Tag Archives: DCFD

Check out this vintage video from the District of Columbia Fire Department. The video is from the 1960's and features the "Heroine of the Week".

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Dave Statter had the story last week about a Washington DC firehouse that was shut down by Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe after a case of beer was found in the fridge. The firefighters were tested for alchohol and all came up negative. However, the firefighters still face discipline for having the beer. Now, Clem Cypra has come forward as the gift-giver. Cypra brought it to them after they put a fire in his house.

This is not a new debate...This debate is as old and as tired as smooth vs. fog, vollie vs. paid, and the chicken vs. egg. The debate is just in a new place, and it is the beancounters debating it. Why are so many "Fire Departments" called "Fire Departments"? Here is the answer: because in most places it has been the "Fire Department" for 100+ years and everyone knows the name. When the shit hits the fan...they call us and we go to work...

Am I the only one who relates the term FEMS to Feminine and Femanist. Is it an all female department? The FEMS? I am pretty sure there are plenty of great firemen up there. Maybe the men feel left out. Maybe we are only days away from a lawsuit stating the men feel left out and feel as though the name should be MASFEMS or FEMSMAS (is that an all female holiday?)

He has now added a new notch in the blogging bedpost....video. He recently uploaded a video to the Nikon Festival “A Day Through Your Lens” competition. The video is awesome! Alex works at Engine 26 and captures some great video including some helmet camera footage!

Dave Statter reported on the latest saga in the DCFD. It centers around council blaming the hydrnat problems on their Chief, Dennis Rubin. The Chief thinks that he isn’t getting enough credit for making headway in the laundry list of ...

First of all I have to give credit where it is due. So I am going to make you actually go to the other sites to view the videos. Leave comments there if you would like. That is the kind ...