More days than not, it seems that someone somewhere is posting on social media or sharing an article about it being the anniversary of the death of a firefighter. With the numbers consistently being around 100 firefighters that die in ...
Read More »Steady Progress
When I first started ModelCityFirefighter.com, I wasn’t sure what would come out of it. I have usually had topics to right about as different events/incidents occur. I feel like things are coming along great here on the site. I am ...
Read More »Competing With The Best
This is the third part of Brian Edwards’ story about competing with the best in the business during his travels across the country. He also outlines his upcoming events that he is scheduled to participate in this year. In the first article, Brian ...
Read More »Becoming An Athlete
This is the second part of Brian Edwards’ story about setting out on a journey to become a career firefighter. In the first article, Brian talked about starting his diet after realizing he had to become “firefighter fit.” Click here ...
Read More »Remembering A Fallen Brother: Earl Morphew
Four years ago tomorrow, the fire service lost one of its best. Johnny Earl Morphew, Jr. was killed on his way to work during the early hours of January 28th, 2009. Morphew was a great asset to emergency services across ...
Read More »Remembering A Fallen Brother: Charles J. Berry
On January 5th, 1988, I am sure the day started just as any other. The trucks were checked, the station was cleaned, and calls were answered. The one exception to the norm was that the Kingsport Fire Department lost one ...
Read More »Hurricane Sandy: 9/11 Memorial Visit (Part 3)
I’ve been busy over the holidays spending time with my loved ones, but I wanted to finish up the write-up about the last day of my recent trip to New York. We put in two full days of work, and ...
Read More »Hurricane Sandy: Lindenhurst (Part 2)
The area of Lindenhurst, located on Long Island, was hit hard during the storm. We started off the morning by helping a Battalion Chief from FDNY on a house that he owns. He fortunately had been able to do a ...
Read More »Hurricane Sandy Relief (PART 2): Long Days and Hard Work
On November 16th, our team along with other volunteers met at the Wyandanch Volunteer Fire Company in New York to unload the donated goods that had been brought with us. These donations came from a number of organizations and individuals ...
Read More »Hurricane Sandy Relief (PART 1): If These Walls Could Talk
On September 12th, 2001, the Charlotte Fire Department received a call from Kara Coakley, sister of firefighter Steven Coakley, requesting assistance locating a flag. She explained to them that she lives in the Charlotte area and had lost her brother ...
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