Tag Archives: Firefighters

This year, merely two weeks before the parade, the Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee banned all fire departments marching under the Our Nation's Firefighter's application out of the parade. The group "Our Nation's Firefighters" is headed up by Jim Grismer, is a catch all group that helps in the logistics of travelling firefighters as well as local departments who would like to march in the parade.

You should read the story. FDNY hasn't willingly opened its doors to felons. As a matter of fact, the city's notice to applicants still states that convicted felons "are not eligible for appointment to this position."

The benefit was first and foremost about the Brotherhood in SD, and the firefighters having a good time. The byproduct of that was to raise money for the National Firefighters endowment and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

The Best of the Rest is back with plenty from across the Fire Service World. Check out some of what the other blogs and web sites have to offer!

For the next week, today (Monday January 23, 2012) through next Monday (January 30, 2012) Zach will donate 50% of all online sales of MN8 FoxFire products to the Rescue 2 MAYDAY fund!

Badge vs. Badge is the only organization where Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters can fight for a sanctioned State, USA Title, and be ranked under the IAB, International Amateur Boxing. [according to their site] The boxers are law enforcement and firefighters. This is apparently open to all LEO and Firefighters across the US. For the most part, it appears as though the fights are set on the West Coast. The next event is May 14th, 2011 at the Sacremento Radisson.

So many firefighters have been fighting for collective bargaining for years...and now that fight has swayed to keep collective bargaining for the ones who already have it. Now our pensions are under attack. Our pensions, and our salaries are being scapegoated as the reason for budget deficits. We are the problem according to some.

Watch this video as a fire truck is seen hitting a protester/pedestrian in Egypt. There isn't much more information available. I will say this...As unrest continues to spread through Egypt, I can only imagine how difficult it is for firefighters to do their jobs. Obviously, this action is inexcusable, but it is hard to imagine what working in these conditions is like.