FReeper Canteen~Tribute To Firefighters~August 3, 2006

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

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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!

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How's it going?

321 posted on 08/03/2006 5:02:16 AM PDT by E.G.C.

Good morning, Tom

Cute job, but I do believe that there are still people in this world who are trying to do the same thing. For real.

322 posted on 08/03/2006 5:02:22 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

323 posted on 08/03/2006 5:05:07 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

324 posted on 08/03/2006 5:06:00 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

To: Arrowhead1952; AZamericonnie; beachn4fun; bentfeather; Bethbg79; Brad's Gramma; BraveMan; ...

325 posted on 08/03/2006 5:07:36 AM PDT by acad1228 (Faithful servant of the Dark Lord Xenu!)

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Just another hot day in my neck of the woods.

Whatz up out your way?

326 posted on 08/03/2006 5:09:59 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

Good morning, acad I watching a special last night called, Blues Divas." Here is the link if you are interested:

327 posted on 08/03/2006 5:19:23 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

328 posted on 08/03/2006 5:22:23 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

I saw that! I gotta get some CDs by Debra Coleman!

329 posted on 08/03/2006 5:23:10 AM PDT by acad1228 (Faithful servant of the Dark Lord Xenu!)

alfa6 #250 (btw...welcome)

330 posted on 08/03/2006 5:26:07 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

331 posted on 08/03/2006 5:26:54 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

To: AZamericonnie

332 posted on 08/03/2006 5:27:22 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

333 posted on 08/03/2006 5:28:04 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

Is she the one with the long braids that played a mean guitar? Did she sing at all?

334 posted on 08/03/2006 5:29:06 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

Well, we're hoping for some rain today. Our state was put under a burn ban yesterday. Hopefully we'll get some.

We'll find out later today what if any updates will be released for Windows next week.

335 posted on 08/03/2006 5:29:08 AM PDT by E.G.C.

Good morning, Tx (sending coded message = I'm still waiting for an answer from you-know-who about you-know-what)

336 posted on 08/03/2006 5:31:15 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

337 posted on 08/03/2006 5:33:11 AM PDT by beachn4fun (FReeper Canteen ~ Here for our Troops, Allies, and their families 24/7/365.)

338 posted on 08/03/2006 5:45:04 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

339 posted on 08/03/2006 5:45:27 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

Mernin', E.G.C.! We got rain!

340 posted on 08/03/2006 5:45:56 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)

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