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I WILL BE TRAVELING TO IRELAND this week and have read a great book on The Dublin Fire Brigade. The Dublin Fire Brigade started in 1862 and has had an ambulance service since the beginning of the 20th Century.It is incredible to read about how a Fire Service for an Irish city began with an Act that asked Queen Victoria for permission to have, “Engines, Escapes, Implements, Apparatus…”Here are some more linksIrish Fire Services
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EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW DOGS LOVE to lap up spilt beer….or even a bit of brew in their water dish. Well, the good times are a’coming, Fido. Dog Star Brewing Co. is now running off batches just for doggies. Happy Tail Ale is a non-alcoholic beer enhanced with natural beef flavorings. Who says times are tough?
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS HAS INTRODUCED A CELL PHONE that will operate for another 3 hours off a AAA battery when the main battery goes dead.
What’s really neat is that if you elect to use a rechargable AAA instead of a regular one (either kind will work), your phone recharger will charge up the backup at the same time it repowers the main battery.
AN 80-YR. OLD WOMAN IN MICHIGAN died yesterday after accidently setting herself on fire in the back yard.
IN A SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT to set a new Guiness record, a group of Japanese musicians played non-stop for 184 hours. 900 of them took turns performing. In order to preserve the effort, a pianist played right on through a major earthquake.
If it was Hank Williams I probably could have listened for the full 7 days. says Firegeezer
WE’RE JUST GETTING OUR FEET WET in the blogosphere. The GeezerGang (Firegeezer, LocalGuy and Medicbonz) can put out fires and do CPR, but computer code is a foreign language to us.
Within the next couple of days we will have our “About us” page up so you’ll know who we are. We’ll also list the email addresses so that you can write us to send in tips or complain/compliment the site.
We be getting everything up and running during the course of the next couple of weeks and then we’ll “go public.” Even after only 4 days online and no publicity, we have already had visitors from 6 countries. Thanks to all of you for your interest and we hope to keep improving.
says Firegeezer
JUST OUTSIDE OF PHILLY a woman, whose car had run out of gas, stole an ambulance to continue her trip, leaving the crew stranded with their stroke victim.
ONE PERSON BADLY BURNED. Salt Lake City channel 2 has video here. The helicopter news-cam zooms in to show a good view of the F.D.’s Haz-Mat decontamination tent.
AN INTERESTING OBITUARY NOTICE of one tough bird. Picture somebody who is 5′-3″, weighs 200 lbs., 18.5″ neck and is all muscle. He thoroughly whipped two muggers who jumped him……when he was 80 yrs. old.
VOLLEYBALL??
ALL TEAM SPORTS IN GREECE have been suspended following a slaying during a fan riot prior to the match.
VOLLEYBALL??
THE NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM OF THE ATF has been brought in to assist the Houston FD in their investigation of the fatal high-rise fire from Wednesday. Usually the NRT gets involved when there is an indication of arson.
A TEXAS DEATH-ROW INMATE tried to cheat the system by setting a fire in his cell. It didn’t work.
PLAYING GOLF WITH SOMEONE ELSE’S WIFE while you’re on the clock is never a wise decision…..even if you’re the fire chief. It just might end up on her husband’s website.
IT LOOKS LIKE BRUNSWICK COUNTY needs a little stronger leadership. I can see how the problem slowly developed over the years, but it shouldn’t have.
“Setting a flashing light in your front window when 911 has been dialed helps emergency personnel locate your home.” Sure….everybody’s got one of those.
The International Assoc. of Fire Chiefs has issued notice alerting departments that firefighters have experienced unintelligible audio transmissions when using digital portables in close proximity to devices such as PASS alarms, low-pressure alarms on SCBA’s, and others.
They are setting up a study committee and asking for input from the field if you have experienced any of these problems.
40-SOME YEARS AGO, A-B DID A TERRIBLE THING to their beers. They started using rice in place of some of the barley malt in their brewing process. It was always my opinion that they did this in order to effectively kill the true beer taste so that they could market the product to people who don’t like beer.
They recently announced that they are going to restore the Michelob brand to its original recipe – no rice. Maybe the 16% drop in sales had something to do with it. And maybe we’ll get a drinkable beer from them again.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE “RUNAWAY BRIDE” who left her hapless groom and the 45 bridesmaids milling about the church? Well, the Albuquerque Police Dept. is using their memorable moment of fame with her for an innovative recruiting poster. Jennifer’s fame just keeps going and going…….
(wow! Has it been two years already?)
DURING HIS 31 YEARS in the Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service in Britain, Mick became a specialist in rebuilding fire departments in war-ravaged countries.
JUST BREAKING IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. This Scottish newspaper calls the chain “TK Maxx”, but I’m sure they’re talking about “T J Maxx.” More than 47 million credit card numbers have been stolen over the past two years. If you have a teenage daughter (or a wife who’s still trying to be one), then you want to read this carefully.
ST. PETERSBURG WITNESSED A HORRIBLE accident which resulted in the death of one man. A large fireball and dripping gasoline were two elements of busy night for the local fire department. Fireball of Death
YES, IT IS A LUCKY DAY when the ATM gives me used currency instead of that new stuff. I usually visit the ATM about twice a month to replenish my walking-around money. I think ATM’s are really neat….you just face the wall for a minute and then someone passes money out through a little hole. You take it and git.
Most of the time they pass me a load of brand new bills that make a stack about 1/64th of an inch thick and all stick to each other. I have to take them home and pry them apart, then crinkle them all up before smoothing them back out to re-stack. But about once every 5 or 6 months I get used currency….all ready to spend. And I just feel so good when that happens.
Now I can understand why there would be some times when the machine would be stocked with new bills. But why are they almost always packed with those things? Does anybody know why they do this?
says Firegeezer
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE REPORTS that firefighters used their newly-purchased themal imaging cameras in last evening’s fatal high-rise fire.
AM1290 radio has video here.
Also, a good transcription of the search for the missing Captain who had run out of air here. No mention of any PASS alarms or R.I.T.
A SELF-DESCRIBED “DIAMOND DRILLER” in Britain gets a new wardrobe mandated by the court.
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