Wow... I'm honored to be the first to welcome you! Haha!

Be safe Bro, hope to see ya soon!
CJ

Hey Brother!

Pretty cool stuff Billy

XOXOXOX to all of ya!
Billy

Hi Billy. Nice to see you joined the community. Thanks for your continued support.

Chief, wanted to let you know that I am a big fan, looking forward to meeting you for the first time at FDIC!

Great to see you here. Thanks for all you do.

Chris

Thanks all. If I dont write back it is not because I dont care...just sometimes a little too busy but will seeya soon! Send me an e-mail if ya wanna and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I will check this from time to time but it looks like a GREAT group.

Hey Billy, hope you're doing well. Thanks again for your hospitality in Balto with Brian and Michigan. If you see the boys, tell them I said hello. Take care brother - Jeff

Chief we are going to miss you at our pipe and drum event, maybe next year. Next time you get to Lewisville we will have a drum wating for you. Thanks for keeping ALL of us on our toes, you are making a difference.

Chief,
Any input for my Flashover group would be greatly appreicated.
Chris

That moustache is getting grey!
DQ

Please consider joining the new group "Advanced Vehicle Extrication" and offer your initial comments or photos.
Leigh T. Hollins

Billy , how is it going " Bro " ? Has spring arrived yet ? We have been as high as 80 and the last two days 40's. trees are having a hard time figuring out what to do just like us.
Take care and be safe my friend !

Bill

Hello..nice to see you here, a great spot to meet new friends and also see old ones....thanks for all you do...BILL

Looking forward to seeing you @ Bloomington, IN Fire School in May. It sounds like a very great seminar.

Chief, It was good to see you again! great job at your FDIC presentation

Be safe!!

Chief,

Missed your presentation this year at FDIC, will you be in Northbrook? Hope to see you there.

HEY, BILLY, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. BE SAFE.

Hey All,
JUST checking in from Toledo, Ohio. Thanks for the kind remarks. It was GREAT to see you at FDIC as well....HOW GREAT was FDIC this year, huh?!! Amazing....if that doesnt re-charge your batteries, it's time to find something new to do. It was my 31st FDIC and it never fails! BY THE WAY: When I was challenged by Bobby "FDIC" Halton to the race, I signed up, paid my fee etc-and then realized that he challenged me to WALK (trust me-thats what it would have been!) on the same morning I was also doinf a class. His challenge was a pre-planned SCANDAL of the highest order. We will be conducting a complete investigation.
Anyway-take care, be careful.
Seeya soon,
Billy

Chief Goldfeder, it was great to see you again at FDIC!!! This was such another awesome conference. I look forward to seeing you again soon in Baltimore for Firehouse Expo. BE SAFE.

Change the picture:)

Hello Chief Goldfeder, I am a subscriber to your automatic email website and appreciate all you have done. Glad to see it expand to this forum. It's unknown how many guys you have "saved" with your tracking of events! Keep up the great work Brother.

Hi Chief,
It is great to see you again!

Chief Goldfedder,

I sent you an e-mail reference the project discussed at the Sycamore Creek Fire, but not sure if it went through.

Talk to you soon

Randall W. Hanifen

Link for local coverage of MED Flight crash in Wisconsin.
Doc Bean and Mark were good people to work with. They will be missed.

http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/18842074.html

Mark's Coyne's funeral service will be held on Monday at Crossroads Church in Madison 3815 S. Dutch Mill Rd just off of Stoughton Rd.
Visitation will be from 3-5PM and the Funeral Services will begin at 5PM
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> St. Mary's is holding a CISD on Wed. @ 9AM in Bay 6 (it is likely that one of the Med-Flight nurses will be able to join us). Anyone is welcome to attend. We view this as an opportunity to get together share and to heal.
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> Desiree and Stacy have been planning Steve's and Darren's funerals over the last 24 hours. Both families have decided to have one funeral, honoring both of them together. The Memorial Service for Darren and Steve will be at 7:00 pm Thursday at Monona Terrace. They will begin seating people at 6:30. Please try to carpool since parking is limited.
> Mark's family is planning his funeral for next week. I will forward information to you as I receive it.
> UWHC is planning a Memorial Service to honor the entire crew this summer. This event will be open to everyone. A date has not been selected for this service yet.
> We would encourage those attending the memorial to wear their uniforms.
> As far as donations go, please consider waiting for a memorial fund to be established. The Dane County EMS Association is planning to send a plant on behalf of all the EMS services. Also Dane County Emergency Management -EMS Division sent a plant to both the Medflight staff and staff at MATC EMS program on behalf of all the EMS services.

Thanks-I will put it on The Secret List in the morning,
Billy

Chief,
Thank you for all you do for all of us in the fire service. Please keep it up. I look forward to meeting you next year at FDIC. It's guys like you the recharge my batteries!

Chief been a fan for years. Was honored to see & listen to you this year at FDIC. Many of our SOG's & policy's have been a result of your Closecalls website & lessons learned from it. Thank you for all you do!

Chief,
Thanks for all that you. I recently watched "The Beat Goes On". I then had everyone of my Officers watch it, then they got to watch it a second time with the rest of the department. And I made sure that before viewing the DVD that all of my firefighters knew that we thought the message was important enough that every officer had already seen it once and was now watching again.
Thanks again.

Thanks for the comments! They are appreciated more than you know. Busy times here-and even had a few fires lately.
We recently started very heavy 1st alarm assignments in this area and it has worked out very well-using numerous FD's to support one another....and that also includes a "mini-IMAT" response concept so we can get enough OUTSIDE supervisors on the scene to support the FF's operating on the INSIDE....on the 1st alarm assignment (as opposed to waiting until AFTER a FD needs it and then having to call for it)
So many times FF's are inside and there are really not enough experienced "eyes and ears" watching the A, B, C and D sides (accountability for that side, eyes and ears for safety as well as tactical ops, watching the fire, the smoke etc)..and we are doing that by having mutual aid chiefs diapatched as a part of our 1st alarms as well. This allows our chiefs to command, operate at the command post, take operations etc.
It's an interesting concept that further pushes the issue of adequate staffing-which also must include command support staffing to take care of the FF's operating.
Anyway-enough rambling-seeya soon, THANKS and take care,
Billy

Thanks so much Rick-can u send me the link? Chgold151@aol.com

It was my pleasure with hopes that it is received well as I believe very strongly in the message and the facts are in many tragic documented incidents.
As far as my ability to talk, change slides and hold a phone...THATS another story!
:-)

Great class as usual Chief.....

Hey Billy,

Today we celebrate our Country's independence. I have never been prouder to serve in the military and fire service than I am on the 4th of July, every single year! I want to thank YOU for all YOU have done to bring the tremendous pride, tradition and excellence to our Nation as well as the rest of the world.

Gos Bless you , the fire service and the USA!

Scott

Thanks so much Scott....with all that is going on-ALL OF US from FDIC and Fire Engineering on this Board and the Fire Service in general REMEMBER what you and others are doing for us-and how others have given their lives.
Take care-be safe and we'll seeya soon!
Billy

Thanks BG....and thanks for all you do. FFCC.com makes a huge difference and creates such an amazing forum for compelling discusion.

Chief Billy G it is good to hear from you. I am saving you a place in the drum line next year for the symposium. I will get you the dates. Be safe talk to you soon.

Thanks David! I need to buy you some new videos for Christmas!! Seriously-thanks. Will be on the FASNY convention program next summer if I recall....it is in Niagara Falls. Again-Thanks!

Chief,

Thanks for all you do in the name of Firefighter Safety and for not being scared to say WTF!!!

KTF Brother RFB