Below you will find a short clip of the bartenders dancing at the Wild Beaver. We stopped in only briefly this trip because I wanted to broaden Willie's horizons. We were there early and they got up on the bar and danced a little. Later, when there are more bartenders, they get up and do a choreographed dance...I have to admit, it is pretty cool.
Read More »Captain Dugan’s FDIC Keynote Address: Right Message, Wrong Target
Dugan mentions how the fire service is moving towards a business plan because "the people who make the decisions about the fire service" are "not the ones fighting fires", "they have never crawled down a hallway", and "they don't know what hot is". Ironically, we have Fire Chiefs who fit this description.
Read More »The Fire Critic’s Guide to FDIC 2011
I consider FDIC 2010 the beginning for me. The realization of the bigger picture. I had worked too long and too hard locally only to find out that wasn't the focus I should have been spending my time on. In short, I got a rude awakening...a very rude one. However, I am gracious for it. I am actually a better person because of it in too many ways not to realize that it was for the greater good.
Read More »Carmel 3 alarm Strip Mall Fire Claims a Dunkin Donuts and Pizza Restaurant.
Carmel firefighters received the initial call about smoke and haze in the Dunkin' Donuts, 1300 block of South Rangeline Road, about 2:20 a.m. but were unable to find the cause after about an hour of searching the roof and ceiling with a thermal imaging camera, said department spokesman Bruce Knott.
Read More »Chris Lytle From UFC to Indy Station 1…The best of both Worlds
This story kinda reminds me of Dan Dawson who was the league MVP and star forward of the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League last year. The Boston Globe ran a story on him. Dan is also a Brampton ...
Read More »100 Jumps in one day
You might remember I posted about two Brits who are skydiving for charity, well apparently there is another firefighter State-side who will be doing the same thing…100 times in one day. To be exact, the first jump is at 0730 ...
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