“Concrete Evidence”…
Thursday, January 29th, 2009Hat tip to Nate…
Below is overwhelming evidence that the FDNY has nothing better to do than harrass its citizenry. Please watch all of the videos as this Turd chronologically builds his case on Youtube. I’ll be in NYC in March so I will be on the lookout for this type of behavior…you can’t make this [...]
“Training Days”…
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009I know where I’ll be on May 18-20…
“New Direction”…
Monday, January 26th, 2009photo by flickr
We are pointed in so many different directions nowadays that it is easy to forget where we are supposed to go. Where are you going? The gentlemen in this photo (circa 1982) is going to the fire floor. Furthermore, someone else is reminding him of where he is supposed to go; pointing him [...]
“Saving Our Onus”…
Friday, January 23rd, 2009A major Motorcycle Manufacturer in my town just announced that it is going to lay-off 1100 workers today. As I was watching the mouthpieces on the tube describe the depth of the layoffs, they brought up the typical mantra: the need to become more efficient in these uncertain economic times. In other words, they are [...]
“Close Thaws”..
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Found this photo on Firegeezer’s site. To me, fires are great to go to all year round. Although, fires in sub-zero weather are only great for a little while; and only if you’re inside the fire building. Just ask the guys in the photo above. There are a lot of cold-weather related risks in sub-zero [...]
“Inauguration”…
Saturday, January 17th, 2009Change is coming in 2009…
“Sub-Zero Heroes”
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Milwaukee Fire Department Rescue 1 operating at a recent downtown ice rescue on the Milwaukee River (photo by flickr)
Whew! It’s F’n cold out there folks, at least for those above the ol’ Mason Dixon line. With that, it’s important to have our act together when it’s this cold out. Consider breaking out the “Winter PPE” [...]
“Numbers”…
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009It’s the numbers arriving on the first few companies that makes the difference at fires, not how many eventually get there. I always tell people that when attempting to put staffing levels in perspective. And I love putting that statement on this site once in a while, just in case my City’s Mayor decides to [...]
“Kevin Two-Times”…
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Some very tragic news out of Boston yesterday. Lt. Kevin Kelley of Ladder 26 was killed when the Truck accidentally struck a building. It is important to learn about every LODD in order to discover ways of preventing these tragedies from happening again. What’s more, it is perhaps even more important to learn about [...]
“Who’s Due?”
Thursday, January 8th, 2009The above photo is a fire adjacent to the former quarters of FDNY’s Engine 212. It was closed several years ago during a previous round of budget cuts in New York City. The FDNY is slated to begin browning out companies across the City next week. The above photo and history demonstrates that communities suffer [...]
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