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!

[MEG33]

I think about exactly where I was standing that morning when I heard. My first reaction was denial..then turning on the TV and the rest is a blur of grief and anger...I cannot imagine how very personal and traumatic it was for you all so close.. I have not forgotten.

I thank your husband for being one of our "protectors".

[Fawnn]

Being a night owl, I slept through the morning of 9/11....

I'm a night owl, too; however, my daughter phoned and woke me up shortly after the plane hit the second tower. She told me to turn on the TV. I asked her why and I'll never forget how her voice cracked when she said, "Mom, we're under attack!"

Never forget!

[tina07]

It was scarey living where we live, northern NJ. That Thursday, the 13th, my husband and I left for Wildwood, NJ, for the annual fire convention. We were hesitant to go and once there, after my husband attended the required two mornings of the convention, we left. We usually stayed another day and a half. Our kids were 21 and 18, but we didn't feel comfortable being that far away from them. I sat alone glued to the tv in a motel room while he was at the convention hall, and it was sad and scarey. We saw military helicopters flying on the shoreline. When we were on our way home we saw a fighter jet over the parkway. Life had definitely changed as we knew it.

[BIGLOOK]

Someone named Allegra mentioned it once upon a time.

Nanny nanny boo boo......It was you!

[tina07]

Absolutely, never forget.

[MEG33]

People just know stuff and pass it on..It's like a giant party line on FR! LOL

How are you, Allegra?

.My daughter in law was here today and I have not watched news or even checked the latest news on FR. I must go do that!

[tina07]

They also had a very sad time at the convention with the loss of all the NY firefighters.

[Allegra]

Aw, man...

[tina07]

Hi Allegra, I hear it's your birthday...H*A*P*P*Y B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y!!

(sorry, best I could do, I don't know how to post graphics!)

[Kathy in Alaska]

[El Gran Salseron]

Hit and run post because I have been snowed under with work:

In 1993 we had a house fire. Firemen came busting in totally unconcerned for their own well-being to get my wife, dogs and most important possessions out of the house. While they were doing that there were other firemen dousing the flames.

After the fire was out and things had calmed down they were the among the nicest people I have met and very helpful.

A smart, sharp, crispy, military salute to all firemen! You'll never hear me say anything negative about firemen and if I hear someone else say anything negative about firemen there is going to be a fight!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

LI'L DEVIL HUG!
*HUG*
Aloha!
Ms.B

[MEG33]

I was at my daughter's north of Houston, just grateful that no one in my family was on a plane that day. My son's bank building in Dallas was evacuated as it is the tallest I believe ..No one knew what could come next..but I think we worried more about the coasts and the Capital.I have read posts by members who were in NYC or in New Jersey on that day..It did change things forever and there are some..not on this forum..who seem to want to deny or forget it ever happened! Not I..

I am old enough to remember going to church with my mother to pray when we learned that DDay had begun in WW2.

[BIGLOOK]

And you'll never hear me say anything negative about Submariners for a week, Bubblehead!

BZ on the honorific!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Little Devil!

As all things pass, hope your troubles have too.

Got Canada A/C yet?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Firefighters are always there, and do quite a professional job with as little water, and water damage, as possible.

Don't work toooooo hard, and, man, are you up late! d:o)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Boy....I can really understand how scary it must have been, being so close and not knowing what else was out there.

[MEG33]

I put newly bought critter food out but don't think I can stay up to see if the Raccoon comes..I think I must say goodnight all..

May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

No A/C from Canada yet...
Here's hoping...
Ms.B

[tina07]

I know how some are denying or forgetting. My nephew actually believes the conspiracy theory of detenators in the towers. He was in the Navy for the last 3 yrs., but not supportive of his CIC, so I'm glad he is out now.

My mother was 10 when Pearl Harbor was attacked. They were listening over the 'radio' and as the adults kept talking about it, my mother said she was running around asking 'where's Pearl Harbor, where's Pearl Harbor?'My father enlisted Oct.'42