by Captain K | Aug 1, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders, Heroes
Firefighting is often considered a man’s profession, but there are women in the fire service. The truth is women have been in the fire service for over 200 years. It is widely believed that the first female firefighter was Molly Williams, a slave from New York City...
by Captain K | Jun 26, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders
Hot is what it is, it is officially summer. For us here in the south it stifling at times. Those times are usually June through October and this year is no exception. As I’m writing this the heat index is 104. When it’s hot it brings on a lot of dangers in our line of...
by Captain K | Jun 17, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders, Heroes
Who is the Devil? In cartoons and comics he’s a cute little character sitting on your shoulder, pushing you to do something fun or wrong. Usually followed by the excuse “the devil made me do it”. He is anything but cute. He is the keeper of hell. The inferno, an...
by Captain K | Jun 14, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders, Heroes
There are un-sung heroes. Just like in any profession, there are those that seemed to go “under the radar”. The un-sung hero, the ones who are usually the back bone of that profession. The un-sung hero, does what has to be done with what they have available, usually...
by Captain K | May 30, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire in the News, Heroes
Aircraft Firefighters, Often Forgotten……………. Aircraft Firefighters and Firefighting is to say the least…..different. It is something that most people never think of when you are thinking of firefighting. These men and women are often forgotten in the firefighting...
by Captain K | May 30, 2016 | Fire Departments, Fire Fighters & First Responders
Some Food For Thought………. I love food and like a lot people in this great country I’ve traveled quite a bit. I’ve been to the East Coast and West Coast as well as a lot of places in between. When I travel, most of the time with my family we...
