What a day it has been! We came back on shift today from our four day break, and have been busy, busy, busy. New Engine In Service To much surprise, a few days ago our new Engine was placed 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 »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 Relief (PART 3): FDNY Engine 217
As my last post on the recent trip to New York, I wanted to take some time and tell about one of the highlights of the trip. It was filled full of lots of hard work, emotions, and very little ...
Read More »Beyond the Call of Duty
Today is my middle shift at the fire hall, but since I leave for New York around noon tomorrow, it’s my last shift of the cycle. We have had a pretty busy shift since every time that we have went ...
Read More »Dinner With The Fire Critic and Cpt. Wines
Those of you who read my blog have read about The Fire Critic (Rhett Fleitz) and Iron Firemen (Willie Wines). I have been friends with these guys for quite a while now, and I would never miss an opportunity to ...
Read More »Product Review: NM-Coin
This is my first product review, and I have decided to feature NM-Coin for to their dedication to the fire service by providing a number of great products at a great price. I was first told about the NM-Coin by the ...
Read More »Charlotte 5K and Stair Climb: Intro
The air was cold, the wind was whipping, and around 70 runners gathered on Church Street in Uptown Charlotte at the foot of the Duke Energy Center. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run was about to start and FDNY ...
Read More »FHETS 2012: Atlanta, GA
Recently at work, I was approached about started to assist with our Fire/EMS reporting system, FIREHOUSE software. We have only been using Firehouse since January of 2010 here, so everyone is fairly new to it. When I hired in, we ...
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