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Hey Bro....I am sure you won't have to "go hungry", so to speak. Amazing that it has been a year.
November 3
Another question about peaked roof ventilation. Is it always the best tactic used in most residential fires? Certainly with balloon frame it is important, but what about platform construction? Especially with greater roof pitches (7 pitch or highe...
November 3
Another thought is that, even with a plywood roof, if you cut through thr top at the ridge you can eliminate the top horizontal cut. This roof isn't ridge vented, but the plywood should still stop at the top of the rafters. In other examples of t...
November 3

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Paid fire department

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At 11:35am on October 26, 2009, Ian Ramirez said…
Hello brother, A little about me, I consider myself new to the fire service. A converted cop after 9/11. Since my first run with the Department I was hooked. I am now an Asst. Chief with a small VFD just outside Houston, TX. I try to take in every bit of information I can get out here and see how it can beter the service my guys provide and keep their a$$e$ safer.
At 9:52pm on September 17, 2009, Jeff Schwering said…
Dave, I enjoyed the blog on the main page yesterday Bro!
At 4:18pm on September 15, 2009, Ron Ayotte said…
Dave... how much for a E65 Group 2 patch for my collection?

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Dave LeBlanc

"The House that 'Pete' built"

He started in 1962 after serving in the Air Force. He was hired as a fireman and quickly promoted to Captain. He made Deputy in the 80's and Chief in 1993. He held that position until he retired in 2003.

He witnessed many changes in his career and brought about many more. Perhaps his biggest legacy was creatng a department that would continue after he was gone. He measured his success on the success of his people, and he always encouraged them to excell. He also oversaw the construction of the… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2009 at 8:38am —

Dave LeBlanc

Brotherhood My A**

Hey folks,

So I have been surfing the internet and learning from brothers for close to ten years. The amount of information now available to us all is amazing. The ability to share with brothers from all over is awesome. There is however one major flaw......

Why is it that some brothers feel the need to take comments and information writte on these websites and share it with a members Department? I have known at least a dozen people that have gotten into hot water with their job, if not canned… Continue

Posted on September 16, 2009 at 6:34am — 17 Comments

Dave LeBlanc

Friends of Robert Johnson.....

Hey for those of you with Facebook, I ask that you take a look at this group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45211333007#/group.php?gid=45211333007

It is called the friends of Bobby Johnson, the site won't let me post a direct link. But you can copy and paste the link above and it will work.

Brother Robert Johnson is a 30 year member of the Harwich Fire Department and is in the fight of his life with brain cancer. He has recently been re-admitted to the hospital, things do not look goo… Continue

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