What God Hath Brought Together, Let No Man Put Asunder
We knew Justin Schorr and Mark Glencourse would find a way to get together for Valentine’s Day weekend.
The big news this coming weekend is the Online Premiere of The Chronicles of EMS. Head on over to the official website to see how to watch live online with all the rest of us and view the trailer of the upcoming series.
What started out as two guys blogging has morphed into what just might be the second coming of EMS around the world. Seriously!
If you haven’t yet been caught up in the furor and excitement of what’s happening, check out the emotion in the post by Chris Kaiser over at Life Under The Lights entitled Why I am Passionate About the Chronicles of EMS. We were honored to have Chris as our featured guest at Firefighter NetCast last week, along with an interview with Thaddeus Setla, Creative Director at Setla Film Productions, the producers of Chronicles of EMS.
Incidentally, that Firefighter Netcast is now available for download over at iTunes by searching for “firefighter” in podcasts. You can also subscribe to our netcast there as well. Finally, check out the Firefighter NetCast web site for all the links and more information.
Are you a Smart Firefighter or a Surprised Firefighter?
Smart firefighters are those who are settle into being comfortable after attaining a certain level of knowledge. You’ve seen these four-year veterans before. Just enough balls to tell everyone else how it’s done, yet constantly surprised when the feces hits the proverbial oscillating air movement device.
Here’s another reason why the level of your professionalism is directly proportional to the level of your curiosity: Familiarity with the buildings and conditions that exist in your response area.
In VentEnterSearch’s blog post What It’s Not Telling You, firefighter Chris Hebert from DCFD Engine 13 shared some interesting information about some buildings that many of us have seen before at the National Mall in Washington DC. These approximately 300-400 square foot buildings are located throughout the National Mall in between the various monuments and museums. But have you really ever thought about them? What goes on there? How do the store and prepare all of the food and drinks? How does it all fit? Curious at all?
After checking out this blog post, transfer the lessons to your own particular situation. Are you curious about any structure in your district? Satisfy that curiosity and become a Smart Firefighter.
Heaven Help Those Who Set Fires to Churches
Two more rural east Texas church fires are being investigated as having a possible connection to seven others that have been deliberately set since January in Texas. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is continuing their investigation. Mercifully, no injuries to the public or firefighters have been reported.
Yet.
Firefighters respond to a blaze at Dover Baptist Church in Smith County, Texas, on Monday. This fire is the latest in a rash of East Texas church fires, most of which have been ruled arson. (photo by Christopher R. Vinn, Tyler Morning Telegraph, via AP)
Also on Fire Daily…
- “Taking Up” debuts online Wednesday! – April 5, 2011
- Leave a voicemail letting Firefighter Netcast know what you think about “Pay to Spray” in Obion County TN and elsewhere! Toll free 888-887-8718 – December 6, 2011
- Five Alarm Building Fire in Downtown St. Louis- Live Video Now – December 8, 2011
- NBC blew it. Then they blew it again. – November 30, 2011
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