Hard times come and go but we stick together because we're one big family, brothers. It doesn't matter where your from or what color your bucket is, we're united as one. People depend on us and depend on each other. We get through it and when the bell goes off, well still get on the rig and go, even on our weakest days. We're firefighters, a brotherhood of courageous people. Our apparatus roll with a full crew now, unseen Hero's riding beside us, guiding us to where we need to go........

“ The Only Place Success Comes Before Work Is In The Dictionary” - Vince Lombardi

"When you have reached that point in your career where you know all there is to know, QUIT --  before you or someone else becomes a statisic."
 

"Extinguishing the fire in most cases solves the majority of problems"  Chief Brunacini

Career Firefighters? Volunteer Firefighters? Paid-On-Call Firefighters? We
have all seen great ones and clueless ones on all sides of this business. The
labels mean nothing...it's all performance based.

If UPS can track packages, why can't we track firefighters just as easily and quick?

When fire is cried and danger is neigh,
"God and the firemen" is the people's cry;
But when 'tis out and all things righted,
God is forgotten and the firemen slighted.
~Author unknown, from The Fireman's Journal, 18 Oct 1879

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit." ~Aristotle

"Must be Ready today, While preparing for tomorrow" 

Thad Allen Commandant United States Coast Guard

"Brotherhood above all else."

"Firefighting is a hazardous occupation; it is dangerous on the face of it, tackling a burning building. The risks are plain.... Consequently, when a man becomes a fireman, his act of bravery has already been accomplished."

~FDNY Chief Edward F. Crocker 1908

"Go easy, don't panic, it's going to be okay."
Jim Petrone Sr.

"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."

 &

"No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair."

General George S. Patton

Team Work

"Individual Commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work" ~Vince Lombardi

Thought for  the day:  "The first rule of firefighting is safety, so is the second rule."

RISK

NOUN
1. THE POSSIBILITY OF SUFFERING HARM OR LOSS; DANGER.            
2. A FACTOR, THING, ELEMENT, OR COURSE INVOLVING UNCERTAIN DANGER, A HAZARD.                                                     
                                                                 
VERB, TRANSITIVE
RISKED, RISK-ING, RISKS
1. TO EXPOSE TO A CHANCE OF LOSS OR DAMAGE; HAZARD.              
2. TO INCURE THE RISK OF.                                        
                                                                 
SYNONYMS                                                         
GAMBLE, CHANCE, RUSSIAN ROULETTE, SPECULATION, VENTURE, EXPERIMENT, SHOT IN THE DARK, LEAP OF FAITH,

ADDITIONAL SYNONYMS
NOT USING A TRAINED RIT , LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT WEARING PROPER PPE, NOT WEARING YOUR SEATBELT, FREELANCING, LACK OF TRAINING

BOTTOM LINE:
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOU ARE SAFE, YOU MAY NOT BE...

"A certificate does not make you certified.
Attitude, performance, commitment to self and team;
These and a certificate make you certified."

Why is Training so Important?????
There Is No Greater Influence Of Change In The Fire Service
Than A Line Of Duty Death.
Yet, There Is No Greater Tragedy Than That Of A Fallen Firefighter Whose Death Prompted The Passage Of A Safety Policy Which May Have Prevented His Death…..
Author Unknown

"Your primary job (when riding the front seat) is proper size up,
quick report and appropriate initial leadership/tactics....it is NOT just to blow the sirens, horns and scream on the radio....the safety of your crew is #1...take "the front seat" seriously."

Chief Billy Goldfeder

“Contrary to popular belief, leaders are not born, they are made; and they are made with hard work and determination”

Vince Lombardi 1965