December 2011
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Tying Knots at 1 am
That my friends is dedication haha.
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Stitch the Tiny Tech: You know that kid you pick... →
ffstitch626:
clairesirishrose:
It’s time for peers of young Emergency Service personnel to respect the actions these young people make. I’m not butch because I’m a firefighter or an EMT. I’m just willing to put my life on the line for a stranger who will never even ask for my name.
This brought tears…
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Suspenders got all tangled. Coat zipper got stuck. Flashlight came unhooked. Helmet was all jacked up. Freaking airpack cut on trying to get it back in the seat. You’d think it was my first day.
Amber Alert! Little Boy abducted on Christmas Eve...
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: RICHMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT at 1-804-780-1000 or Virginia State Police at 1-800-822-4453.
MISSING: KAIDEN GAGE BURNSIDE Gender : male Race : WHITE Date of Birth : 07/14/2009 Height : 2 feet 00 inches Weight : 30 Lbs Hair: SHORT BLONDE Eyes: BLUE Date and Time of Abduction: Dec 24, 2011 05:00 PM Circumstances: Child was last...
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Officer on the engine until 06:00 let’s keep the calls and reports to a minimum, unless they are in somebody elses first due.
firesandfarming asked: I'm only 16, so obviously I'm exterior only. But I'm lucky enough to be at a station that realizes that kids like me will one day be interior firefighters, so they let us do as much as they're allowed, and train with us on more interior stuff than some stations I've seen. Anyways, I wanted to tell you that this is an awesome blog. It's sort of like an online training...
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Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Survival
1. Size up your tactical area of operation. 2. Determine the occupant survival profile. 3. DO NOT risk your life for lives or property that cannot be saved. 4. Extend LIMITED risk to protect SAVABLE property. 5. Extend VIGILANT and MEASURED risk to protect and rescue SAVABLE lives. 6. Go in together, stay together, come out together. 7. Maintain...
honordutyservice:
If I come home one day, battered and broken, will I still be your hero? If I come home one day, scarred and unrecognizable, will you stay by my side? If I don’t come home at all, will you always remember how much I love you?
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1) The fire service is a small world. Everyone knows someone. And with the internet, everyone knows someone you’d never in a million years think they’d know. Keep it in mind.
2) Even though I do it more than I’d care to admit, responding out of emotion is rarely the correct choice.
3) The day you say “screw it” to checking a piece of equipment is the day...
Don’t be that person who let’s things go to their head and makes everyone around you hate you. You maybe a captain but you haven’t proven yourself yet…. guy.
Anonymous asked: but your submit feature is not enabled and you can't send links in asks :(
Anonymous asked: do you take submissions?
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Pet peeves:
Put your gear back on your gear rack when you leave.. do not leave it on the engine or in the middle of the bay. Take a little pride in your equipment. This isn’t your mommas house pick up after yourself. And speaking of your mommas house if dirty dishes wash them don’t leave them in the sink you aren’t five years old and this isn’t a maid service.
htttruckcompany32 asked: How long have you been in the Firefighting world?
Four days with a new officers position and red helmet and I can already feel the pressure. The pressure to do well. The pressure to make the right decisions. The pressure to step up, take the command of an incident and do it all as perfectly as I possibly can. I’ve always known that it comes with the territory but its like as soon as that helmet goes on my head the need to not make mistakes...