Comments on: Morning Lineup – October 8 http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/ The Fire/EMS Digital Dayroom Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ralph http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3996 Ralph Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:15:14 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-3996 Capt`n Bob. Thanks for posting that link. I had read about the fires here in Michigan, but not of those across the big pond. Capt`n Bob.

Thanks for posting that link. I had read about the fires here in Michigan, but not of those across the big pond.

]]> By: Ralph http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15694 Ralph Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:15:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-15694 Capt`n Bob. Thanks for posting that link. I had read about the fires here in Michigan, but not of those across the big pond. Capt`n Bob.

Thanks for posting that link. I had read about the fires here in Michigan, but not of those across the big pond.

]]> By: firegeezer http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3995 firegeezer Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:12:10 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-3995 Thanks, Capt. Bob Yes, I know about Peshtigo and plan to cover it next year. In fact, there were four major fires on that day in cities that are along the coast of Lake Michigan. But Chicago got the glory because their telegraph lines didn't go out of service. Thanks, Capt. Bob Yes, I know about Peshtigo and plan to cover it next year. In fact, there were four major fires on that day in cities that are along the coast of Lake Michigan. But Chicago got the glory because their telegraph lines didn’t go out of service.

]]> By: firegeezer http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15693 firegeezer Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:12:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-15693 Thanks, Capt. Bob Yes, I know about Peshtigo and plan to cover it next year. In fact, there were four major fires on that day in cities that are along the coast of Lake Michigan. But Chicago got the glory because their telegraph lines didn't go out of service. Thanks, Capt. Bob Yes, I know about Peshtigo and plan to cover it next year. In fact, there were four major fires on that day in cities that are along the coast of Lake Michigan. But Chicago got the glory because their telegraph lines didn’t go out of service.

]]> By: Capt. Bob http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 Capt. Bob Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:37:54 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-3994 Hey Geezer, the Chicago fire was terrible and all, but what about the forgotten fire that happened the same night that took a far greater toll of huuman live, somewhere between 1,200 and 2,400 people. To this day they do not know how many because of the remoteness of this fire. Check out the Peshtigo Fire at http://www.peshtigofire.info/ Keep up the good work... Capt. Bob Hey Geezer, the Chicago fire was terrible and all, but what about the forgotten fire that happened the same night that took a far greater toll of huuman live, somewhere between 1,200 and 2,400 people. To this day they do not know how many because of the remoteness of this fire. Check out the Peshtigo Fire at http://www.peshtigofire.info/

Keep up the good work…

Capt. Bob

]]> By: Capt. Bob http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15692 Capt. Bob Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:37:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-15692 Hey Geezer, the Chicago fire was terrible and all, but what about the forgotten fire that happened the same night that took a far greater toll of huuman live, somewhere between 1,200 and 2,400 people. To this day they do not know how many because of the remoteness of this fire. Check out the Peshtigo Fire at http://www.peshtigofire.info/ Keep up the good work... Capt. Bob Hey Geezer, the Chicago fire was terrible and all, but what about the forgotten fire that happened the same night that took a far greater toll of huuman live, somewhere between 1,200 and 2,400 people. To this day they do not know how many because of the remoteness of this fire. Check out the Peshtigo Fire at http://www.peshtigofire.info/

Keep up the good work…

Capt. Bob

]]> By: laurence delorme http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3993 laurence delorme Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:22:18 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-3993 interesting article and pics:it helps to understand the culture of the Fire Service in the USA. keep us the good work.thanks Bill. interesting article and pics:it helps to understand the culture of the Fire Service in the USA.

keep us the good work.thanks Bill.

]]> By: laurence delorme http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15691 laurence delorme Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-15691 interesting article and pics:it helps to understand the culture of the Fire Service in the USA. keep us the good work.thanks Bill. interesting article and pics:it helps to understand the culture of the Fire Service in the USA.

keep us the good work.thanks Bill.

]]> By: Ralph http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-3992 Ralph Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:31:43 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-3992 With all of the folk lore surrounding the barn and cow..... Look at the date and year. Look at the fires that ravaged most of the great lakes that year. Michigan, IL, OH, WI, IN...... Look at what fueled industry and modes of transportation in the era.....Coal..... Look at historical accounts of a great drought... Or could it have been a simple card game gone wrong in Mrs. O`Leary`s barn... With all of the folk lore surrounding the barn and cow…..

Look at the date and year. Look at the fires that ravaged most of the great lakes that year. Michigan, IL, OH, WI, IN……

Look at what fueled industry and modes of transportation in the era…..Coal…..

Look at historical accounts of a great drought…

Or could it have been a simple card game gone wrong in Mrs. O`Leary`s barn…

]]> By: Ralph http://firegeezer.com/2009/10/08/morning-lineup-october-8-3/comment-page-1/#comment-15690 Ralph Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:31:00 +0000 http://www.firegeezer.com/?p=15874#comment-15690 With all of the folk lore surrounding the barn and cow..... Look at the date and year. Look at the fires that ravaged most of the great lakes that year. Michigan, IL, OH, WI, IN...... Look at what fueled industry and modes of transportation in the era.....Coal..... Look at historical accounts of a great drought... Or could it have been a simple card game gone wrong in Mrs. O`Leary`s barn... With all of the folk lore surrounding the barn and cow…..

Look at the date and year. Look at the fires that ravaged most of the great lakes that year. Michigan, IL, OH, WI, IN……

Look at what fueled industry and modes of transportation in the era…..Coal…..

Look at historical accounts of a great drought…

Or could it have been a simple card game gone wrong in Mrs. O`Leary`s barn…

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