Tag Archives: STATter911

FEMS…It is that Damn Funny!

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?)

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Fire Blogs…Are they taking over Mainstream Fire Based Media?

Which is better? That all depends on what you are looking for. The mainstream fire service media will probably be more verified, but that comes at a cost of being hours later than the blogs. The blogs typically have the stories from multiple angles. Another huge aspect of blogging is that their aren't any borders. The mainstream fire news media will likely post a majority on the U.S., whereas bloggers might post a story from wherever as long as they feel their is a need to tell the story.

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Getting your Blog To Work For You, Making the Most of it, Creating a Network, and Gaining Readers

These tips can be useful for any bloggers, although some of the tips might be catered to the crowd on the FireEMSBlogs.com network. I have been blogging in some form or another for the past 6 years. I have not learned it all, and I realize that best practices can be altered, discovered, or modified daily. I will follow up with many more "blog tips" in the future. This is a beginner "blog tip" to get new bloggers rolling and some extra tips for others who are looking for that extra boost.

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FireGroundVideo.com is up and running again!

FireGroundVideo.com is going strong and better than ever! I created the web site a while back as a sub-site of FireCritic.com. The reason I started it was because I started posting a lot of videos on FC and realized that maybe there was a need for another site. I was kinda right and kinda wrong. The truth is that web sites are time consuming. I tried my best at updating FGV in a timely manner but realized I just didn't have the time.

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So here I am at work and What should I see? Plus comments on the Fatal Seattle Fire

I am working today. We had an eventful morning running about 5 calls in about 4 hours. Mostly the usual and a pickup truck on fire on the interstate. Needless to say that people CANNOT drive! After lunch and a little bit of training I was trying to tie up some loose ends and I took a step into the watch room. I nearly lost my lunch when I walked in and found one of our Firefighter/Medics reading.....

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Monday Morning Shoutout – DCFD.com

This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to DCFD.com. The site is all about fires/firefighting in the District of Columbia. It is run by Administrator - John Mullen, Webmaster - Justin Baer, Contributor - Vito Maggiolo, Photographer - Elliot Goodman, and Graphic Design- Kevin Copley.

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Have you Seen This?

Ok, this is a link to other stories on other websites. The title is actually inspired by my first little ditty…. TheHouseWatch.com offers a great video of the Buffalo Fire Department. If this video and audio track doesn’t grab your ...

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Is being Chief Really Worth it?

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 ...

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