficult to adjust to (for me anyway).
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We have a winner!!
The Buckaroo and I were picking up some feed in town and decided to swing by Station #3 to see what my "little buddy" Rhett Fleitz (The Fire Critic) was up to.
The Buckaroo just happened to be wearing his turn out gear so he decided to add his name to…
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FDIC roundup: Bagpipes at 25,000 feet; Buy a Nano & help the NFFF; Dave gets frisked by a VA deputy sheriff; A well deserved award & more.
Odds and ends from Indy.
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Happy St. Patty’s Day!!!
Happy St. Patty's Day from Ironfiremen.com
I hope the "luck of the Irish" rides with all you brothers and sisters out there on duty tonight. Regretfully, I'm one of those pulling a tour. But hey, I know all you Jakes out there with the night off wil…
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