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Looking for personal experiences/stories of how Tom Brennan inspired, lead, or taught you about firefighting. From Random Thoughts, to war stories of the hey day in Brooklyn's Nut House, to growing up in his household.
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Comment by Chuck Fager on November 18, 2009 at 11:47am - LOL
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Comment by Diane Feldman on November 18, 2009 at 10:41am - When Tom Brennan heard I was "sitting in" on Fire I classes to further my knowledge of the job as an editor at FE, he said, "A little knowledge in the wrong hands is a dangerous thing!" (He was right.)
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Comment by Kevin F. Burns on November 14, 2009 at 9:34am - I met Tom coming out of a hotel at FDIC East when it was in Atlantic City for a couple of years. We knew a couple of mutual friends so I approached him to say hello. He couldn't have been nicer. It was like we were on the back step together rather a giant of our business talking to a nobody like me. (I had the same experience with Chief Brunacini by the way.) It seems the bigger they are the nicer they are. That's what great about the fire service.
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Comment by Anthony Avillo on November 3, 2009 at 10:41am
- Tommy was one of a kind. When I first met him at the FDIC booth, I saw him sitting there and I was like, "That's Tommy Brennan -- I can't just go talk to him!" He said, Hey! Anthony (he knew who I was -- imagine that!) A Jersey Boy. Come and sit down. Let's talk. Got time for a story?" Those stories almost made me miss a flight -- you just couldn't tear yourself away from Tommy. He made u feel like a long lost friend. I always looked forward to seeing him at the FDIC for a talk (a long talk). He was the King of the Court. His no-nonsense style influenced both my writing and my career. I wish I had known him longer.
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Comment by Chuck Fager on November 2, 2009 at 6:07pm
- Alright people....let's go! Let's get those stories going! I'm sure some of you have a few...!
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Comment by Chuck Fager on October 29, 2009 at 10:54pm
- What a great compilation of his articles! I I tend to us it as a personal critique. After a tour, I go back and find an article that relates to either a run or an alarm that we had, and see what Tom has to say about it. Then I sit in amazement and awe at how much knowledge he had, and his no nonsense way of delivering that info.
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Comment by Dave LeBlanc on October 29, 2009 at 6:58am - I am re-reading Random Thoughts as we speak. Never cease to be amazed at how I pick up one more thing.
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Comment by Chuck Fager on October 28, 2009 at 11:37pm
- "Make the building behave!"
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