FReeper Canteen~Tribute To Firefighters~August 3, 2006

The Canteen Crew

[AZamericonnie]

 

The Canteen Pays Tribute To



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



Click here to see some of Ft. Worths Finest in action!




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!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Tonk. How's it going?

[Kathy in Alaska]

That is a very nice site. Thanks for the link.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

E.....#300!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday, dear Allegra,
Happy Birthday to you!!!

[txradioguy]

Happy birthday!!!!

And thank you for doing your part on the civilian side of the house to help rebuild a better Iraq.

[tomkow6]

 

SALUTE!

 

[tomkow6]

 

 

 

 

 

Good morning, Connie!!!

Good morning, Canteen Crew !

Good morning, EVERYBODY!

  FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

 

GOOD

MORNING

TROOPS!

 

 

 

[tomkow6]

 

Today's FEEBLE

YOKE :

Visiting a seriously ill lawyer in the hospital, his friend found him sitting up in bed, anxiously leafing through the Bible.

“What are you doing?” he asked.

“Looking for loopholes,” was the lawyer’s reply.

[tomkow6]

 

Chicagoland Weather

August 03, 2006
Chicago, IL
Sunrise	5:46 AM (CDT)
Sunset	8:11 PM (CDT)
Hrs. of Daylight	14 Hrs., 25 Mins

Heat Index: 76°F

Humidity: 99%

Dew Point: 71°F

So Far Today
High: 77°F
Low: 69°F
Rain: 0.56"
Rain Rate: 0.08"/h
Gusts: 43mph SW

Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 82 °F Low: 65 °F More	High: 85 °F Low: 65 °F More	High: 88 °F Low: 65 °F More	High: 88 °F Low: 65 °F More	High: 85 °F Low: 62 °F More

 

[tomkow6]

 

CUBS 0

D Backs 0

RAINED OUT!

Next Game:

TODAY

DOUBLE HEADER

Aug 3 @ 12:05 PM CST

2nd GAME: 30 minutes after 1st ends
 Radio: WGN 720

  VS    

 

CUBS 0

D Backs 0

RAINED OUT!

Next Game:

TODAY

DOUBLE HEADER

Aug 3 @ 12:05 PM CST

2nd GAME: 30 minutes after 1st ends
 Radio: WGN 720

  VS    

Next Game:

[tomkow6]

 

.....this post is NOT for Princess Potty Mouth Fawnn...(I'm not talking to her)...it's for her poor, sweet Mother

 

Good Morning, Fawnn's Mom!

 

 

[tomkow6]

Happy Birthday,

Allegra!!

[beachn4fun]

to the

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning

OUR MILITARY AND ALLIED MILITARY ROCK

Thank you, Connie, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities. A day to honor the firefighters of the World. I love that little fire truck speeding over to put the fire out. And, that fireman/angel ice sculpture is so awesome. A little "by-the-way" tidbit ~ Celticlass's son is a DC fireman.

Another HOT HOT day in DC Metroland. They're assuring us that the cooler temps will be here starting tomorrow.

Ah, the dog days of summer.

My oldest granddaughter is up from Florida and we've managed to snag her for a couple of days before she goes back this weekend. So, today I am working at home so we can be together. And, tomorrow is my day off, so we will get to go somewhere, do something then. But, of course, it could be raining by then.

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and

our allied military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.

(a special thanks to wonderful Sonora for the cute smiley woohoos & for his ultimate sacrifice. )

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Mr. Tonk

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dangerous one

How's everything down your way? Are we still hotter than you are?

[minor49er]

Good Morning troops! Good Morning everyone! On the thread it mentioned that Dalmatians were sometimes used as fire dogs, but it doesn't mention why. At a fire fighting class for Sea Cadets we were told that it was because they were usually hard of hearing and so were less likely to be scared and then scare the horses. Here's today's humor attempt!

A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children fell to discussing the dog's duties.

"They use him to keep crowds back," said one youngster.

"No," said another, "he's just for good luck."

A third child brought the argument to a close. "They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrant."

[beachn4fun]

Howdy, Ms Feather

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, sandrat

We've come a long way, baby.

Huh?

[txradioguy]

Next Game: TODAY DOUBLE HEADER "Let's Play Two!"