!['Sometimes called the "Bravest of the Brave" and there's no doubt about it.
This is why we "do what we do"... so that others may live!
Pictured here is FDNY Firefighter Ryan Wischerth of Engine 283 emerging from a fire in East Flatbush, Brooklyn with 9-month-old baby Gerard DeBollet.
Several other occupants were rescued from the fire that was considered to be suspicious on Oct. 7, 2015.
#BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]
Photo credit: Todd Maisel / New York Daily News.'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12074515_1033908039976186_1182730138061437955_n.jpg?oh=f93534c7e4cb959bbd476f05e7c7fff8&oe=569D1688)
!['Back in Feb of 2012 my friends Fred and Max Martinez and other retired/active members of the Fresno Fire Department, CA and the "Brotherhood of Fire" project recreated something that hasn't been seen in well over 100 years... a full alarm response of horse-drawn apparatus.
Pictured here is the steamer runnin' code-3.
#BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-0/p118x118/12065488_1033904179976572_2865638155236462856_n.jpg?oh=9d5a439e22053ac1d68dcb54651c70ab&oe=5690C470)
!['In my life I’ve seen much suffering and loss.
Battling flames indiscriminately trying to beat, even kill me.
Sadly and quietly I’ve walked through ashes
Dark, dusty remains of other people's memories.
Some may call us heroes,
But to me we’re just humbly doing the job.
I might get hurt, I may even fall… and if I do
My brothers and sisters will always be there
To pick me up, and carry me home.
I am a Firefighter
Written by:
James Schmidt
Firefighter and “Brotherhood of Fire” fan
Strong words James...
#BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]
Photo credit:
In the early morning hours of Saturday February 16, 2013, #LosAngeles #Firefighters (#LAFD) battled a structure fire on the 15000 block of Leadwell Street.
Due to the aggressive attack, the #flames were extinguished in just 10 minutes, before anyone was injured.
Dispatched Units: E290 E90 T90 RA90 E100 RA100 EM15 BC10 E81.
© Photo by Steve Gentry.'](https://fbcdn-photos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12096249_1033887223311601_6877087724407733133_n.jpg?oh=ab443df6cff36906842eb8da4d9979a8&oe=56CCB081&__gda__=1452244903_0a922213f3bfcc14d866d37cf176ed1b)
!['@[90207756217:274:The Big Fresno Fair], founded in 1884, is the fifth largest fair in the State of California.
This year the Board of Directors awarded Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern their 2015 Community Champions Award.
Pete, you are an inspiration to your friends and family, as well as to your community, Country... and the world.
Keep healing and getting stronger EVERY DAY !!!
You are #DernStrong
You define #BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-0/s160x160/12108766_1032385960128394_6216175283756290248_n.jpg?oh=606be6dd86ae64c32f24927d643fb09c&oe=56D2D761)
!['From "across the pond"...
"Brotherhood of Fire" fan and Scottish Fire and Rescue Firefighter Ronnie Main sent us this adorable picture of his daughter Ruby... sporting the kilt bunker gear.
Ronnie serves in Glasgow, Scotland and says with any luck Ruby will be a 3rd generation Firefighter. His father was one too.
Congrats on a happy, healthy baby girl Brother!
#BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12088012_1032285190138471_4478073354412058490_n.jpg?oh=563e1b81569af236037f3b7680a4acb2&oe=56969863)
!['* Please SHARE and help deliver/spread the following important message to our elected officials:
Dear Members of Congress (Both House and Senate);
1st responder's and members of America's military have grown tired of you posting your pictures as well as your posts that show us in battle.
Sadly you think our occupation is something you can hang your hat on during elections. The "Hey look at me! I'm standing with an American flag and shaking the hands of a soldier or a cop or a firefighter or an EMT" will not be accepted nor tolerated any longer.
Our numbers far over and above outweigh your numbers. While Congress has an abysmal approval rating with the American public, soldiers and 1st responders remain in the good grace of the American people.
Our VA hospitals are a mess. Pensions of military personnel slashed. 1st responders hung out to dry. Medical care and psychological care underfunded, or with the case of renewing the morally correct Zadroga Act... unfunded!
The few members of Congress who have served in the military or first responder capacity get it... for the most part.
To the rest of you we say this, you do not want to see what we have witnessed, what we have smelled. It will change you life.
The life of your families will be forever altered. You will find it hard to fall asleep and to stay asleep.
Honor the contracts made between the government and it's warrior's.
We fight in foreign lands and we fight in America's darkest streets.
We are growing weary of fighting you in Washington D.C.
Our friends are many. In fact on this Facebook page alone we have more fans than some of you elected officials by tens of thousands.
It's time for many of our elected officials to humble themselves and remember they work FOR THE PEOPLE.
They do not work for a political party.
They do not work for self interest.
They do not work for any Corporation, person, place or thing before they work for the American people.
Your facebook pages have been looked in on.
The phones in your offices have rang.
We expect that if you took time this past September 11th to post a picture and write "Never Forget" that you will put your words, your postings into action.
Should we feel it necessary to continue posting facebook pages and Twiter statements then we will.
Hopefully with the help of our 100's of thousands of friends and family in social media we can move the moral compass of our Congress back to due North.
America will hold accountable those whose words do not become action.
The New York City Firefighter Brotherhood Foundation calls out and will continue to shred any and all politicians who denied Zadroga Bill support !!!
Strong words Brothers!
We got your 6
We VOW with you to NEVER FORGET, ever.
#BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtp1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12096342_1030947280272262_1619250862154178627_n.jpg?oh=a26704be2613b065b5f041c92dd5374a&oe=56867720)
!['I have the utmost respect for Dispatchers. It's a job most could not do, including me.
Dispatcher positions can be notoriously stressful and full of non-stop work. And even though I've been taught proper "span of control" is to only manage 3-5 items at one time, personally for me it's more like 3. Dispatchers seem to juggle 5+ items with ease.
Good dispatchers / communications are masters of prioritizing and juggling tasks all the while poised, always maintaining a calm demeanor. They are integral to the safe operation of any scene.
Legendary Bronx Fire Dispatcher Tree Tree Oh (Dispatcher #330) signed off after 43 yrs of service to the City of NY.
Not too often you hear so many well wishes from other Boroughs, other towns even other States .
Do yourself a favor and listen to this traffic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=182&v=BNI8-bqRR_A
* Please join me and wishing #330 a safe, well deserved and satisfying retirement.
Congrats Beef.
Thanks for helping make the #BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]
Post credit : The New York City Firefighter Brotherhood Foundation'](https://fbcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/11224457_1030933923606931_1352463714398571776_n.jpg?oh=969c37dda655df16e5f90416682944f2&oe=569C3329&__gda__=1453228407_e327385efe8b0159e0f1f07adf2a5523)
!['Fresno Fire, CA Drill Tower / Training
Rookie 5-Month Probationary test today
Good luck.
#BrotherhoodStrong
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]'](https://fbcdn-photos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpt1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12072641_1029321840434806_5707404134580458194_n.jpg?oh=b4e42409fbf4504771d7ea7347ada188&oe=56906AF2&__gda__=1452504532_4cd799a1c7c5891bb0cbdf8a9fd9df9f)
!['"The thing that's going to bake your noodle later is, would you still have needed it if you didn't throw it away in the first place?" - The Oracle
#BrotherhoodFunny
@[187557941277871:274:Brotherhood of Fire]
Post Credit: "Brotherhood of Fire" fan Robert Firestine'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/12039180_1029095197124137_1815564393114120065_n.jpg?oh=122d9bf2f4b4f818da13ddf53b61cf32&oe=56D12956)
In my life I’ve seen much suffering and loss.
Battling flames indiscriminately trying to beat, even kill me.
Sadly and quietly I’ve walked through ashes
...See More
Sometimes called the "Bravest of the Brave" and there's no doubt about it.
This is why we "do what we do"... so that others may live!
Pictured here is FDNY Firefighter Ryan Wischerth of Engine 283 emerging from a fire in East Flatbush, Brooklyn with 9-month-old baby Gerard DeBollet.
...See More
I can't believe our elected representatives in the US have decided to not renew the funding to provide health care to those brave people who selflessly responded to the attacks on our homeland and now are sick and dying.
Politicians who say Never Forget in their campaigns and then promptly forget are low lifes! Your dishonesty will be revealed and you will lose your coveted positions.
Thank You John Feal for your tireless efforts fighting for those who have been affected and...
See More
Very little bothers me more than politicians who use the phrase "NEVER FORGET" for their own campaigning and votes... but then turn when it comes time to remember they LITERALLY turn their backs and close their doors on the 9/11 sick and dying first responders.
September 11th diseases and illnesses don't go away because you cut funding!
Please find out if your Congress/Senator supported renewing the Zadroga Act... and then let them know how you feel about that!
...See More
URGENT !!!
Please SHARE and COMMENT....
The Zadroga Act providing Health Care to 9/11 responders expired on Oct 1st and WAS NOT RENEWED.
...See More
The Big Fresno Fair, founded in 1884, is the fifth largest fair in the State of California.
This year the Board of Directors awarded Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern their 2015 Community Champions Award.
Pete, you are an inspiration to your friends and family, as well as to your community, Country... and the world.
...See More
From "across the pond"...
"Brotherhood of Fire" fan and Scottish Fire and Rescue Firefighter Ronnie Main sent us this adorable picture of his daughter Ruby... sporting the kilt bunker gear.
Ronnie serves in Glasgow, Scotland and says with any luck Ruby will be a 3rd generation Firefighter. His father was one too.
...See More
"When the U.S. Coast Guard found, and then left, a body believed to be from the the lost SS El Faro, many may have been confused.
Leaving the body means almost certainly leaving it forever and the absence of real closure for a family.
It almost feels …cruel.
...See More
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please leave a comment-- or suggestions, particularly of topics and places you'd like to see covered