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Sunday, March 10th, 2013
_11:26 am_[fyrdawg]	Snow Burn?? Well I was out on a frozen lake yesterday jumping in and out of the water (ok so it was more like crawling out of the water).... Yay training ...... Well the suit leaked (which is normal) and I got a nice sunburn on my face. Well aside from the normal bumps and bruises I get every time I do one of these trainings everything went ok, and after a long hot shower the important stuff dropped back into place.Stay SafeFyr
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
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Saturday, March 24th, 2012
_1:46 pm_[fyrdawg]	Our most recent structue fire, or "How I spent my Firday night" Friday night my company was dispatched to a neighboring department, to provide mutual aid at a structure fire. our response time was pretty good for a call company, as both pieces that were dispatched were on the road within 5 minutes. We had a pretty good response time and we covered the 10.6 miles to the call in short order.On arrival our engine was assigned as the water supply pumper for the scene and we set up for a folding tank / tanker shuttle operation. Our tanker was assigned to the tanker shuttle portion of the operation.Myself an another firefighter we immediately released from the water supply operation by the Capt and sent into the scene. As we were walking in to the fire it became immediately apparent that the structure was a total loss before our units ever arrived on scene. The structure which contained a single family residence as well as a full machine shop, was completely leveled and approximately 1.5 acres of the surrounding area (grass, brush and trees as well as several pieces of heavy equipment and multiple vehicles were burning. We were able to knock down the exterior fires quickly and with the help of an excavator and pay-loader that were already on scene we quickly contained the brush fire.Due to the nature of this occupancy and its use there were several drums and tanks filled with oils, fuels, and solvents that helped to feed the fire. there were also multiple 100 lb propane tanks, acetylene tanks and oxygen thanks within the building that most likely aided in the building destruction. All said and done 6 departments responded to the scene and we were there for approximately 6 hours before being cleared by command. I do not know of any first responder or civilian injuries.I don't have any on scene pics of this one, so here is an aerial view of the building, and yes all of the "stuff" that you can see surrounding the structure was there last night.http://maps.yahoo.com/embed#q=24+Sandville+Rd%2C+Limington%2C+ME++04049-3016&conf=1&start=1&lat=43.692585482919476&lon=-70.66099539399147&zoom=18&mvt=s&trf=0Additionally, my department dispatched a chief officer and an ambulance for on scene support.Stay SafeFyr<input ... ><input ... > Current Mood: annoyed
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
_11:15 am_[fyrdawg]	my weekend thus far My week thus far.....Saturday:Dispatched to a reported working structure fire. Prior to our units arrival on scene, dispatch received a call from an out of town firefighter on scene who advised the house was heavily involved. Base on that info the responding chief officer upgraded the response to a working fire.All said and done the fire went to three alarms and a tanker task force group was sent to the scene because we had no reliable water supply in that area (there was a 10,000 gallon cistern 1100 feet from the fire but we quickly drained that).Additionally two FF's went to the hospital when the chimney came down and struck the tower bucket that they were in. We were advised when we left the scene that both of the FF's were at the hospital and that they were ok.Sunday ....Sunday morning found us in wet turnout gear at a fatal 1 car motor vehicle collision.Well that's the weekend so far, I hope the rest of it is much less eventful.<input ... ><input ... >
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
_9:24 pm_[fyrdawg]	River rescue Here are some pics of our last water rescue call.The scenario:A couple of drunks go over the falls in a canoe..... you can guess the rest.Note: No drunks were harmed beyond their own stupidity in the taking of these pictures. ( Read more Collapse )Cross posted to my journal Current Mood: accomplished
Sunday, September 18th, 2011
_9:16 pm_[fyrdawg]	WETeam response The Mate and I had just gotten home from a motorcycle ride when my FD pager went off. It seams a couple of canoes filled with drunks had tried to go over the falls. Well two of the canoeists made it out of the water by the time we arrived and of course the remaining canoeists were on a rock in the river. Well long story short, the kids grabbed the wrong gear off the water rescue truck when they rushed down to the river bank. My self and another more "experienced" (AKA the old guys) firefighter took our time, got the right gear and headed down to the scene. I love the look of the faces of the young guys faces when we show up with the right gear and just go to work, and wind up being the two guys who go out into the water and make the recovery. (Every time I do that, I remind myself why the "experienced" guys got such a chuckle out of it when I made the same mistakes)Nothing too exciting, package the victims and use the ParaTech rescue float to get them back to the shore. Current Mood: cheerful
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
_9:45 pm_[fyrdawg]	I survived Well I survived "Ireneagedon" and her attack on the Northeast. The storms final track was far enough west, that the damage to my area was minimal. I lost the electrical service to my home at about 10:30am on Sunday as I was getting ready to head down to the fire station for storm coverage. I wasn't too worried about leaving my family back at the ranch alone, because about 45 seconds after the power went out I heard my standby generator fire up followed by a and audible "clunk" as the transfer switch changed from the utility company to my generator. I then went down to the station and signed in with the Lt. in charge, he assigned me to the rescue pumper as the company officer. Well as you can imagine what that involved was a lot of "tree down" calls for service. I headed home at about 7pm so my mate could get some sleep before she headed off to work and I then took over child care duties for the evening.Well the following day life then returned something that resembled normal, however we were still without out power for two more days. The biggest hero as far as my family is concerned in this whole event was the standby generator that kept going for 58 hours. Stay Safe and as our power company always says... "No line is safe to touch... EVER"
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
_10:27 pm_[fyrdawg]	Wildland interface Well we had our 4th woods fire in a week on Sunday night, all four fires have been deemed to be of suspicious origin and are in the same part of town. The first three were all beside the road and we got them contained quickly. It seems that our gremlin has decided to venture off road and this last one came in at 8pm and was around 4 acres all said an done. Of course the little snot had to pick a place we couldn't even get to with our 6x6. So that left us with progressive hose lays and hose packs to get water into the the fire. Well as you can imagine any terrain that can be difficult going for a 6x6 is hard on guys as well. Once I took over operations the first thing I did was have them hump in our two little suitcase generators and some tripod lights. The Dept doesn't have any head lamps and most of the guys don't have one either, so the tripods made for much safer working conditions.I'd estimate fire spread at about 1 chain per hour with a maximum flame length of about 10 feet. It took us 4 hours to knock it down and contain enough, so that we could pull out and wait for day light. Now I can't tell you what they found in the day light, as I had to be at my real job in the morning.Stay Safe & CY6Fyr Current Mood: cheerful
Friday, July 15th, 2011
_12:30 am_[fyrdawg]	motorcycle mods Well I added some red & white LED's to my motorcycle a couple of weeks ago, well as you all know nothing in the inter-net is complete without pictures so here we go.( Read more Collapse ) Current Mood: chipper
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
_11:06 am_[remiswolf]	New here with a offer. Hello all, I recently ran across something that I thought I would offer to the furry community before anyone else. I know sometimes things can be hard to come by and even at a reasonable price. So I'm hoping this will be a good offer and a good price. Offering two Cairn Pioneer SCBA Last tested in 2004, They've sat in the Meadville Fire Department surplus room. They were maintained but little used as the department staff lessened and relied on volunteer fire fighters. As the rules of the city all items in surplus that are no longer needed can not be donated but must be auctioned. (As per I'm told) There both the Cairn Pioneer. They both have the 6 led heads up display and a computer controlled alarm. One has a larger box alarm and the other has a smaller box alarm. Both tanks are aluminum and a pressure of 2,000 psi.(empty) Tanks last tested in 2004. One mask is a Large- Medium the other is a Medium - Small. I do have three aluminum and fiber reinforced tanks. One green, 4,5000 psi, tested 1994. (has 3.000 pounds of air.) (will be emptied before shipping)One yellow 2,000, tested 2004. (empty) One black, 2,000 psi, no test date. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/RemisWolf/photo3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/RemisWolf/photo2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/RemisWolf/photo-1.jpg
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
_11:08 pm_[fyrdawg]	The Honda made its first fire call Last night I finished hooking up some red and white alternating LED's on my Shadow. A short time after I arrived home from work tonight I got to test them out. I don't know what people had a harder time grasping, my little Shadow booking down the road with the red and white LED's flashing or the fact I was driving it in full turn out gear (Minus my fire helmet, of course I was wearing an approved motorcycle helmet). I'll have to get some pics of the light set-up this weekend. Stay safe and keep'em shiny side upFyrCross posted to Firefighterfurs & Burry_bikers
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
_11:38 pm_[fyrdawg]	Mutual Aid..... plane down on the ice This weekend we responded to one of those oh crap calls.We were dispatched mutual aid to report of a plane down on a lake.We arrived on scene and found a 2 seat PiperCub tail drager on it's side approx. 300 yards off shore. The plane was caught in a sudden snow squall and was forced to try and land on the frozen lake. The during the landing the, plane flipped which caused one wing to break off. The only person on-board was the pilot, who managed to self extricate prior to our arrival. Some nearby ice-fisherman brought him to the beach as the first units were arriving. The injuries sustained were typical of what we have come to expect with small plane crashes, which means a lot of cuts and abrasions on the face and head. It is a rather surprising that the plane didn't break through the ice. We did a couple of tests with an ice chisel around the plane, and managed to break through after only two hits. On closer examination it looked liked the plane was sitting on 3-4 inches of ice. Stay SafeFyr Current Mood: awake
Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
_9:50 pm_[fyrdawg]	A different kind of call This call for service was kind of different, so I thought I'd share it. Base-... Truck 11Truck 11- ... 10-3 Base- ..Respond to Saco Ave. Advantage Insurance . We have reports of a vehicle covered in yellow jackets. They are also reporting that the windows are down and a dog is in the vehicle and its being stung.Truck 11- .. 10-4, 10-91 (en-route) start and engine company for assistance. Base- .. 10-4Truck 11 / Engine 2 - Going out, pick-up cover by yellow jackets Quick con fab with the captain and we grab a couple of CO2 extinguishers, and we then approach the vehicle. We then approach the vehicle in a could of white smoke that would make a dance club jealous. We get to the truck without getting stung, and well the doors locked, and the dog is now getting all jumpy which is string up the bees that are inside the truck so he's getting stung again. We finally get the truck/dog owner in there to unlock the door (wouldn't you know it he's the only guy in town without remote door locks) as we run out of CO2, snag the dog and run for for our lives.Oh well in the end we have a happy citizen and very hyperactive golden retriever pup.
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
_5:09 pm_[fyrdawg]	and today the station is quiet........... Today my oldest dalmatian Ahren (Ahrens Foxy Boy) passed, after his stomach became twisted.I was able to hold his mother's and brothers paw as we released them from the ravages of age and illness, I truly regret that I was not there for Ahren and that he had to pass in such a painful manner.All I can due is hope that he's someplace where the arthritis and pain he dealt with for the last several years is gone, and he can once again swim and run like he used to.Not mine but it makes me feel better:"And the dog heard"God summoned a beast from the field and he said, "Behold man, created in my image. Therefore, adore him. You shall protect him in the wilderness, shepherd his flocks, watch over his children, accompany him wherever he may go...even into civilization. You shall be his companion, his ally, his slave.""To do these things," God said, "I endow you with these instincts, uncommon to other beasts: Faithfulness, devotion and understanding surpassing those of man himself.""Lest it impair your courage, you shall never foresee your death. Lest it impair your loyalty, you shall be blind to the faults of man. Lest it impair your understanding, you are denied the power of words.""Let no fault of language cleave an accord beyond that of man with any other beast or even man with man. Speak to you master only with your mind and through your honest eyes.""Walk by his side; sleep in his doorway; forage for him; ward off his afflictions; love him and comfort him. And in return for this, man will fulfill your needs and wants --- which shall be only food, shelter and affection.""So be silent, and be a friend to man. Guide him through the perils along the way to this land that I have promised him. This shall be your destiny and your immortality." So spoke the Lord.And the dog heard and was content.Author unknown Current Mood: crushed
Friday, August 20th, 2010
_3:17 pm_[panzier]	Woof! late night commercial conflagration. Called mutual aid to one town, cover truck, before even getting to the station the call was corrected, it was actually a call to another town and to the scene. 100x30 two story wood framed light commercial heavy fire from the roof. Called at 23:00 and finished helping everyone pick up hose at 4:00 ish am. I would guess there was about 1.5 to 2 miles of 4"ldh laid. I had to drive a truck (reserve piece) that I'd not laid paws on in a few years, my laddah truck was out for service. Heh, in all the news coverage, my truck was the only one with all its work lights and no emergency lights, the whole area was secured, figured less flashy lights is good. We broke a hydrant wrench off on a stuck cap, advised the hydrant jockey to skip that one cap and try the other two. Other two success,even the steamer for the ldh. Good to have a spare hydrant wrench too. This fire attack was hampered by no less than three jammed hydrants. I got to supply water to Lowell ladder, they had no FL calculations for their waterway and so I made up 147 psi. guessing their tower ladder had an Akron auto nozzle wanting 80-90 psi, 35 foot elevation and some swirleys to get up into the waterway. We have a quint with a 2000 gpm pump and 1000' of ldh on a 109 RK aerial. I guess a quint in a fulltime dept means layoffs, don't need an engine to run with the ladder. They were probably pissed at getting fed 50psi at first, I did a walkover to find out ... hmm no pump! so crank it up and eyeball the stream. Anyway, wow that really screws your week up, just realized its friday.. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/08/westford_fire_d.html
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
_5:04 pm_[firedhusky]	What would Jesus do ! Beep beep beep ! Station X, gas leak inside, strong odor of gas, Dog pen apartments, all residents evacuated (not accounted for)Sunday, mid day (1 pm) 3 story house complex (1 level below grownd + 2 avove) , 6 apartmentss per story, side Alfa. entrance, engine parked 20 ft from hydrant + 60 feet away from the doorSide baker is adjoined to more apartments, side charly faces woods, no access roads Side Delta tenis courts.Building construction type 4, (new shity ass construction, wood frame, plastic siding etc. )Shutoff valve at the entrance (side alfa) right next to the door (1 on each side of the door )First engine arriving, 1 Oficer, 1 driver, 1 FF, 1 newbie (thast standard staffing for us)3 to 5 minutes behind Truck, command, 1 aditional engine all in route.Driver establishes water supply, officer backups the FF (for whatever reason)FF grabs a set of tools, gas meeter (snifer + 4 gas meter) FF instructs new guy to drop a line to the front of the buildingFF arrives to the door, residents of the house complex are standing about 60 ft from the building in a sizable group... FF picks up STRONG smell of gas at the entrace of the building area. WHAT WOULD JESUS DO NEXT ?
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
_11:42 am_[firedhusky]	What is your Fire Gear size ? I m just courious, cos ive been looking for a spare set of fire gear used but in good shape... and seems most sizes are pretty big... 42x32 jacket 34x32 pants.FD
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
_10:31 pm_[badwox]	Another fire Another fire, closer to the house today. humblewolf took these pics from the back deck.Alma telitack 901 and a private contractor aircraft did bucket drops with bambi buckets on this fire. The seat of the fire was approximately 1 mile from us. The 901 helitack chopper from Alma is the same one that was doing firing operations on the lockheed fire.
Friday, June 12th, 2009
_10:23 pm_[fyrdawg]	For NCIS fans Hey for all of you NCIS fans out there here is an episode from one of my favorite shows featuring a much younger and still pretty darn cute Mark Harmon.Stay safe, and enjoy the video.Fyr Current Mood: curious
Monday, September 29th, 2008
_12:40 pm_[firedhusky]	Hose management help... I`m not naturally strong so i go to the gym and run... to at least keep some sort of shape. This past week, we were training and we stretched 300ft of crosslay. Task was advance it while doing random (o t z ) paterns with 150 ft charged behind you. My partner was a woman, and she isn`t exactly strong. So it was a failed task for me to advance the hose and keep any sort of paterns without loosing control. or kinking under my arms. (180 psi at the pump... no reason to kink, bail was open all the way without any incline from the pump to the nuzle). same problem when i backed her up, almost imposible to hold the hose for her, and pull the 150 ft of charged hose behind me.All other teams did not had this problems... and their hose didnt kink.So my question is what exersizes i can take on at the gym to help me ?

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