The Best of The Fire Critic 2015

January 2, 2016 0

The highlight of 2015 might be INDY on Fire, the party we through during FDIC. Look for another huge party this year.

The highlight of 2015 might be INDY on Fire, the party we through during FDIC. Look for another huge party this year.

Every year, I try to do a wrap-up article on the best of what The Fire Critic had to offer for the year. This year, I am incorporating the social media outlets in the article, because The Fire Critic is more of a community than simply the blog FireCritic.com.

This year might not have been the biggest for the blog, but overall it was a great year.

The travel was great! I had a blast everywhere I went. I meet the best the fire service has to offer across the US and I am humbled by so many who treat me like family. I would love to list all of you, but it simply wouldn’t be possible to remember EVERYONE who was a part of this community this year whether in person or remote. Thanks for the friendships!

Probably the biggest adventure this year has been creating EngineCoApparel.com. So far, it has been fun and exciting…but not easy in the least bit. We look forward to an awesome 2016!

Engine Co. Apparel

The trips this year included:

March
Northern Michigan Fire Chiefs Conference
April
FDIC (Indianapolis)

I had a blast down in North Carolina a couple of times this past year. The crew of #1 took us out on the boat for a trip up and down the river. That was a blast!

I had a blast down in North Carolina a couple of times this past year. The crew of #1 took us out on the boat for a trip up and down the river. That was a blast!

May
Wilmington
FlameFest 2015 (West Virginia)
July
Westfield FD (Indiana)
August
SAFRE – (Raleigh, NC)
September
South Dakota Firefighters Benefit (Pierre)
Wayne County, OH Fire School
October
NFFF Memorial Weekend (Emmittsburg, MD)
November
Plattsburg, NY
December
Hibbings, MN

The BBQ Cookoff at the South Atlantic Regional Fire Expo in Raleigh.

The BBQ Cookoff at the South Atlantic Regional Fire Expo in Raleigh.

Willie and I have fun everywhere we go. 2016 will be no different!

Willie and I have fun everywhere we go. 2016 will be no different!

If you put all of that together with my son’s lacrosse games, my daughters allstar cheerleading travel, and family travel…we stay on the road a little bit.

This year, there were 240 new articles published on FireCritic.com. Below are the most popular articles of the year…

  1. Lansing, MI Firefighter Dies After Deliberate Hit-And-Run at IAFF MDA Fill The Boot Collection Site 
  2. Caught on Camera: Firefighters Caught in Backdraft in Texarkana, AR
  3. Video: This is why we chock wheels at car fires
  4. Top Ten Things to Stop Giving a Shit About in 2015
  5. Video: Apartment Fire in Portland, OR. Watch What They Do With This 2 1/2″
  6. Video: Houston Fire Station 51 Goes To Jobs…
  7. 9/11 Naudet Film in its entirety online (this one was posted in 2009 and continues to be popular each year)
  8. We Lost One Of Our Own Today…
  9. Shocking DashCam Video: TransAsia plane crashes in Taipei River. At Least 16 Rescued (3 Videos)
  10. MAYDAY at 4th Alarm Rowhouse Fire in Mount Carmel, PA. News Reports CPR Performed on Firefighter
  11. It Changes Us
  12. If You’re a Married Firefighter or Married to a Firefighter…GET IN HERE!
The final picture of NFFF Memorial Weekend 2015. I'm not dressed up because I was not at the event in person, but remote from outside the back door.

The final picture of NFFF Memorial Weekend 2015. I’m not dressed up because I was not at the event in person, but remote from outside the back door.

Top Referring sites for 2015:

  1. Facebook.com
  2. STAtter911.com
  3. Twitter.com
  4. FirstArriving.com
  5. Reddit.com

Readers came from 207 countries. Most visitors came from The United States. Canada & United Kingdom were not far behind.

Most popular Facebook post (162,000 followers)

While it isn’t easy to figure out the most popular FB posts for the year, I believe this is probably the most popular of all time on The Fire Critic Facebook Page.

wrap morgan

Most popular Facebook video

Most popular video on The Fire Critic Facebook Page was part 1 of the Max Fire Box. Part 2 was also pretty popular.

Posted by The Fire Critic on Thursday, August 13, 2015

The full video of the Max Fire Box was the most popular upload on Youtube for The Fire Critic. It is below

Top Tweet @FireCritic (16,196 followers)

Top Instagram post @FireCritic (6,429 followers)

 

Thanks for a great year!

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