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BEING THE RADIO JUNKIE that I am, I stumbled upon a pleasant surprise over at BlogTalkRadio.com. The Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services (Maryland) Life Safety Section has begun ‘broadcasting’ a new radio show over the Internet. The show titled ‘MCFRS Fire Side Chat’ hosted by Bill Delaney, is described as “A new and innovative communication tool that will be used by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue to disseminate educational and informational programming to the citizens we serve as well as our own membership.”
Montgomery County selected BlogTalkRadio, a social radio network that allows users to connect quickly and directly with their audience. Using an ordinary telephone and computer hosts can create free, live, call-in talk shows with unlimited participants that are automatically archived and made available as podcasts. No software download is required. Listeners can subscribe to shows via RSS into iTunes and other feed readers. - Craig Luecke, Firegeezer.com
MCFRS Radio Station Page: http://blogtalkradio.com/Profile.aspx?userurl=mcfrs
MCFRS Blogspot Page: http://mcfrs.blogspot.com/
Blog Talk Radio: http://blogtalkradio.com
The critically praised television drama, Rescue Me, released its complete third season DVD. Comprising of 13 episodes, the DVD coincided with the premiere of its fourth season, which airs Wednesdays on FX. The show is character rather than plot driven, which makes it essential for the viewers to start with season 1. According to reviews, Rescue Me season three is not quite up to the standards of seasons one and two, yet it has featured some exceptional moments. Season 1 began by introducing the members of the firehouse and exploring their lives at work and in their home. Focusing on the lead character Tommy Gavin, it has brought light to his struggle with booze and pills as means of dealing with his guilt and nightmares as a result of the 9/11 tragedy. Eventually, his problems have evolved, as he gets absorbed with his chaotic family life, infidelity, and more emotional problems. The second installment of Rescue Me has featured Tommy and his family reconcile for a time but ends with their son Connor getting killed by a drunk driver. Meanwhile, much of season three has featured Janet’s affair with Johnny and has dealt with Tommy’s continuous battles with his demons, which has gotten more and more out of control. Apart from the 13 episodes, Rescue Me season three DVD also includes many bonus features, along with 14 deleted scenes, an on-set location tour, behind the scenes clips and a short comedy with the main cast members.
Around The Blogosphere
Comments Off* A NEW FIRE BLOG HAS JUST been inaugurated that is dedicated to the cause of firefighter safety. The Firefighter Journal is a creation of Jay Lowry, the operator of FirefighterHourly.com, his brother and several other firefighters who want to pursue things like building collapse and hazardous fireground conditions. They’re just getting started, but check them out HERE and profit from their expertise.
* SPEAKING OF FIREFIGHTER HOURLY, Jay has just posted some more controversial photos from the Sofa Super Store fire. You can expect this to continue as more and more revelations open up. Now it’s looking like the FD’s training records are mostly fabrications. Be sure to read the “comments” sections of his postings. Click HERE and add it to your Bookmarks.
* OVER THE WEEKEND, FIREGEEZER found an excellent fire blog operated by Bob O’Connor…. CALIFORNIA FIRE NEWS. I was first made aware of it because of the LODD’s in Contra Costa County the other day. Bob has an excellent write-up of the event. However, his primary coverage is dedicated to California’s wildfire activities. He really is thorough in his coverage. I have added the site to my Blogroll. Read him HERE.