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Columbia Firefighter's Save Dog

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Fire gutted a home off Two Notch Road in Columbia before the fire department got the fire under control around 4:00pm Friday. It happened on Knightbridge Road, according to Columbia fire officials. Firefighters say no one was home when the fire started, but there was a dog in the house. His little wet nose can breathe fresh air now, but one-year-old Teddy nearly died of smoke inhalation while stuck alone inside the smoke-filled house. Columbia firefighter Blake Harlin sat… Continue

Added by Brandon on November 14, 2009 at 5:29am — 1 Comment

Columbia Firefighter's Save Dog

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Fire gutted a home off Two Notch Road in Columbia before the fire department got the fire under control around 4:00pm Friday. It happened on Knightbridge Road, according to Columbia fire officials. Firefighters say no one was home when the fire started, but there was a dog in the house. His little wet nose can breathe fresh air now, but one-year-old Teddy nearly died of smoke inhalation while stuck alone inside the smoke-filled house. Columbia firefighter Blake Harlin sat… Continue

Added by Brandon on November 14, 2009 at 5:29am — No Comments

Balloon boy parents face sentence in December

FORT COLLINS (Reuters) - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.

Richard and Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor and will be sentenced on December 23.

The case has sparked outrage over the amount of money spent on a rescue attempt for the six-year-old child, dubbed "balloon boy," after live television i

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Added by Dmitry on November 13, 2009 at 4:58pm — 2 Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...November 13, 2009 Here it is, Friday the 13th, and I can't stop thinking that this day has to be a good one. My week at the fire service was slow with only two calls I believe. Anyway, I didn't feel so well and would have had to stay back anyway. The end of the year brings alot of activities at our firehouse - pancake breakfast, visit with Santa, elections, etc. I was nominated to be trustee and secretary. I chose the latter. In any organization there are peop… Continue

Added by Denise M. Broesler on November 13, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter...November 13, 2009 Here it is, Friday the 13th, and I can't stop thinking that this day has to be a good one. My week at the fire service was slow with only two calls I believe. Anyway, I didn't feel so well and would have had to stay back anyway. The end of the year brings alot of activities at our firehouse - pancake breakfast, visit with Santa, elections, etc. I was nominated to be trustee and secretary. I chose the latter. In any organization there are peop… Continue

Added by Denise M. Broesler on November 13, 2009 at 1:42pm — No Comments

Firefighter Locating Systems Not Yet Ready for Real Time

Review of Worcestor Polytechnic Institute's fourth annual Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders workshop By John Sullivan The fourth annual Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders workshop was held Aug. 3–4 at the Worcest… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on November 12, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Blue Light Special - Part 1

There are many posts on here in the forums and groups about the warning lights used by volunteer firefighters on privately owned vehicles. This is a favorite topic on many fire service websites. They all seem to boil down to the same thing. Someone asks one of two questions, either a technical one about what lights they can use or the more benign social question about what color lights those in other areas use. Then the inevitable post comes up, from someone who is not really answering either qu… Continue

Added by Alan Shaw on November 11, 2009 at 11:49pm — 7 Comments

An Army Private’s First Letter Home

The envelope measured four inches wide by six inches long. It has held up rather well. It almost has a waxy feel to it. I am sure that it was white at one time, but is now a dark beige color. In the top, left corner scribbled in pencil is: “after 5 days return to Pvt. W. H. Goodrich, Fort Leavenworth Kans.” At the top, middle of the envelope is a postmark that says: “Fort Leavenworth Kans., 9 am, Aug 31, 1942. In the top, right corner of the envelope are the postage cancellation lines and the… Continue

Added by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on November 11, 2009 at 10:38pm — 10 Comments

A Veteran of Many Things

It’s Veterans Day and I have a day off from my county job. (I thank Veterans for both of those freedoms: to work in a job I love and to have time off to spend with my family). The kids are still sleeping and I have some free time to sit at the computer. I’ve been thinking of my Dad a lot lately. Maybe because a friend recently lost hers; maybe because I spent the last week with a few thousand National Guardsmen; or maybe because recent events in our lives have reinforced the importance of famil… Continue

Added by Tiger Schmittendorf on November 11, 2009 at 6:57pm — 2 Comments

Know Who You Should Thank for Their Work--& How to Thank Them

LEADERSHIP SKILLS Giving Thanks: Know who you should thank for their work—and how to thank them By Jim Broman The mayor stood and walked to the podium, pulling a small set of speaking notes from his jacket. He glanced across the banquet tables filled with city employees, volunteers and family members. After noti… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on November 11, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

college.... i need advice

ok so im a sophomore this year and seriously thinking about which college i want to attend... i plan on being a volunteer firefighter in bagdad when i turn 18 and a paramedic eventually.. i was wondering is eastern kentucky university a good option? i know they have a good fire science and paramedic program but i was just wondering if i should go to a traditional college, community college or just get my certifications? i welcome any and all advice... Continue

Added by Jessica Travis on November 10, 2009 at 11:07pm — 7 Comments

Nicknames on helmets...

Just to bring you all up to speed. I wanted to put nicknames or last names on the back of our helmets. I went around and asked each member of what they would like it to say. Some wanted nicknames ( which were all clean) and some wanted thier last name. I ordered and purchased these with money from my own pocket. I am the 2nd assistant chief and training officer for our department. I thought by having these names on our helmets it will help associate a name to the person wearing the gear. So no l… Continue

Added by Shaun Hansen on November 10, 2009 at 7:44pm — 8 Comments

GEE-DUNK, BRONZE STAR, GENERAL GEORGE AND ME

TO ALL WHO VIEW THIS PHOTO AND KNOW WHAT IT IS I SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. May the ghosts of our victims that visit us as we dream forgive us for our trespass and may the "all mighty" unseen one deliver us from the evil of our past. This one is mine,... I wear it on my Firefighter dre… Continue

Added by Frederick Georges on November 10, 2009 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month

Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) is on November 11 which commemorates the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, between the Allies of World War I and Germany. The Armistice was signed in Rethondes, France at eleven o'clock in the morning on November 11, 1918. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a)passed by the US Congress in May 1938 proclaiming, "a day to be dedicated to the cause… Continue

Added by Oldman on November 10, 2009 at 4:24pm — 6 Comments

Station Pranks....

OK Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sure you have all been a part of or know about a prank that's been pulled at the station so share. I'm sure everyone has heard about ice water being dumped in the shower, or flour in the bed, what else is there? What was the funniest one ever? Were there any that got almost dangerous? Were there some that were really stupid? Share your ideas for one here!! Continue

Added by Anita M on November 10, 2009 at 3:59pm — 22 Comments

Our New ETA

Just added 2 new photos of our New KME 2700 gal Engine tanker, This will be a first for being Chief arrival of a new Engine in December . Continue

Added by Chief Mike France on November 10, 2009 at 8:37am — 11 Comments

Who's The Moron? Firefighter arrested for speeding to call

Firefighter arrested for speeding to fire call in NC screams the headline on FireRescue1 at http://www.firerescue1.com/volunteer/articles/602445-Firefighter-arrested-for-speeding-to-fire-call-in-NC/ GIBSONVILLE, N.C. — A Gibsonville firefighter arrested last month on his way to an apartment fire no longer faces felony charges, but the district attorney's office won'… Continue

Added by lutan1 on November 10, 2009 at 2:30am — 17 Comments

The First Line Determines the Result

A fundamental basic to any successful fireground operation is a successful initial hoseline stretch. It seems simple enough, so why should we drill on it so much? Three main reasons: Errors in the initial stretch have resulted in firefighter injuries and fatalities We go to fewer fires … Continue

Added by Bill Carey on November 9, 2009 at 10:45pm — 3 Comments

Anyone Got a Light? The house at 431 Maple Street died a very quick death. From the time Engine 53 arrived, it only took 12 minutes for the structure to start its collapse into the basement. Jake had seen fast-moving fires, but those were in warehouses and were fueled by wood, paper, mattresses, propane gas and air; lots of air! But he had never seen a residential fire burn so quickly. Man, that friggin’ fire had some energy thought Jake. “Fire spread was supersonic, eh… Continue

Added by Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich on November 9, 2009 at 8:22pm — 2 Comments

HAPPY 234th BIRTHDAY LEATHERNECKS.......

Wherever you may be tomorrow...... Whether you are Overseas in the shit, or conus. I wish every single one of you leathernecks a "Wonderful Birthday". SEMPER FIDELIS..."ALWAY's FAITHFUL"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Continue

Added by Juan Trevino on November 9, 2009 at 5:00pm — 5 Comments

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Columbia Firefighter's Save Dog

Columbia Firefighter's Save Dog

Balloon boy parents face sentence in December

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Notes from a Rookie Firefighter

Firefighter Locating Systems Not Yet Ready for Real Time

Blue Light Special - Part 1

An Army Private’s First Letter Home

A Veteran of Many Things

Know Who You Should Thank for Their Work--& How to Thank Them

college.... i need advice

Nicknames on helmets...

GEE-DUNK, BRONZE STAR, GENERAL GEORGE AND ME

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month

Station Pranks....

Our New ETA

Who's The Moron? Firefighter arrested for speeding to call

The First Line Determines the Result

The Adventures of Jake and Vinnie© - Episode #34

HAPPY 234th BIRTHDAY LEATHERNECKS.......

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