This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to ChicagoFD.org. The site is very well done and includes a lot of history of the Chicago Fire Department. You could spend hours on this site watching their videos, looking at pictures, and learning about the Chicago FD. You can also listen to live dispatch.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – UnlimitedUnscheduledHours Blog
Ok, so it isn't morning anymore...who cares. I march to the beat of a different drum! Their is only one rule here at Fire Critic Headquarters....if you are wearing a white shirt you must take it off! This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to UnlimitedUnscheduledHours Blog. After 3 weeks of no MMSO, we are back.
Read More »Police Officer pulls a Man, A Woman, and Three Small Children From a Burning Car
The Police Officer had been chasing the vehicle when it flipped. Once the officer pulls up on the overturned vehicle he quickly pulls the fleeing suspect and several other occupants from the vehicle from the car. It is unclear when each person was pulled out, but it is clear that there is still at least one trapped after the fire starts getting out of control.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – Hybrid Medic
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to the Hybrid Medic. This is a fairly new site in the EMS blogosphere.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – STATter911.com
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Dave Statter's STATter911.com. His site has been up and running for quite a while, and is easily one of the most visited "fire blogs" out there.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – Hydrantgirl and her Firefighter
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to Hydrantgirl and her Firefighter (http://hydrantgirl.blogspot.com/). The blog began in February of 2009 when the author (Hydrantgirl) was trying to become a firefighter and was engaged to a firefighter. Since then a lot has changed. She is now a trained firefighter and paramedic who is still looking for the right job, and her firefighting fiance is now her husband.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – No Ambition But One
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to another brand new blog in the fire service blogosphere...No Ambition But One is a different kind of fire service blog. The "About" page simply states: We are a group of proud firefighters who are here to have a conversation about advancing and professionalizing the fire service. There are no sacred cows here.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – PGFD PIO Blog
This week's Monday Morning Shoutout goes to the PGFD PIO Blog. Mark Brady is the PIO for Prince George's County Fire Department in Maryland. His job, in my eyes, is one of the most difficult FD PIO jobs in the Nation. Why the most difficult? In my eyes because of the sheer size of the County, number of departments, it being a combination department, as well as many of the news stories and scandals that have occurred there.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – Tactical Pants Blog
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to the Tactical Pants Blog. This blog is part of a larger web site for a company which specializes in tactical pants (BDU's to many). You know, like 5.11 pants. More and more fire departments are going to these tactical pants for every day use.
Read More »Monday Morning Shoutout – TNFireNews.com
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to TNFireNews.com. You might not believe how much work goes into a State Fire News web site. There is a small breed of us who have created web sites for our State's fire news. We have to rely on submitted content to make it work. Some have made a success of it, others have closed up shop. Still there are a couple who are trying to break through and make it work.
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