Here is some humor for you…perfect timing since I have been posting serious stuff recently.
Enjoy… A funny skit about a police officer showing up first at a structure fire.
Warning: Language…and no offense intended towards America’s Finest. Just the Bravest having some fun…
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Last January I posted what ended up being my most visited article on FireCritic.com. It is good to see that everyone is looking at the serious stuff! Actually, the majority of that is from search engines. You can check out the first post here – The Best of Motivational…or Demotivational Firefighting Posters. I did not repost any from the first post in this one (not intentionally anyways).
Consider this part 2. If you have more to add, send them to me and I will do a part 3 later.
These are motivational and/or demotivational posters about our profession(s) of Fire & EMS. Some of them are funny, some are sexy, some are serious.
There is also a facebook page that just cropped up “Keep Fire in Your Life” that displays motivational firefighting posters.
Some are apparently from VeryDemotivational.com and DemotivationalPics.com.
Welcome to a new column here on FireCritic.com. I am shooting for having this column run on Tuesdays each week. If you have something you want to share whether you are a reader or blogger, have a video or photo, or anything else just let me know.
The Best of the Rest is a column featuring other bloggers, videos, news, and information you might have missed over the past week or so. Enjoy!
You can also follow along and connect with The Fire Critic via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Youtube.
As seen on FailBlog.com
Addison Fire Protection District – Can this be real? FailBlog.com has this photo of the message board at Addison Fire Protection District Station #3. The message “Better to arrive late than never”..WTF? Who approved this? Maybe the Chief’s message was directed to firefighters and should have read “Better to arrive safe than never”…or maybe it is meant as a message to the citizens and should have been “Call 911 and we will get there whenever we can”.
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Firehouse Zen- Chief Mick Mayers continues to lay it down in his writings that occasionally have me seeking dictionary.com for a definition. Don’t let that dissuade you from reading though. He offers some great insight to the fire service. Check out: OKAY, IT’S 2012: NOW WHAT? and 2012: “WHAT IF?”.
Statter911.com – Dave offers a video of a house fire in Maryland. This is video posted yesterday of a December 23 fire in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (Prince George’s County) Raw Video: PGFD House Fire in Upper Marlboro. Switch to Defensive Operations
911 Memorial Stairclimbs – The majority of the stair climb events are now affiliated with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. One of the original climbs is a bit smaller scale and has a local feel. The Albequrque Stair Climb started in 2003. Read more about it here. If you are looking for a stair climb event check out http://www.9-11stairclimb.com/
Here is a lost photo I just found. This is a picture of Willie and I immediately after climbing 110 floors in Atlanta at FRI for the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.
FireGeezer.com - A FIRE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT in a downtown brothel in Mitchell, Australia, is still deemed suspicious by the fire investigators. The Canberra area business was closed for New Year’s Day, as all the city’s brothels were when smoke was discovered coming from The Gentlemen’s Club on Grimwade Street around 11 pm. http://firegeezer.com/2012/01/02/brothel-fire-suspicious/
The Colorado Firefighter Facebook Page - This page continues to impress me on the sharing of links and information. Check them out here and click “like”!
ELAFFHQ.com – Their latest post “Raise money for a good cause, and get a chance to win a leather helmet” is just that…a chance to win a Phenix Leather Helmet. The chances are $1 a piece and the helmet will be given away once they reach $1000 for the National Firefighters Endowment. Click here to go directly to the donation page. They are currently 1/4 of the way to their goal! The Fire Critic gave $50…If I win the helmet I will give it away to pay it forward!
Fire Service Warrior – This site continues to impress me. The latest post “Brotherhood Insurance: A Pay for What You Get Policy” by Brother Brian Brush is a great post on the Brotherhood of the Fire Service and a must read!
IronFiremen.com – America’s Fire Captain Willie Wines Jr. outdoes everyone on his End of Year Review for 2011. Even though this post probably took three weeks for his little fingers to type, it is well worth a read. See what he has accomplished this past year!
Firefighter Nation – They have the story and the video of a huge fire at a former Illinois factory here.
Happy Medic – The Happy Medic is handing out his “Best of 2011″ awards. Check them out here!
IronsandLadders.com – This blog is great on content. Their latest post “Thru-The-Lock Time Trial (storefront doors)” is just one of many great training videos available.
Brotherhood Instructors – One of the leading privately owned and operated by firefighters instructing team offers “Forcing Doors in Zero Visibility – By Andrew Brassard” Check it out and continue your learning!
FireRescue1.com – They offer this story: Authorities probe fire attacks on 4 NYC sites “Blog post that may be linked to attacks: ‘Throw 10 Molotov cocktails into these mosques and burn them down’” Read it here
I love sushi and I love wasabi. I understand the use of wasabi and how it enhances the flavor with a little spice. I would never eat a spoonful of wasabi. I don’t think this next firefighter ever will…again! He might say this is a near death experience! Maybe this is the new cinnamon dragon challenge!
Crews battle flames and smoke at Westport Presbyterian Church
As dozens of onlookers packed Westport Road Thursday evening, all they could do is watch as Westport Presbyterian Church burned.
“We were out in Westport and my wife got a message on Facebook saying ‘Westport’s burning,’” Luke Rocha said.
Rocha, like many others, went down to see the flames shooting from the roof of the historic church that stood at Westport and 40th street for more than 100 years.
Since Dave has come out and admitted that I am his child, I figured that I should share some things about him that you might not already know. I wish I had more, but I moved out as soon as I could…I was 2 years old. Some of these items Dave has been trying to hide for years. Since he has turned over a new leaf and wants to disclose everything I figured I would do my part in helping him out.
This post is in response to Dave’s post here. While I do enjoy the humor in it, I find it disgusting that Dave thinks he is even half the man my father is.
Just to keep you up to date…
Dave did an amateurish expose on how I don’t exist, then did a second part about how Willie and Dave were the ones behind FireCritic.com. Then, Dave came out and stated he was my father.
This is just one of the photos I found on Dave's laptop that he had professionally faked to show the world he is a firefighter.
So which is it Dave? I still believe in my theory that you want to be me. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I WAS amazed to find several photos on Dave’s laptop that he had professionally altered to show that he is/was a firefighter. Apparently, Dave was ready to use these fake photos to show everyone that I was wrong. Before he dupes you guys anymore, I feel the need to break the story on these phony photos and save the fire service further embarrassment by Dave Statter.
Please feel free to add anything you would like to the list in the comments. If we get some real good ones, I will add them to the list!
Several months ago, Dave Statter did some amatuerish fake reporting stating that I did not exist. I admit, Dave got me good…which wasn’t hard since he has been stalking me for years now. The only reason why I am not in the video is because he called to say he was coming into town…so I got the hell out of town.
Some might say that I got him better with my post here. By some, I mean even Dave according to close friends.
I though the videos that Dave did were humorous. However, so many of Dave’s readers and even some of mine actually bought it and thought that I really DON”T exist.
Unfortunately, I have to set the record straight. It still amuses me that so many fell for it, yet professionally it has people wondering what the hell the truth is.
The truth is that I do exist. I am a Lieutenant (engineer with acting ability when my Captain is off). I have been with my department for almost 13 years. The department I work for is an Urban department in Virginia (population 10ok). Previously, I was a volunteer and also worked for a much larger EMS department (both also in Virginia). I have mentioned the departments in the past and it is very easy to figure out what department I work for (watch the video below).
What is also very amusing is that all of these firefighters believe Dave Statter. Dave was never a firefighter. He claims he was, but I assure you he was not. He might have been a member of a department for a couple of hours, but then decided just to report on it. Dave is a reporter…hell, that isn’t even true anymore. They fired him. It is unfortunate, and Dave doesn’t like to talk about it.
The reason why Dave feels the need to discredit me is because I am everything he is not…I am young and I am a firefighter. I am much more than that, but I don’t need to go on.
And that is only the beginning…what about all of the phone calls Willie and I get from Dave when we are travelling. Dave constantly bothers us wondering what we are doing and when we will let him tag along in the future (which will never happen).
Not that I am looking for any validation, but I have been a trooper through this whole thing. It is kinda weird having a stalker. Especially when it is a grown man. Seriously, Dave won’t leave me alone. I have to watch my back.
On a recent trip up to Maryland, Dave invited Willie and I over. We didn’t realize that Dave was going to be there…awkward. Dave spent 3 hours questioning Willie on what it was like to travel with me, what my favorite color was, and about the fires I have been in.
So there you have it. I do exist, I run numerous web sites, have been blogging for around 7 years, a career firefighter for 13, volunteer before that, and I like long walks on the beach…just as long as Dave isn’t stalking me.
Below are the videos that Dave posted about me not existing. I admit that they are pretty good for a hack.
You should be sitting down for this one…
There we were at the NFFF Memorial Weekend. It is Sunday morning and I am dead asleep. I am awoke by Willie telling me he has to go to the hospital. I immediately think that this is going to be a great story! Willie going to the hospital. I didn’t move. I was comfortable, and half asleep.
I asked him if he had a stroke. He says no, that it is his throat. I asked if it was sore and he said, no something is in it. I told him to cough it up. Willie says “I did”. So I said, “good, lets go back to bed”…but then Willie chimes in that it is sitting on his tongue. Ok, spit it out. He is a grown man after all. I was not going to grab a hold of some epic lugee that is caught in his throat and pull it out.
Willie then said “I can’t spit it out, it is attached to me”. Huh? Ok, now he has my interest, so I get out of bed and take a look. I don’t see anything but his dangly thingy at the back of his throat. Apparently it is swollen. Willie can hardly talk and I was kind of enjoying it. I am pretty sure I laughed…a lot!
Willie's uvula and piercings
What I realized next was something I didn’t know…Willie not only has his tongue pierced, but his uvula too!
My next move was the google machine. I googled “the hanging thing in the back of your throat”. Apparently it is called a uvula. It sounds like part of the female anatomy…which wouldn’t be out of place on Willie who right then was acting like a little girl!
This is what I found… If you’ve woken up this morning with a swollen uvula then the best thing to do is eat lots of ice cream and just calm down. This is a common condition which usually resolves quickly without any medical attention so try not to worry. Directly from http://swollenuvula.blogspot.com/. Who would have thunk it?
So instead of going to the hospital or calling an ambulance, I went to the grocery store and got the little tike some ice cream.
Willie couldn’t talk most of the day as his swollen uvula sat right there on his tongue most of the day.
On the trip home, Willie started telling me more about his “emergency” that morning. When he got up and into the bathroom, he swallowed his swollen uvula part way and ended up puking. When it came back up, he took his finger and tried to push it back down…you guessed it, making him puke again!
Never a dull moment with that guy!
I am not sure if you have seen it yet, but our very own beloved “Cowboy Captain”, Willie Wines Jr., has made it big in Hollywood! That’s right! Captain Wines was in the latest Dish Network commercial seen below. Ok, to be honest it is was filmed in Tijuana…but that doesn’t matter. The other thing is that even though they had makeup and costume crews on set, Captain Wines didn’t need it. He came to the set all ready to go! He even gets his own line in the commercial! Apparently the technology and web tutoring I have been giving him is paying off! They even used his own cowboy hat…apparently the one they got for him was only a 55 gallon hat, Willies clearly holds more than that!
Just one question…What in the hell does HOE DILLY mean?
See guys, you have to realize that the entertainment industry has not been all that forgiving to Captain Wines. He got beat out on a movie role and a huge venture with Warner Brothers. First, Willie was beat out by some cartoon for the role of Yosemite Sam, and then just when Willie thought things couldn’t get any worse he got beat out by a damn mouse in Fievel Goes West. The original role was that of a RAT, and Willie was told by the Steven Spielburg that he had a lock on the part. Unfortunately, they changed the role and some cartoon mouse got the part.
Check out this image that captures a closed caption fail during the Conrad Murray murder trial of Michael Jackson. When a Paramedic was on the stand being questioned, the discussion turned to capnography which is the monitoring of the concentration or partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the respiratory gases – wikipedia…I assure you it has nothing to do with “cat pornography”. Hilarious!
see more WTF Pictures and WTF videos by Picture Is Unrelated
Hey, look everyone…a brand new Monday Morning Shoutout! It has been a while, huh?
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Ride Out Comic. Ride Out Comic was created by Fire Medic Art.
Ride Out Comic is fairly new. So far, so good I think. It should be interesting to see if one of the Fire Magazines picks up the comic strip to run on their mag, or if one of the mainstream fire web sites picks them up.
Great job on the comic strip, keep up the great work.
Hell, if he is paying attention, maybe he’ll make a funny as hell comic about the lovefest between Dave Statter and Willie Wines Jr. Although I have to say that there is an interesting lovefest brewing between Mike Legeros and Dave Statter so Willie better watch out…
Read more about the crew at Noonie Creek Fire Rescue here. This crew is the usual cast of Ride Out Comics.
The cast of Ride Out Medic: Geno the driver, Jonny the probie, and Case the Lieutenant. I don't know about you but I think Noonie Creek needs some badge bunnies!
About Ride Out Comic:
Ride Out is a deeper look into the life of firefighters. Whether around the fire station or at home with the family 24/7 they’re always firefighters.
Many of the situations you will see weekly will attempt to depict the humorous side of firefighter life that many people do not get to see. I offer no guarantees that everyone out there will laugh hysterically at all of the humorous situations for a few reasons: 1) you probably had to be there. 2) not everyone understands the rules and protocols a firefighter has to follow on a daily bases. Sometimes you might see a few editorial strips from the everyday happenings around us. Many times these strips wont have the original Ride Out characters due to the storyline or message trying to be delivered.
On the flip side there will be a few situations that might tug at your heart strings. These situations will be meant to show the serious side of a firefighter and his dedication to not just a job but a way of life. A life lived everyday, 24/7.
So jump on-board, put on your seat belt, and enjoy the Ride Out.
About the artist:
Darrell is a Firefighter Paramedic in North Texas. When he is not fighting fires or tending to the sick, he has armed himself in just the last 3 years with a self-taught passion for drawing with graphite pencils. He combines his passion of art with his love of firefighting and sports to create art intended to
All this is done with continuing to go against the norm and staying with traditional mediums that seem to be fading in this new generation of computers and technology. Many of his drawings take approx. 20 to 40 hours to draw with attention given to detail.
He is married to his best friend for over 23 years and as he always says “We are still newlyweds!” If that is not enough Darrell and his wife, own a family business. They manufacture Salsa, Sauces, and Hot Sauces. Darrell has 2 kids in college and one in high school. All 3 still hang around to assist in the family business that was founded in 2005 known as Big Dawg Salsa.
This almost appears to be a commercial, but I don’t know what for…maybe starbucks.
It doesn’t really matter, it is funny as hell.
This is especially for my friends in blue…you know, the Finest…if I have any friends in blue that is.
This is from my continued coverage of Fire Rescue International last week. You can read more posts related to FRI 2011 here.
By now you should have figured out that I had a blast at Fire Rescue International 2011. Willie Wines Jr. and Jeff Harkey enjoyed the trip with me this year and we accomplished a lot. We got to hang out with a ton of people, some new friends, and some we have known for a while. We had a lot of laughs, had some time to reflect, and were able to continue telling people about Daily911Deals.com.
FRI was a success. Each conference we travel to has been a better and better time than the last. Each one offering its own new adventure. This time was no different.
Willie and I started out the trip with a visit to my sister, Valicia’s, house in Atlanta. I hadn’t seen her in almost a year. It was only the second time since I had seen my nephew Sebastian. What a cute little guy! Willie and I took my sister, her husband Carlos, and Sebastian out to the Front Page News restaurant.
After spending the evening with them we settled in early because we would be up early for the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in the morning.
Our team at FRI. Cheryl Horvath, Martha Ellis, Rhett Fleitz, Mark Nugent, Chris Riley, Willie Wines Jr., and Matt Tobia. Sorry for any spelling mistakes.
Wednesday morning began early. We go to the Westin Peachtree Plaza early for the stair climb. We saw some familiar faces from the NFFF at the climb including Victor Stagnaro, Cathy Hedricks, and Billy Hinton. We ended up climbing with Matt Tobia and other Chiefs from across the Nation. Willie and I were surprised by the number of firefighters climbing in gear. We were impressed with the turnout, but figured that the majority would be travelling and not bring their gear. We were wrong. There were many local firefighters climbing and it was great to see so many in gear.
You can read my account of the climb here and Willie’s account here.
Dinner with the crew from MN8 Products and Fire Rescue TV
Willie and I are doing our 3rd climb this weekend in Greenbelt, MD. The climb will be in the 28 story Maryland Trade Center. I will be climbing with Willie Wines Jr., Willie Wines Sr., Thomas Warshaw, and Bill Carey. We look forward to the event on September 11, 2011. This will be a fitting tribute for the 10th anniversary.
On Wednesday, we also went out and enjoyed dinner with the A-shift crew at station #63 in John’s Creek. Great dinner, great comradarie, great times. Thanks to the entire crew: Captain Akins, Lt. Eddie Lee, FAO Phil Pirkle, FAO Kevin Castleberry, Sgt Tom Johnson, FF Jost Cater, FF Brandon Kingrey, and FF Grant Eckard.
On Thursday, Willie and I headed over to Atlanta Firehouse #11 to check out Motorola’s $1 million donation to the NFFF and for Atlanta FD’s announcement of 100% participation in the Seat Belt Pledge.
Friday and Saturday kinda all ran together. We did enjoy a great meal at a Mexican joint courtesy of Zach Green from MN8 Products. We were there with his crew and the crew from Fire Rescue TV including Martin Grube and Mariah Leavitt.
During the expo, Jeff and I made our rounds and spoke with numerous businesses who are excieted about Daily911Deals. Look for some of those deals coming up. I also met up with two women I know via the internet. My face is not as recognizable as Willie’s, but some people have hear my name before…ok, actually more people know me as the Fire Critic, but it doesn’t hurt having an uncommon name. I was speaking with these two women for about 10 minutes before I handed them my card and they instantly realized who I was.
Me with the ladies of Industrial Fire Journal. Beth Lee Kershner on the left and Kelly Francis on the right. Follow them on twitter @thefiregirls
Willie, Jeff, and I also helped stow away the better angels exhibit. Read about that here.
Willie getting frisky with Rhett
Saturday night was a memorable one. Willie wrote about it in a post titled “FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR RHETT FLEITZ AND JEFF HARKEY“. Let me just say that his account was not exactly 100% truthful. He was right on point with the account of Jeff Harkey though. Jeff led us down a path that Willie and I had not been in before. Where he started stretching the truth was about how Willie felt about being in that establishment. First of all, Willie signed up for drag night. He will be escorted by some great looking men. He will be right at home.
The “guys” wouldn’t stop buying him drinks and before Jeff and I knew it Willie was sucking face with 5 other guys. We told him we didn’t take any photos. We did, but you can’t see them yet. Willie still has to make several trips to Atlanta to go shopping with the only 3 females who were at the restaurant. When we left, Willie had them chanting BROKEBACK, BROKEBACK, BROKEBACK. They still think he was in the movie. Everyone kept asking us if we knew of any other “alternative lifestyle men” other than Willie. We told him he was the only one we knew and that he had won a night out with us two handsome and happily married straight men. Willie couldn’t get enough of it!
On Sunday, we headed home. Although we still had plenty to do. We had two stops before getting home. We stopped by Charlotte FD Station #1 and met up with Captain Blake Redden and 911 Dispatcher Jeff Williams. Jeff sat us down and showed us the dispatch center which is located inside Station #1. This station was huge. The dispatch center seemed to be top of the line. Jeff had some great stories for us about the recent earthquake, how they do business, and some war stories about some of the busier times inside the center. Blake showed us around the station and answered all of our questions. Thanks for the tour guys!
I still can’t get over the fact that you guys don’t use crosslays!
L-R Charlotte Fire Captain Blake Redden, Ironfiremen.com's Captain Wines, Charlotte Dispatch Supervisor Jeff Williams and The Fire Critic Rhett Fleitz
After Charlotte, we stopped by Davidson County Fire Station #1 and got to chat with several of the firefighters there. We got a tour of the station and their apparatus. The fire station is combination volunteer/paid part-time. Ryan Monteith, Julia, and Bill Shick showed us around. Willie and I always have a great time visiting other stations.
Ryan Monteith, The Fire Critic Rhett Fleitz, Captain Wines of Ironfiremen.com and Bill Shick
Also read “LOOKING BACK ON ATLANTA” by Willie Wines Jr. on his recap of Atlanta.
Maybe you have been reading that rag of a news blog called Statter911.com. Dave claims that not only am I not a firefighter, but that I don’t exist. I admit, it is quite humorous. Moreso, it is flattering that he will spend so much time increasing traffic on his site by running my name as much as possible. He has put together two very well edited yet fairly corny videos he taped when he passed through Roanoke on the way to FRI. You can see the videos here.
You just have to love the comments showing up on STATter911.com as well. Typical OBJ style Dave. Writing your own comments again are we?
Obviously, I cannot stand by idly and let him get away with this. I don’t get mad, I get even.
So here it is, a simple comparison of our parallel lives. You be the judge of who has it better, Dave or me. I think there is a clear winner here. No wonder why Dave is so hung up on me.
Dave wouldn't know a hot women if she was standing right next to him. Rhett can't keep women off of him. He embraces arm candy and usually has to give out a fake phone number just to keep them from calling him all the time.
Dave wears a bib. Rhett wears a bib as well, but eats crab three at a time...shell and all!
Dave hangs out with Bill "FireGeezer" Schumm and Mike "FossilMedic" Ward in his spare time. However, they bring along the troll to make Dave feel at home like the trolls on his site. Rhett hangs out at the Jersey Shore house with J-Woww.
Dave pays Willie to hang out with him. Rhett fights fire with Willie.
Rhett's beautiful wife can typically be found reading FireCritic.com and hanging out with Rhett.
Dave's beautiful wife can also be found reading FireCritic.com and hanging out with Rhett!
I have found the holy grail of firefighting videos!
Recently posted on youtube is this gem that captures the Dave Statter school of firefighting in all it’s glory.
…and now you know where Dave and all of the trolls who leave “I fight what you fear” comments on his site learned how to fight fire! I can hear the instructors in the background screaming “YOUR DOING IT WRONG”!
I’m just getting warmed up for Firehouse Expo in Baltimore… after this post, it should get pretty good!
You are welcome!
If you haven’t been following along, I have posted numerous firefighter pranks right here on Fire Critic.
Here are two more short video clips of firefighter pranks below
Check out this pretty funny bit from JustForLaughsTV on youtube.
Willie Wines Jr. tells me that Dave Statter falls for this one all the time.
Description from Youtube:
http://www.hahaha.com People are pranked into taking some pictures with some buff firefighters in their undies without them knowing. A presentation of the Just For Laughs Gags. The funny hidden camera pranks show for the whole family.
These firefighters get the last laugh on some unsuspecting bystanders in this “candid camera” type clip.
Watch below:
Yeah, I know… a squirrel in the fire station? In some parts of the Nation the term squirrel is used to describe the whackerish firefighter types who have lights all over their car and are so ate up with firefighting that it makes it very easy to have fun with them…
But that isn’t the type of squirrel I am talking about here. This is an actual squirrel in the fire station.
The funny thing is that my guys had a little fun with my Captain the other day when I was off. Apparently my Captain freaked out while on an EMS call when one of the firefighters merely pointed out a plastic snake on the couch behind our Captain. After a few girlish squeals and some dancing around he calmed down. I am just pissed I missed it!
I like to think it looked a little like this…
Another prank on the rookie. This one is the classic stirring the water in the tanker…you know to keep the water fresh!
This rookie takes this stuff seriously!
Hat tip to Dave Statter for finding this one.
Here at the Fire Critic we enjoy lightening the mood a bit from time to time…or all the time.
Here are a couple more firehouse pranks for you guys to put in your toolbox!
This one doesn’t show the “making of”, it simply shows the final product and how the pranked firefighter takes it!
This one is also being discussed over at Firefighter Nation
This one is pretty decent. It is your basic “hide in the locker and scare the hell of a firefighter” variety.
This one didn’t really have a payday…I wonder if it even worked.
Three firefighters went out on a hunting trip. There was a rookie, a captain, and a Chief. The weather was miserable and they hadn’t seen any deer all day. They came across an old shack where they went inside to play a game of poker. After losing a couple of hands, the rookie threw down his cards and said “that does it! I am going out to get me a deer.” Fifteen minutes later, the rookie came back with a nice four point buck. The captain and chief asked, “how did you get that?” The rookie replied, “I walked out fifty feet, followed some tracks and shot this buck”. The captain then said, “I’ve had enough of this I am going to get my deer.” He came back a half hour later with a 6-point buck. The chief asked, “how did you get that?” The captain replied, “I walked out a hundred feet, followed some tracks and shot this buck.” The chief not wanting to be out done said “I am out of here, I am going to bag the biggest buck of the day.” He came back an hour later, all mangled up and bloody. The rookie and captain asked, “what happened to you?” The chief replied, “I walked out there five hundred feet, followed some tracks, and got hit by a train.”
Oh yeah…I got jokes!
Actually this one was emailed to me today. No source, no credit. Enjoy!
These guys are good. They have either been following along on the Fire Critic or spent some time searching youtube for firefighter pranks. Be proud guys…great pranks!
These Auburndale firefighters get the same rookie with some of the best pranks…most of which have to do with water. The jet dump lever one is the best!
Be sure to send your videos in to the Fire Critic as well!
Enjoy!
Here is a classic prank. Firefighters “install” some very skimpy thong panties on this firefighters turnout pants. The twist here is that he puts them on during a quick drill evolution and on video. enjoy…
This is a great prank for the rookie!
UPDATE: Part II of the Best of Motivational and Demotivational Fire & EMS Posters is here!
The crew (me) here at Fire Critic Headquarters (my desk) are always seeking ways to motivate you (yes both of you readers!). I thought what better way to motivate you than to show you some motivational demotivational posters!
There are some good ones out there, but by and large you can tell that most of them were not created by firefighters. I say this because I think it is our duty to come up with better motivational and/or demotivational posters. Don’t ask, I don’t know what the difference is between the two. They are simply funny posters that mimic the original styling of posters someone came up with. The object is to be funny.
If you happen to come up with any of your own, just send them to me and I will feature them here on FireCritic.com!
And yes, there are some EMS posters in there as well…deal with it!
Also check out demotivational posters on Happy Medic and Raising Ladders.
Here are some of the best I was able to find on the internet!
Excessive Leather Accessories for Firefighters on Facebook
What does this editorial cartoon by Bill Carey (Backstep Firefighter) say to you?
I think it can be taken many different ways.
Is this the new guy going into battle with all that rookie school knowledge vs. the older and wiser guys?
Is it simply the outside vent guys next to the do it all engine guys?
Is it the dying breed of truckies next to the new age HAVE to do it all firefighter because of cutback?
Does it show the more singular tasked firefighters of days long ago vs. today’s vision of a firefighter by the beancounters?
Quite possibly, it could be a vision of the Culture of Extinguishment vs. the Culture of Safety.
Then again it could be the “Excessive Leather Accessories for Firefighters” wearing guys!
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