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*** Incredible news !!!
One of the LOST Chinese Firefighters in the Tianjin chemical explosion HAS BEEN FOUND !!!
Our hearts, thoughts and PRAYERS are with ‪#‎TianjinFirefighters‬
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  • Moe Morris My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by this, but I just can't believe this is not staged. They just find him lying on burned out rubble, and just lift him on a stretcher and walk him out. Some how I think this is Chinese produced propaganda. Sorry if this offends some just my thoughts.
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    • Brotherhood of Fire You're smart to think that way, but no way to determine what actually happened before the camera started rolling. For now I'll take this at face value and call it great news!

      A Brother found.
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  • Dan Horton With an incident of that magnitude, finding ANYONE alive is a miracle no matter how they found them.
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Brotherhood of Fire
Yesterday at 7:34pm · Edited · 
ASK THE PAGE:
"Brotherhood of Fire" fan Will Mathers asks:
As a response to your post that volunteers are getting harder to come by...
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  • Tom White Are you sure as a full time firefighter you can't volunteer? FDNY guys were well known for doing this for as long as I can remember. As a full time union member it is looked down upon to work for a non union, paying job. As a volunteer I don't see why there's be a problem.
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  • Will Elwell Tom White, my step father was a career Lt in Cohoes Ny and shortly after he joined, in the late 80's, all new on coming members of the Union were told they'd be booted if they volunteered, he got around by having been on already, but they are still that way today. These rules usually depend on the local union leadership
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Brotherhood of Fire
Yesterday at 6:55pm · 
We ran this story when it first broke... but WAIT... 
there's MORE !!! 
The waitress who paid for the firefighter's meal has been revealed... Liz the waitress paid it forward... even when SHE was the one who needed help !!!
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Brotherhood of Fire
Yesterday at 6:45pm · 
All I can say is WOW !!!
This is what a city looks like after the equivalent of 24 tons of TNT explodes
Drone Footage Of Explosion Damage In Tianjin, China
A flyover of the destruction caused by the yesterday's explosion.
EBAUMSWORLD.COM|BY ROBYNHITCHCOCK
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Brotherhood of Fire
August 13 at 3:00pm · 
I've heard that it is getting harder and harder to recruit volunteer.
Is this true?
What has been your Department / Brigade's experience(s) with recruitment over the last generation?
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  • David Colaw Funding and grant cuts means PPE and equipment cuts too. Even if we could get the volunteers, we can't get the PPE and the equipment like radios and pagers. Tanker or vehicle's constantly needing repair. It also seems that some people want to sign up, but they don't want to serve. Some just want to wear the hat and the t-shirt.  
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  • Daniel Mahlmeister The younger generation isnt as into it anymore not because its not cool or fun etc but because you have to give up a lot to do it with little reward and not only the potential for getting sued if something goes wrong but also its dangerous and could be...See More
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Brotherhood of Fire
August 13 at 10:42am · 
*Tianjin, China Update:
The National Earthquake Bureau reported two major blasts before midnight, the first with an equivalent of 3 tons of TNT, and the second with the equivalent of 21 tons.
"Sadly, it appears as if the entire first alarm assignment was in position as the massive explosion occurred. 
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Brotherhood of Fire
August 13 at 8:56am · Edited · 
For many years now I've been following the story of what has been happening to Detroit Fire Department.
This story just scratches the surface of what's really going on.
I don't know of any harder working, least provided for Brothers and Sisters in the Fire Service today...
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Detroit runs out of firefighters during destructive night on east side
Entire neighborhoods were without fire protection, forcing skeleton crews to battle blazes that spread to four occupied homes and contributed to the injury of a...
MOTORCITYMUCKRAKER.COM|BY STEVE NEAVLING
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Brotherhood of Fire
August 13 at 6:00am · 
Great read about what Firefighters require when Wildland Firefighting ...
Calorie-burning firefighters eat, drink plenty to battle state’s wildfires
What do firefighters eat when they’re battling a wildfire?
SACBEE.COM
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  • David Jones they left out the convience store (pre packaged)burritos -you always have some foil in your pack to "cook em" in a stump hole.
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  • Chris Yocom Yea bro. Once you get hired on as a rookie for and agency they will put you through s-130/190. Unless they dictate otherwise... But that's the only way I have ever heard it work. A little late in the season though....
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