Fire in the hole!
Got paged out at 2:45 - mutual aid for an apartment fire in Bellevue. Ladder truck is out the door right when I get to the station so Mark and I grab the air truck and roll. We're second or third alarm...
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Jim Petruzzi, Miracle Captain
After suffering a stroke in May, Captain Jim Petruzzi is back on duty at 8 Engine/Truck. I had a class on Fire Fighter Survival with Captain Petruzzi just before this happened. He's a great guy and a...
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Premature Charging
Via Grumpy Dispatcher at Three Mouse Clicks from Disaster: I've seen this happen on several occasions. As a truckie, we very rarely hit a hydrant and I've been fortunate to never witness this on our...
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Public Service Announcement
It's that time of year again folks - most of us in the US will be setting our clocks back an hour tonight. In addition to giving you an extra hour to drink or an extra hour to sleep in, this is also...
View ArticlePensions? We Don't Need No Stinking Pensions
Instapundit links to a post at MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis which points to a recent poll as evidence that fire and police unions have done an incredible job at selling a story of low-pay woe....
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