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Medics!!
Well, we are less than 24 hours away from the final results of the 2010/2011 Black Diamond Boot Fire/EMS Blog of the Year! We are holding a sizable lead in the Fire category and I’m keeping my...
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Volunteer vs. Paid …Respect my AUTHORITAH !!!
Another paid vs. volunteer battle and this one is in my back yard. It’s embarrassing! I don’t speak out much on the paid vs volunteer issue here on the site but most of you who have met or know me,...
View ArticleThe plot thickens for Botetourt County Volunteer vs. Paid battle …. screw you...
Read “Volunteer vs. Paid…Respect my AUTHORITAH” by clicking HERE Buchanan (Va) Volunteer Fire Chief Billy Joe Carter has reportedly stepped down as chief and left the Department. On Tuesday, he was...
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Volunteer Leadership
I am a career firefighter. Actually, I’m a paid, Union firefighter and I’m proud of that. I worked hard to get this job and followed in my fathers footsteps. I know that many men before me have...
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Brotherhood abound and remembering 2 of Virginia’s fallen
Rhett Fleitz ( FireCritic.com) and I are lucky. We have been allowed to travel all across the Country over the past few years. We have witnessed countless acts of Brotherhood and met hundreds of TRUE...
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An alligator mouth and a hummingbird ass … will the Buchanan issue ever go away?
My last post, on the issues involving the Buchanan VFD and some of it’s members; has drawn several comments. See that post by clicking HERE . My “unofficial policy” here at Ironfiremen.com is to...
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Crash kills 3 just miles from recently closed Wythe County Fire Station
I’m learning more and more about the state of Fire and Emergency Medical Services in rural Wythe County, Va. and it seems as though County Administrators have a lot of cleaning up to do. In my last...
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