FReeper Canteen~Tribute To Firefighters~August 3, 2006

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The badge of a fireman is the Maltese Cross. This Maltese Cross is a symbol of protection and a badge of honor. Its story is hundreds of years old.



The Maltese Cross is your symbol of protection. It means that the fireman who wears this cross is willing to lay down his life for you. The Maltese Cross is a fireman's badge of honor, signifying that he works in courage - a ladder rung away from death.



Today, fire and rescue remains a mix of paid, call, and volunteer responders. While urban areas such as New York, NY and Boston, MA are typically served by large, well-coordinated paid responders, there is no requirement demanding either paid, call, or career firefighters and many departments are so-called "mixed" departments - full time responders handle the day-to-day needs of a department and work with either call or volunteer responders when more manpower is needed. Other departments are completely "call" or volunteer, depending on local tradition, needs, and, most importantly, financial ability.



In popular literature, firefighters are usually depicted with Dalmatian dogs. This breed originated in southern Europe to assist with herding livestock and run along with horses, and in the days of horse-drawn fire vehicles, the horses were usually released on arrival at the fire and the Dalmatians would lead the horses to a safe place to wait until the fire was out. Dalmatians also filled the role of protecting the horses' feet from other dogs as equipment was being transported to the fire scene. In reality, most fire dogs were mutts pulled from the street.




Bucket Carriage used by Continental Bucket Co.No.1, of Jamaica, Long Island NY. Iron stanchion in center of machine bears metal plate, “Jamaica 1787-1907”. Four-wheeled carriage equipped to carry 50 buckets to use in places where there were no hydrants.



Glass Fire Grenades ranging from ½ pint to 2 quarts in size, filled with water or saltwater. These provided an effective means of quelling a small fire from 1868 to 1903. In later years they were filled with carbon tetrachloride and used to the mid 1960’s.






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Now there's a handsome firefighting family!

“If Prometheus was worthy of the wrath of heaven for kindling the first fire upon earth, how ought all the gods honor the men who make it their professional business to put it out?” -- John Godfrey Saxe, (American journalist, poet, and lecturer) circa 1850



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The Fire Bike was a motorcycle built by Orange County Choppers on the American reality television show American Chopper. It was put together by everyone at the OCC, the project holding more emotional weight with its ties to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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10/13/2005 - SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq -- Firefighters assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron render a final salute in memory of Sgt. Brian E. Dunlap, an active firefighter and a member of U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, who was killed in action Sept. 24 in Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Randy Mitchell)
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The Firefighters Memorial Fountain at dusk. The memorial, at 31st Street and Broadway in Kansas City, was created to honor those killed in the line of duty.




Keeping up the fight - Phoenix firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at Bowen Poles in northwest Phoenix (Pinnacle Peak and I-17) Feb. 4. No one was injured in the fire.





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RAPID RESPONSE
Years ago, when I was working on a small town ambulance, it was not uncommon for my wife and me to stop at the local grocer to buy food for dinner after a call. I had gone in to get a head of lettuce and some apples. Unknown to me the floor was wet from the newly installed produce sprayers. Down I went, hitting my head hard. When I came to, the manager of the store was sitting beside me telling me not to move, that he had called 911. At the same time my pager went off and he looked at me and asked, “What was that? I said "My pager, I am 911." He looked at me, shocked " Boy, you guys are fast!"

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A heartfelt thank you from the Canteen to all Firefighters & your families for your service & sacrifice!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Species8472, for your service to community, and welcome to the Canteen.

Boy, A Firefighter's Gloves....what a great poem. It so expresses a firefighter's life.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope you feel another day better in the morning. And your husband gets some better meds.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh my....that is so true. History, an important thing........
Every morning on my way to work, and every evening on my way home, I pass Piper Street. d:o)

[tina07]

Thanks.

[HiJinx]

Now that's just too much.
I'll have to let the Flyboy know they picked a great name.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Is Minette wondering what the heck you are doing? Where are we going, Mom? Oh boy....food!! I like it here, Mom.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I will have to get a picture and post it.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Welcome to The Canteen!!
I am a night owl too..
and often keep watch here very late..
Right Ma?
I will be the LAST to lecture you about smoking..
Since I smoke too..
It is very difficult once you are hooked..
I DO understand..
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Cool pictures, a little speed.....now if only you could get songs, or at least a little quicker.

[alfa6]

Sorry I don't have any firefighting Constellations :-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[tina07]

Thanks for the welcome and no lecture! My daughter is my lecturer and conscience. She thinks it should be easy, 'just stop buying them!' Our son, who smokes himself, walks around telling us we are dead. His way of getting right to the point. So we are lectured plenty!

Cigarettes cost a fortune here, NJ, so along with the obvious reasons we are determined to stop soon. I turn 50 in November, that is my cut off date in my mind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I answered the phone, from a dead sleep, at 5a something...it was my brother in Texas and he said."Turn on the tv". What channel said I..."Doesn't matter", and he hung up. We won't forget.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you so VERY much...
May God Bless and keep you always..
My next door neighbor is a Firefighter..
I am honored to know him..and you as well!
*HUG*
Ms.B

[tina07]

Our channel 7, ABC, was out here, it transmitted from one of the towers. I saved all the newspapers from back then and my husband has a few books about it all. 'Above Hallowed Ground' for one, he was just looking at it last night as a matter of fact.

[Allegra]

Thanks, y'all for all the lovely greetings. This is really nice.

Now, who spilled the beans? I'm going to get 'em. ;-)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

I am sorry I do not post to you more..
Thanks you for your beautiful Sorties!
*HUG*
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Speaking of keeping watch, I'm going home before I fall asleep here. Back in a bit.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Someone named Allegra mentioned it once upon a time.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

alfa.....#250!!

[tina07]

Is that you Katie? (my daughter)