Writers want people to read our stuff. Whether you are writing a book, a blog, an article, or a comment we want it to be read. With that being said we have to be responsible for what we write and have the balls to stand up for it. Cindy wrote it and published it...it is history now.

That is right!!! The Fire Critic is partnering with Fire Daily to create an all new podcast/netcast for the fire service. The first one will be on January 12th at 8pm EST. Please mark your calendars. Further information will be ...

This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to IronsandLadders.com. The site has been online for only a couple months but it looks to be promising.

The filming of "The Project" and the subsequent creation of "Chronicles of EMS" seemed to be a snowball effect which really took on a life of its own. The whirlwind of social media that surrounded the buildup of "The Project" was a marketing wet dream! What a dream to have all of that free publicity, some great industry social media geniuses involved, and more and more people getting on board every minute.

Check out this video of a fully involved house on arrival in Chicago. Yeah....I am one of those guys who still can't get over the use of 3/4 boots, but it works for them so be it. I am also not a fan of long coats for dexterity reasons.

The guys over at PIOSocialMediaTraining.com have put together #SMR2009 or Social Media Responder 2009. The contest is all about utilization of Social Media to better their community. There were around 30 nominations I believe. Those nominations were narrowed down to 6 finalists and voting has begun. I feel compelled to tell you that 2 of the 6 finalists were nominated by yours truly.

Some people are very finicky about making money, posting ads, and asking for donations on their blogs. Some love it and others hate it. I am referring to the actual bloggers here, the readers are another thing. Whether you decide to monetize your blog is an important decision and one that should not be made without proper research on best practices. That is where I come in. I hope to help you along in making the best of your blog and doing it right if/when you decide to monetize it.

BoronExtrication.com was created by Mike Smith. His very imaginative peers have nicknamed him Smitty (I believe there is a Smitty in every department in th U.S.). Mike is a paid on call firefighter/EMT outside of Detroit and he makes a living in the automobile industry. Therefore, Smitty knows something about vehicles and construction of vehicles.

You can now submit your own site/blog for MMSO. On the navigation bar above you will see "MMSO". Click on that and you can read about MMSO and what it is. You can also submit your site there. I will be adding a submission form to make it easier, but until then just use email.

The Fire Critic reported on Raleigh firefighter Lt. Harry "Flip" Kissinger last week when he was tragically injured in an MVA on his way home from work. The Lt. died today, a week after the accident where he suffered numerous injuries including head trauma.