As usual I I found cool and interesting historical stuff from Chief Billy on Firefighter Close Calls.com. Probably got this stuff from our very own fire service history wizard Chief Glenn Corbett...LOL Anyway this was recently posted on the site about two historic fires tragically claiming the lives of our brothers in years past.
REMEMBERING THE LOSS OF 3 PHILADELPHIA FIREFIGHTERS "ONE MERIDIAN PLAZA"
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Added by Brad Hoff on October 22, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Well it seems a lot has been happening in OUR country lately with American Flag displays in some apartment complex in Albany Oregon or a decal in a Pa FD not being allowed! In all my years in the Fire Service not much has been held more sacred than Patriotism and displaying the American flag and all that it stands for! We have all given our own personal sacrifices in one way or another and an insurmountable number have given their lives for OUR FLAG and COUNTRY to allow her to forever wave! What…
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Added by Brad Hoff on October 19, 2009 at 11:30am —
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This is a dark day for Americans and especially our profession. We must remain ever vigilant and never wavering in spirit and in Brotherhood. For what makes us weak will forever make us stronger. Fear not this day for God has us in His hands and the angels are among us. For today is a day of remembrance and also a day of reckoning that we know that those that gave their all are in Heaven and one day we will meet again.
So on this day and everyday always remember to honor not only our brothers a…
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Added by Brad Hoff on September 11, 2009 at 7:21am —
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Below is from our brother Jeff's family and there is a link
Help Jeff here you can go to if you wish to help. Also a friend in NC said a brother from the other side (Cop) was in a bike accident also and in much need of our prayers too.
No one knows the power of prayer until you have tried it and commit to never let up!
Hey Everyone, Jeff's daughters here, thanks so much for all the well wishes, prayers and support. He's improving ev…
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Added by Brad Hoff on September 1, 2009 at 10:26am —
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By Jason Zigmont
Whenever I visit different fire departments and talk to senior members, they all seem to say the same thing: "The fire service is not the way it used to be." They may have a point. It's not just the ever-changing technology and regulations. The biggest change seems to be in the decay of the brotherhood of firefighters.
There was a time when you could rely on your fellow firefighters for help with anything and the firehouse was the center of the community. Now you are lucky if…
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Added by Brad Hoff on August 3, 2009 at 7:30pm —
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HELP!!! Lets get a fund started to raise enough money and then some to help the sculptor recover his costs for making it. According to the agreement the sculptor made with the NFFF, the statue must remain there.
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Added by Brad Hoff on June 25, 2009 at 11:00am —
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My combination department is currently seeking qualified candidates for the Deputy Chiefs position.
NSVFD DC job description closes 7/31/09
our web page
Good luck to all who apply
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Added by Brad Hoff on June 24, 2009 at 3:14pm —
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Added by Brad Hoff on June 8, 2009 at 4:18pm —
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Thursday the 4 of June 2009 was like any other day to get up and go to work for many and for others to enjoy their day(s) off. There were the normal routine calls and then later in the early afternoon a cal came in for mutual aid to the City of Fairbanks for a RIT team to assist with a coal fire at the downtown power plant.Then around three my volunteer fd North Star gets dipatched for a reported wild land fire about a mile from my house. Upon arrival crews found a 2-3 acre fire burning and head…
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Added by Brad Hoff on June 8, 2009 at 11:38am —
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Raymond Lee Oyler We lost five of our brothers to this animal!
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Added by Brad Hoff on June 5, 2009 at 1:16pm —
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Not sure if any of you have seen this series but it is fantastic and has been done over several years and several hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money and his crew. These are webisodes about 15 minutes average and are well done and edited to a minimum for the real effect
The Battalion-The Series So a brother from DC Fire is asking that we can help support his efforts. Read the message below:
V/R
Brad
The Battalion-The Series Newsl…
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Added by Brad Hoff on April 17, 2009 at 2:07pm —
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Got this in an email and I hope everyone checks their equipment on a regular basis for potential cracks and damage. Have you ever seen this before? What could have caused it: lack of proper care, wear and tear, dropping it on the ground, excessive high pressures? ...it has yet to be determined. Here is one similar that I found online. I'm not sure of the brand they had in the pictures.…
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Added by Brad Hoff on April 16, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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Job opening in Southeast Alaska. There is a road system to Skagway from Whitehorse YT Canda so it is not quite as isolated. Ferry system is also offered to access other southeast locations.
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Added by Brad Hoff on March 27, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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Over the last couple of years I have had the priviledge of coordinating our annual "Fill the Boot" for MDA here in my Fd. I don't know how but I do know who has signed me up for the MDA Executive Lock Up. So this year I am starting early and going to do my best to raise my bail to get out of jail in an effort to raise money for MDA. I would love to raise my $2400 bail and even more in hopes of sending a few kids to summer camp and maybe also attend myself this year! I know how much everyone admi…
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Added by Brad Hoff on March 19, 2009 at 3:27pm —
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It's sad to see anything lost to a fire but when you weigh in the "Risk vs. Benefit" the lives of innocent bystanders and our safety comes first and the property and any extension to existing structures that may be near by come second. I was out of town in my nice warm ice house when I got a phone call about the fire when it happened. By all accounts of what I have heard about the incident, it sounds like the fire was burning for some time and had gone on undiscovered for quite some time before…
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Added by Brad Hoff on March 16, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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Here is your chance to visit the "Last Frontier"! Be sure not to miss this exciting event in the Fall of 2009. Our Annual Joint Conference offers some of the best H.O.T. and training topics in the Country. Well known instructors and vendors from across the U.S come to Alaska every year to help make this conference one of the best and most exciting for a smaller conference. Our conference offers plenty of time to enjoy the sites, scenery and activities of the "Biggest City" in Alaska along…
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Added by Brad Hoff on March 6, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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Okay here is the latest and greatest attempt to better the American Fire Service and the rest of the Emergency Responders in America by President Obama.
Fugate to Head FEMA
Nothing against this guy but what is wrong with finding someone with a little more experience and familiar with how things might be done across the country and not just in one state or on one side of the country.
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Added by Brad Hoff on March 5, 2009 at 12:50am —
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How many of you just click on a FD or FD related site and view it but fail to check out the links page for other FD's or more stuff to make the brotherhood and ourselves better? Be it training or just gee whiz info that is interesting and encouraging to read or watch. How many of us out there have explored every link in this community or on FE itself? Probably impossible but every bit worth your time and energy to get all you can out of a FREE site you come across. If you aren't looking at the l…
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Added by Brad Hoff on February 24, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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IT truly was a full moon for these brothers...LOL
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Added by Brad Hoff on February 15, 2009 at 12:08am —
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This is a link from the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer website
FFD
Be sure to read all the 100 plus comments posted! Some of them will make you wonder how these people are still in the gene pool.
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Added by Brad Hoff on January 26, 2009 at 6:56pm —
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