I got a call today from a buddy of mine up north. He told me about another act of brotherly love that defines the firefighter spirit.
Kenny Brant, 68, and member of the Ferrell fire company up in Elk Township, NJ needs a lung transplant. All three stations in Elk- Ferrell, Lawns and Aura have been [...]
NJ Firefighter Vet Needs Help
Boston Full of Firefighter Bluffs?
Stemming from the recent incident where a fire inspector claimed career-ending injuries to his back due to a fall while on the job – only to find the smoke eating scammer placing forth in a body building competition a few days later, the FBI has been called in to investigate.
Apparently, Boston has an abnormally high [...]
*Update* Ryan Hummert’s Funeral a Moving Tribute to the Brotherhood of Firefighters
Ryan Hummert’s casket was laid to rest today, bringing a nation closer to closure over the death of a dedicated firefighter who died before his time.
22 year old Ryan Hummert’s casket was placed on a pumper at the Immaculate Conception Church and escorted by 135 fire trucks to the cemetary. His casket was then [...]
California Wildfire Takes Second Life in One Week
Dan Packer, chief of East Pierce Fire and Rescue, a Bonney Lake fire department, perished while he was deployed to fight a 250 acre fire at Siskiyou County. 49 year old Packer was a decades old veteran of fighting wildfires in California and was no stranger to the inherent dangers of fighting wildfires.
Packer was [...]
