Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
I am still waiting on some more photos for the first editions of “Motley Crews” and “Critic’s Cribs”. Send in photos of your crews and firehouses to be included! Look for them soon! email your photos to firecritic@firecritic.com.
If you are in South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota or anywhere near there, you will want to be at the South Dakota Firefighters Benefit. Captain Wines and I will be there, come join us for a great event for firefighters, by firefighters, about firefighters. This is the first year of this event and the planners are working hard to make it one helluva a good time! Check out more at SDFirefighters.com.
Alt.Kilt – Kilted for Kids Cancer – get a “free” kilt for your child through this program. Of course, the better thing to do is get your free kilt and then donate to the “Give Kitds’ The World” program. Read more about Alt.Kilt’s story here. Order your free kids kilt here.
“Our gift to you – free kids’ kilts for all of September. We are happy to give them away but will also appreciate any donations to be given to Give Kids’ The World. Last year we raised over $500 and this year our goal is $750. Our free Kilted for Kids’ Cancer Sponsor kilt for 2012 will be done in poly/cotton! Pick from royal blue or graphite grey”
Kilted to Kick Cancer – Very similar to the event above, this one is run by Happy Medic, The Motorcop, and The Ambulance Driver…
More on this in a future post.
Shoutout – FirstDueTackle.com
First Due Tackle – Paul Hasenmeier has been busy establishing his new blog which is chock full of great information. Here are some of his latest posts:
- Putting technology in a dummy
- How much endurance is in your tackle box – firefighters & triathlons
- School bus roof lift with high-lift jacks and sleeves
Training – Find a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb near you and climb in it. Do it out of respect for the fallen and in honor of them. Also do it to see what you are made of…trust me, it isn’t an easy event. Firehero.org
Events
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
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. Click here for info on the raffle for the helmet —>
Fired Up For a Cure – Roanoke Fire-EMS puts on this event for the second time on September 22, 2012. Last year was a huge success. I will be running the 5k hopefully (I haven’t checked if I am off yet). More info here.
Are you Climbing? 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs: If you have never climbed, you should climb this year. Check out Firehero.org for a climb near you! Honor, Respect, Sacrifice. Go to Firehero.org for details.
Tweet of the Week
Congratulations to IAFF LOcal 2068! Follow them on twitter @IAFF_L2028. Be sure you are following @FireCritic too!
News and Opinion
Are you DyrkStrong? Dyrk Burcie’s family has given an update via Facebook on Dyrk’s status. He has been strong so long, according to the update Dyrk will not have to suffer much longer. Read the latest update here
FireGeezer.com – An interesting story about the auction of many antiques coming up in October. Read more about it here
STATter911.com – Dave’s “Quick Takes” offers a bunch of links to his posts from the weekend and some added fluff. He focuses on car fires this week. Check out the column here.
Ottawa firefighters use science, invention to combat heat stress. Read more here
Speaking of the IAFF/MDA Fill the Boot (see tweet of the week above) APPARENTLY I have been living under a rock. Did you know the MDA got rid of Jerry Lewis AND dumped the very successful Telethon? Firegeezer has the story here! …below is a video from the “Show of Strength”
