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



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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]

Fantastic, AZ. Thanks for today's Tribute to Firefighters.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Gucho]

Bump! Good evening, and thanks for the ping.

[AZamericonnie]

Ohio Players~Fire

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Hope, for today's Pledge. Thanks to you, AfghanMan and Penguin Girl, for your parts in helping keep all of us free and safe.

[Gucho]

Allegra!

[AZamericonnie]

Evening Ma! Hope your day is not so hectic! *Hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, here.....thanks for your service to community.

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Gucho! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

[tina07]

Thanks, and thanks for posting the picture of one of the old trucks, I have no idea how to post pictures! My husband said it's a '52 or '54 GMC Apache.

Bill Pierce was a wonderful great man, we all miss him enormously. His funeral was the saddest yet most amazing funeral I ever attended. Hundreds lined up in the rain for his wake. About 60 different towns brought their apparatus for the funeral procession.

Could I trouble you to post one more picture from that site? The Co.#2 picture under apparatus photos. That's my husband's firehouse, he also has done all the tile work and carpentry in it!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Allegra!!

Happy Birthday!!

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[Jet Jaguar]

Happy Birthday!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Just as hectic...the printer issue was not fixed over night....*sigh* we just had to print checks and go without editing or correction. Thursday and Friday have become "fix-it" days again. I'm not having much fun. LOL!

[luvie]

Hi, there! Didn't she do an awesome job with your suggestion? You guys are a team on this one! :D

[The Mayor]

August 3, 2006

What Price For A Book?

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READ: John 6:60-69

Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. —John 6:68

A missionary who worked with Underground Evangelism told a story about a believer in Russia before the collapse of communism. Learning that a friend had acquired a Bible, he asked to borrow it. His friend, however, read the precious Book every evening until 10 p.m. So each night for 8 months, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., that dedicated believer laboriously copied his friend’s Bible. Eventually, when some fellow Christians visited him with Bibles, he exchanged his handwritten labor of love for several copies.

Imagine not having access to a copy of the Bible. What price would you pay to get one? Let’s take this question to a deeper level.

When Jesus’ teachings began to “offend” those who were following Him, many chose to leave (John 6:60-66). So He asked His disciples, “Do you also want to go away?” (v.67). Peter replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life” (v.68). Peter knew that Jesus was the living Word—God revealed in the flesh. He was willing to forsake everything in this life to pursue the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Do we have Peter’s commitment? Do we have the devotion of that Russian believer? What price would we pay for the Book? For our Lord? —Vernon C Grounds

Thy Word is a lamp to my feet,
A light to my path alway,
To guide and to save me from sin,
And show me the heavenly way.  —Sellers
© Renewal 1936, Broadman Press

One measure of our love for God is our love for the written Word and our love for the Living Word.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:  Psalms 63-65; Romans 6

[AZamericonnie]

tina07 wrote;That's my husband's firehouse, he also has done all the tile work and carpentry in it!

A GMC Apache....thanks, I was curious about that truck. It's a real beauty. I imagine the procession was amazing...as it should be. If you ever want to learn how to post pics just let me or anyone here know. We would be happy to help! Nice firehouse....looks brand new!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[AZamericonnie]

Oh no....I can't wait til the day comes that you can work normal hours & not so hard!!! Preaching to the choir here??:)

[AZamericonnie]

Evening Mayor! Did the Mrs. have a lovely day today? A special dinner perhaps? *Hugs*

[potlatch]

Thanks Tonkin!