Tag Archives: Willie Wines Jr.

If you are attending the Lancaster County Firemen's Association Annual Fire Expo, you will want to read on for how to get entered to win a Phenix Leather TL-2 helmet from Demers Ambulances. demers 223Captain Wines will be at the show, I will not be able to make it. My Phenix TL-2 will be there to show off the type of helmet we are giving away. Stop by and snag a photo with it and share it on The Fire Critic Facebook page!

On Friday night at FDIC, we threw a party. Last year, Captain Wines and I threw a small party and we had about 150 people in attendance. This year, there were 850 people there. However, it wasn't only our party. We teamed up with the crew from Firefighters Worldwide, FirefighterWife.com, and all of the other bloggers on the 1st Arriving Network.

The other day on The Fire Critic Facebook page, I asked "Who has a question for me? Favorite book (fire service related)? Pride and Ownership by Rick Lasky...it's what is missing in much of the fire service today. Once you have pride and ownership everything else falls into place. It is that easy. Most just don't get it.

On Friday, Captain Wines and I spent the second day in the Black Diamond booth. Our relationship with Black Diamond goes back 4-5 years. BD was one of the first companies who came out to support FireCritic.com through advertising. They were there for the Blog of the Year contests, and many other give-aways along the way.

Much like every year we have attended the Indy Metro Fools FDIC Brotherhood Bash, we had an exceptional time this year. What I love most about the FOOLS is that their are NO lines drawn in the sand. Training and Fellowship...it is as simple as that.

On Thursday and Friday, we hung out in the Demers Ambulances booth. A lot of our friends caught up with us there. Demers wants to expand their branding throughout the fire-based EMS service in the U.S. and they picked us to help them do that. Who has heard of Demers Ambulances?

We are hitting the road in the morning. This year, Captain Wines and I are traveling with Andrew Catron (ModelCityFirefighter.com) and Preston Wiley (Valley of the FOOLS). We are leaving early in the morning.

Several years ago, we were traveling to an event, I am not sure which one, and we were talking about all of the Pipes and Drums members in kilts. We said to ourselves "We have got to get a kilt". We did...and we wore them.

E3 was first in to an apartment fire at Friendship Manor Apartments (assisted living) in Roanoke City, VA on March 20, 2014. Below is the helmet camera video from Engine 3's driver.

12am fire at mobile home in Upper Saucon, PA with multiple exposures.