Firefighters from Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia attended the ‘In Honor of the Charleston 9’ Seminar last weekend in Johnson City, TN. The seminar was hosted by the Johnson City Professional Firefighters Association Local 1791, and was presented by Dr. ...
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Product Review: J5 Firelids
This product review is on a very unique and useful product that helps provide comfort to firefighters every time they step on the rig. The J5 Firelids are comfortable replacement pads for your fire helmet. It isn’t that the stock ...
Read More »Hamilton County, OH Dispatcher Follows Dream
In the past, the fire service a field that seems to continuously support their members and the endeavors that their members take on! Just off the top of my head, I can think of our brother Marco in North Carolina ...
Read More »Birthday Card Request For 6-Year-Old Battling Leukemia
Several of our partner sites here on the First Arriving Network have posted this story, so we wanted to take the time to spread the word as well. Tyler Seddon is a 6-year-old who is currently undergoing treatment for Leukemia. ...
Read More »Explosives Force Kingsport Firefighters to Evacuate
The loud air horns blasts and “Everyone Evacuate the Structure Immediately” repeated multiple times is something that will make your stomach start to churn. All I knew is the conditions that I could see, but it was obvious that someone ...
Read More »“Boys ‘Round Here”
Yeah the boys ’round here Drinking that ice cold beer Talkin’ ’bout girls, talkin’ ’bout trucks Runnin’ them red dirt roads out, kicking up dust” -Blake Shelton This weekend, I had the chance to travel up the road to the ...
Read More »The Model City Hires Three “Probies”
SPECIAL DELIVERY: This morning three probies were delivered to our Central Headquarters, and have now been officially sworn in. In all seriousness, this morning, the city of Kingsport swore in three new probationary firefighters at Headquarters on Island Street. The ...
Read More »Blowin’ Smoke with Chief John Salka
This edition of Blowin’ Smoke on The “Model City” Firefighter features FDNY (Retired) Battalion Chief John Salka. Battalion Chief John Salka served for 33 years with the FDNY and was the Battalion Commander of the 18th battalion in the Bronx. ...
Read More »Toledo LODD Remembrance/Fundraiser
While each and every Line of Duty Death in the fire service has an impact on everyone in the fire service, some of them tend to hit home more than others. I typically feel a sense of emptiness as I ...
Read More »‘In Honor of the Charleston 9’ Seminar in Johnson City, TN
Dr. David Griffin, one of the first arriving members of the Charleston Fire Department on June 18th, 2007 at the Super Sofa Store Fire, will be speaking at a seminar hosted by the Johnson City Professional Firefighters Association on February ...
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