Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
This week, Willie and I will be joining Zach and Kelly of MN8 FoxFire in Denver for Fire Rescue International. I have not been in Denver since World Youth Day in 1993. I traveled with my church youth group. Hopefully Denver is ready for me again!
Whether you are in Denver or not, click this link and donate $25 to climb in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. I have climbed before. I was unable to climb in Baltimore at Firehouse Expo, yet I did pay the $25 to climb. The money benefits the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. This years climb in Denver at FRI is tomorrow, August 1st at 1pm. The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency. Click here to donate or sign up!
If everything goes well, we might make it to Colorado Springs to see the IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial when we get in to town.
Shoutout – Black Hat Radio
This photo by Nathan Camfiord is of our radio strap holder at firehouse #3. FF Drew Abel built it before he moved to #5. It is a small project that adds a lot to a blank block wall.
I am learning more about this brand new radio show. You might recall, I used to be a part of the now defunct Firefighter Netcast.
Check out Black Hat Radio online and on Facebook. Word is that he interviewed Bob Gard about the SD Firefighter Benefit tonight. You should be able to listen to that soon.
Events
South Dakota Firefighter Benefit: Captain Wines Jr. and I will be in South Dakota for the benefit. We will be speaking as well. Look for us on our tour across the State with Spartan ERV as well. In the meantime, be sure to get a raffle ticket for a custom Phenix leather. More information on that here. I also have some on hand.
Roanoke Fire Officer Seminar: Chris Naum will be in Roanoke, VA for our 5th Annual Fire Officer Seminar on September 20th and 21st. The topic will be Fire Star Command; Redefining Fire Officer Training for Operational Safety & Excellence. Read more: 2012 Fire Office Seminar Registration Form
Training
Training this week comes from SAFE Firefighter blog. Click here to participate in the scenario
Tweet of the Week
Many of us have put our spouses through this!
News and Opinion
When Staffing Matters. Captain Willie Wines Jr. weighs in on staffing concerns and what appears to be unnecessary spending.
AllRecipes.com is having a firehouse cooking competition through zooppa.com. Read more about it here
Six EMS Phrases That Should Be Banished. Check out this post by the Rogue Medic
STATter911.com seems to have become the youtube syndication network for firefighters. Whether that is what you are looking for or not, he has some great video on the site. Check it out here.
Backstep Firefighter offers a more detailed post on a simple question posed by our friends at Boston Fire Gear. The question is found here.
Fire Service Warrior – Travis Rask asks “What’s in your grocery basket?” This post from last month is a detailed look at nutrition for the firefighter.
