Stupidity, Buttons, and Balls- Oh, my!
With the holidays behind us, it feels good to me to get back into some type of routine. Sipping a homemade three-shot sugar-free vanilla skim latte from my newly-aqcuired FireGeezer mug, one of the first things to do is to sit and flush. Then I’m off to sit and flush again.
Whilst whistling Mr. Postman, I sit down and open my email, clicking through things to flush into my deleted items folder in a great attempt to stay ahead of the email pile that will surely accumulate. Items that catch my eye are temporarily pardoned for future perusal.
This morning, the folks at FirefighterCloseCalls and The Secret List sent an email referring us all to their post Stupid Message, Buttons, Balls, and Forgetting the Secret List . It takes about a minute or so to read. I would urge you all to pause just one moment and start off the new year with these special thoughts.
How Would You Like to Be in This Academy Class?
Many times during the hunt for interesting blogs, we find ourselves stumbling upon something we’ve never before seen. During one such hunt, Tiger Schmittendorf tripped over this blog written by St. Paul MN Fire Chief Tim Butler titled On Scene with Car One. In recent years, St. Paul Fire Department has had some pretty public issues between firefighters and management. If this blog is any indication, those days seem to be fading into the past. Although not required to do so, and with decades of fire service already under his belt, Chief Butler has decided to attend and complete his own department’s academy as a recruit.
“Fundamentally, I believe that all members of the Saint Paul Fire Department’s uniformed division must share a common bond – a common culture – and a shared base of experience and perspective. We all must be confident in each member’s ability to operate safely and effectively on an incident scene or when representing our department to the public. It shouldn’t matter if we’re assigned to a hazardous materials team, an Advanced Life Support medic rig, or the Chief’s office – all of us should share the core competency and the shared experience of being first – and foremost – a firefighter.” -Chief Tim Butler
How refreshing. Thanks for sharing, Chief! We’ll be watching.
God help anyone who finishes behind you. Or ahead of you.
Cast Your Vote for Fire EMS Blog of the Year 2009
If you haven’t heard already, a contest is being held over at Fire Critic’s site. We’re looking for the Best Fire/EMS Blog of 2009. Voting is open for a few more days, so I urge you to take a couple seconds to shine the spotlight upon the blog you feel best fulfills the following criteria:
Caliber of posts relating to the Fire and/or EMS fields
Design elements in their blog
Professionalism towards our service(s)
Use of other social media to extend the network of their blog
Longevity as a blogger
Nomination period:
Begins on December 30, 2009 at 1500 hours EST and concludes on January 5, 2010 at 1459 hours EST. Ten finalists will be picked by our judges (TBA) from the list of eligible nominees.
(just one “l” in Daily)
Well, I’m out of latte for a moment. I’ll trek back upstairs and schpritz up another. If you had stock in Starbuck’s, dump it now. Lori, Sue, and Rose will be seeing much less of their best customer as I’ve become my own barista.
Stay Stoked!
-J
Also on Fire Daily…
- First Due Blog Carnival- Sharing The Wealth – May 28, 2010
- 9/11 and the Forgotten (The Secret List) – September 11, 2009
- Explore the poisons in what we commonly call “smoke” – July 28, 2010
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