Firefighter Thanksgiving Memories

Firefighters, EMS and Police celebrate Thanksgiving too. While the world is planning the celebration to include the turkey roasting, stuffing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, firefighters are planning too. We can't help it. While you worry about burning the turkey, we are worried about you burning down the house.

Roasting a turkey is one thing, how about all those people deciding to deep fry the turkey! Structure fires waiting to happen. Yes it has happened on Thanksgiving, on my watch. Way more times than I can count.

Boiling pots of water and fry pans are not innocent cooking tools. Sleeves that hang over the flames while lifting the pot. Handles facing out that children can touch, can get knocked over by someone walking by.

Grease. Oh those grease fires. On the stove. In the oven. And the people who inevitably throw water on it .......

And the candles. People love burning candles especially on holidays. Fall scented, pumpkin scented candles that have started more fires on more holidays than I even care to remember. Children who were burned by the candles adults don't give a thought to when they put them out to impress their company. Medivacs for burned children on any day is awful and on the holidays.....

The roads are packed. The family is stuffed. Don't drink and drive - please don't drink and drive. Slow down it's OK. Too many motor vehicle crashes especially on the holidays. Especially on Thanksgiving.

And if you make it through the night without any of the above happening - you can be sure by midnight when the dishes are cleaned, the company is gone, someone will turn on the self cleaning oven and you will probably get your call then!

Firefighter holiday memories. Reminds me of how much we all have to be thankful for. Reminds me how important it is to take a little time, do a little planning so all of our holidays are happy. And safe.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. Stay Safe. Stay Thankful. Stay Happy.

Never Forget Sept 11 2001

Never Forget Sept 11 2001

For All Who Were Lost 9/11/01. For All those who lost so much and lives that were shattered. For All Those heroes who searched and cried and survived. Never Forget. Never Forget the evil terrorists and murderers who still plot to attack us. Remember and honor the innocent lives taken from us by teaching every generation to love America and always fight to keep us safe. Never Again. Never Forget.

The 2,977 victims included 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors), 2,606 in the World Trade Center and in the surrounding area, and 125 at the Pentagon.

Emergency Winter Wishes

Emergency Winter Wishes

To all of my many dedicated firefighter, police and EMS friends still on the road, saving lives and helping others, stay safe my friends – you make a difference especially now. 

Winter Wishes Police, Fire, EMS Stay Safe Out There

Wishing everyone stays safe, stays home if they can so those who have to be out can do their job more safely. I wish your families who will be worried about you, an easy storm with smiles and a cozy winter scene inside as the snow and wind howls outside.

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