Last night, Captain Wines (IronFiremen.com) and myself were part of the panel discussing shocking videos on MSNBC's "Extreme Caught on Camera: 100th Episode". We shot the interviews in October, on our way back from the NFFF Memorial Weekend.
Read More »Captain Wines and I Do Primetime on MSNBC’s “Caught on Camera”
The show is MSNBC’s 100th Episode of “Extreme Caught on Camera”. It airs Sunday, April 28th at 7pm on MSNBC. Check your local listings for exact times. Set your DVR's to record. Then let us know how we did.
Read More »The State of the Fire Service – Pension Attacks and Union Busting
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.
Read More »3 Banger in VA, Pension Attacks, Albuquerque Helmet Stickers, Austin Applicant Issues, and More
3 banger in Alexandria, helmet sticker controversy in Albuquerque, application woes in Austin, fire service product reviews, the Firemom weighs in on Ohio Senate Bill 5, Hosed humor on volunteer firefighters, bonus fire footage from Westerly, Rhode Island,firefighter fired after stealing, and Ed Schultz and Harold Schaitberger weigh in on firefighter pension attacks....check it out!
Read More »The IAFF and MSNBC’s ED Schultz Take a Stand Against Attacks on Firefighters Pensions.
Unless you live under a rock, you should know by now that firefighters pensions are under attack. This is just the newest attack on firefighters. Not that all the others have gone away...that is far from the truth. Firefighters are still battling staffing cuts, pay cuts, rolling brownouts, increased employee contributions to pensions, decreased funding, increased insurance costs, station closures, and much more...yet our phone number (911) is still the number that anyone and everyone calls when they need help.
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