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Are you glad that Obama is not a fire chief?

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:55:52 +0000

I am. Remember his reason for not sending skimmers from other parts of the country to the Gulf oil spill?

He told a Florida senator that "they might need them". Obviously meaning there might be another spill:
http://www.h4cblog.com/obamas-oil-skimmers

So this is Obama logic folks. That’s like a building being on fire but the fire department won’t send more trucks as needed because there might be a fire somewhere else.

Absolutely stunning.
Bushlied: "He still did better than Bush did with Katrina." So you admit that Obama’s response sucked! Thanks.

oh what a crock Bushlied. how many days has this been going on? close to 100. most people died during the katrina storm. Not from dehydration or from what Bush didn’t do. You know the government was not set up to save everyone from from their own ignorance or non intelligence. They were told they needed to leave and they stayed there. Your argument is sad. If Obama is the great leader and savior why didn’t his a$$kicking get the job done?

Donald Duck Fire Chief

admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:15:28 +0000

Cartoon

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Yoav and the Fire Chief

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:37:13 +0000

During Yoav’s USA tour Winter 07, he conducted interviews with some inspiring figures from American life. Here he talks to Joanne Hayes-White, the first female Chief of a US Fire Department.
The clip is set to instrumental versions of tracks from Yoav’s album ‘Charmed and Strange’.

Duration : 0:5:56

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Asst. Fire Chief Admits Beating Puppy in “Self Defense”! KILLS PUPPY!

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:38:02 +0000

http://www.ktla.com/content_landing_page/?Asst-Fire-Chief-Claims-Self-Defense-in-P=1&blockID=128134&feedID=1080

Originally uploaded @ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=90a_1226020374 BY:komakazzi

November 6, 2008

RIVERSIDE (KTLA NEWS) — This is one fence between neighbors that will never be mended.

Was the beating of a puppy self-defense, or animal cruelty? Now it’s up to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office to try to uncover the truth.

“I just think he’s an evil person. How can any human being just murder a puppy for no reason?” dogowner Shelley Toole says fighting t More..hrough tears.

Her family can’t sleep.

They say Monday, their next-door neighbor, in some kind of violent rage, beat their puppy so badly the dog had to be put down.

Karley was a six-month old shepherd mix. What may surprise many people is the fact that the neighbor is Los Angeles County Assistant Fire Chief Glynn Johnson.

An online biography lists a stellar 30-year career with the department. It says he’s an expert in counter-terrorism, among other areas.

But his neighbors of the last ten years have a very different picture of the man. Jeff Toole, Shelley’s husband, says he believes Chief Johnson “needs a lot of help.”

We tried to talk with the public safety official Wednesday night, knocking on his front door repeatedly and calling out for him. But no one answered.

He was home because we later discovered he had called police to tell them to make sure we stay off his property.

Riverside County investigators tell KTLA the fire chief admits to beating the dog — but says it was in self-defense because Karley attacked him viciously.

The Tooles say Monday evening, Karley got out and went to neighbor Travis Staggs’ home. He lives on the other side of Chief Johnson’s house.

Staggs says he was walking Karley home when Johnson stepped in and said he would take the dog back home.

Staggs says he reluctantly handed over the puppy, and that’s when it happened in Johnson’s front yard.

Travis Staggs tells KTLA that Glynn Johnson simply started beating the dog, and that the dog had not attacked Johnson first.

According to this witness, Johnson hit the dog repeatedly with a closed fist, put his hands in the puppy’s mouth and tried to break its jaws, and eventually beat the dog over the head repeatedly with a large rock from the front yard.

Staggs says he tried to stop the attack but couldn’t. The Toole family later decided to have Karley put down because of the extent of her injuries.

“It scares me, knowing I live next-door to this man,” says Travis Staggs.

The Tooles say they will take civil action against the assistant fire chief regardless of the outcome of the criminal investigation.

Riverside County deputies tell KTLA they are conducting more interviews with witnesses in an attempt to determine what really happened in this case. If detectives find enough evidence that the dog beating was unwarranted, they will hand the case over to the district attorney for a possible animal cruelty charge, which is a felony.

The Tooles say there is a “history of violence” with Glynn Johnson, and deputies say they are looking into these claims as well.

“This man needs to go to prison for what he did,” says Shelley Toole. She adds, “Karley was my baby, and he took her away from me.”

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how to find out if a paid fireman of one city can be a fire chief of a volunteer fire department?

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:59:22 +0000

Sure, in most instances. I know several Volunteer fire chiefs who are career firefighters.

Some cities and even some fire-fighter’s unions do have a problem with that, because of the potential of a career firefighter getting injured off duty while serving as a volunteer. But, it is still pretty common in the states that I am familiar with (PA, NJ, NY, DE).

If you are asking about a particular city, you would have to research that cities human resources departments policies on "outside employment" (even though it is as a volunteer" or "off duty activity restrictions".

I do know one place that forbids its career firefighters from serving as volunteers in the suburbs, but lots of guys disregard the rule.

Fire chief 1940

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:41:11 +0000

Donald and his nephews are the staff of a fire station. Huey, Dewey, and Louie, annoyed by Donald’s snoring, ring the fire alarm. Soon, his bumbling sets the fire station itself on fire. They race off at the alarm, not realizing they are already at the destination, and the firefighting efforts go downhill from there.

Duration : 0:8:25

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Should the Commander in Chief fire General McChrystal?

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:47:29 +0000

What do you think? For 10 points, provide support to your answer.

Mc Chrystal is a military officer with a flawless background and superb military record. To make the statements he made, he should have resigned first. Like Obama or not, respect him or not, he is still the commander and chief of the military. Proper military protocol requires that you not make public your opinion unless it is cleared through the proper levels. Mc Chrystal stated that he had not kept his own standards when he gave the interview.
By military rules, he will likely be fired or if not a reduction in rank and pay. There has to be a chain of command, you cannot just bypass that order.
Having said that, I believe that he was sending a message to both the military and Obama that things are not right and possibly believed that as an active commander the message might carry more weight. Doing this, knowing full well that this would end his military career. Apparently he believed that the message was important enough to sacrifice his career that it to be made public. Why else do it? Either way, it is a loss to our military when he goes.

What would you think about a 20 year old Fire Chief?

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:36:02 +0000

What would you say if you had a fire chief that was 20 in a small town volunteer fire department but has been through the academy successfully is a nremt basic and is working in a paid fire department?

Unusual but not impossible.

Crews continue to fight massive fire

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:03:24 +0000

nearly 22 hours after fire erupted at an albuquerque business complex– firefighters are still there. tonight we’re learning more about the fire– and the businesses devastated by it. kayla anderson was live at the scene of the fire last night– shortly after it started. she’s back there today for us with the very latest. also– fire investigators with the arson team are still here– waiting to go inside and complete their investigation. the three alarm fire started just before 8 last night. it got so big– 23 fire trucks with the albuquerque fire department were fighting it from every angle. the fire even got the attention of city leaders– who arrived at the fire around 10 last night– including mayor richard berry, cao david campbell, and chief public safety officer darren white. we had an exclusive interview with mayor richard berry on the air last night– and today we asked him why he felt it was so important to come. “i just wanted to be tre in support of not only our firefighters, but also the businesses that were impacted and to, as a mayor, be able to get a chance to work along side chief breen and the great firefighters we have in albuquerque and as a mayor i’m interested, so i wanted to be there.” firefighters say most of the damage is contained to mmt business records storage. here’s what i found on manta- dot-com … a website that provides information on company profiles… the business has been open for about 20 years… and employees at least five people. cross country auto parts was also damaged– though crews don’t know yet how badly. according to that same website — cross country has been there for about 2 years and employs about 20 people. crews don’t know yet what started the fire. no one was injured

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Warwick firefighters against shuttering station

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:39:13 +0000

Warwick’s mayor has ordered an engine off the streets, saying his own chief determined public safety won’t take a hit – but the firefighters disagree.

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