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We're a volunteer fire department, located in a small community in Southeastern Ohio. We, currently, have 14 members. We are hosting Bingo again!! Come on out and join the fun!!
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: Body: It may take you two minutes to read this, but if you do not take the time to read this you are one of the people this post is talking about.You stay up for 16 hours. He's been up for 48 straight. You take a warm shower to help you wake up. The rain in the middle of the interstate keeps him awake. You complain of a "headache", and call in sick. He's chilled to the bone, hasn't eaten all day, has the flu, and then runs into a burning building. You drink your coffee on your way to the mall. He pumps on a five year olds chest on the way to the hospital. You make sure you're cell phone is in your pocket. He makes sure the pass device on his pack is working. You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you. He watches his buddy fall through four floors. You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls. He walks down the highway looking for the motorcyclists missing limb. You complain about how hot it is. He wears fifty pounds of gear in the middle of July and drags a body out of 1600 degree flames. You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong. He hasn't seen a meal since the last shift ate breakfast. Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes. He's worn the same stinking, wet, grungy clothes for the past 24 hours....no time for a shower. You go to the mall and get your hair redone. He holds the hair of some college girl while she's puking in the back of the ambulance. You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over. His shift ended 2 hours ago and he's on for another 24 hours at a station thirty miles away. You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight. He calls his girlfriend to tell her he made it back alive....then leaves abruptly for another fire. You yell and scream at the engine that just past you because they slowed you down. He's in the back of the engine, going to cut somebody out of their car only to find out that their dead and their daughter is barely alive. You roll your eyes as a baby cries. He cries as he hears his new born cry in the hospital....but he was taking a drunk teenager in when his boy was born. You criticize your fire dept. and say they're never there quick enough. He blows the air horn while the person in front of them refuses to move while talking on their cell phone and doing their makeup. You hear the jokes about fallen firefighters and say they should have known better. He feels the floor give way while he's carrying an old lady from her bedroom and tosses on to the hard floor and falls into the unknown. You see the bright lights when you go by. He sees the broken bodies lying around the car. You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't. He looks into buying a bullet proof vest because he has been shot at trying to save the shooting victims life. You stay at home and watch TV. He takes his spare time to wash the wagon, restock the ambulance and maybe call his mother to tell her not to worry-he'll be home the next night . You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable. He tries to sleep on his spring board bed, but keeps getting woken up by the gong and bell, ah, one hour of sleep, it should due till tomorrow night. You sit there and judge him, saying that it's a waste of money to have them around. Garbage truck workers make more than he does, but its not for the money, its for the people who don't appreciate what he does.

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More EMT’s to add to the mix...

..TR height="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on" width="100%"> Just wanted to let everyone know that we now have 4 EMT's on the department. Trenton Dennis, Dan Ignatious, and Heather Campbell all recently passe...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:51:00 GMT

Our First EMT

CONGRATULATIONS TO JEFF FUNK!!! THE FIRST EMT-B ON THE DEPARTMENT!!! WE'RE ALL SOOOO PROUD OF YOU!!!
Posted by on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:52:00 GMT

EMT’S & Bingo Updates

We currently have 4 members, of our department, taking the EMT-B class.  Another of our members will be taking his EMT-B National Test, next week.  Good luck in class; Dan, Trenton, Heather ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:24:00 GMT

=)

We had our monthly meeting, today.  Everything went really well.  We did decide to purchase a digital camera, for the dept, so there will be a lot more pictures added on here soon.  Be ...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:37:00 GMT

Drawn To The Flame

The Tones Go Off Out The Door We Run We're Headed To The Station To Do What Must Be Done   With All Of Our Gear We Jump On The Truck We Pray That The Lord Sends Us Plenty Of Luck   We Reach ...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:30:00 GMT

Busy

We had our monthly meeting today.  Things went well.  We've also been quite busy.  Between responding to fires and EMS calls, we are also working hard on aquiring donations for Secret ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:22:00 GMT

New Line Officers

Heath was elected Chief.Nathan and Trenton were elected Asst. ChiefsRyan was elected CaptainCongratz
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:13:00 GMT

Latest News

We have been having a bit of trouble, getting people to come play Bingo.  For the last 4 weeks, we have had to cancel, due to low attendance.  We decided that we won't be hosting Bingo again...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:56:00 GMT

Quaker City

Today we assisted Quaker City, along with Antrim F.D., in the cleanup of their town.  There was a huge windstorm that went through, causing many trees to fall.  There were a lot of people, w...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:45:00 GMT

Update

We had a great time at our Poker Run.  We want to thank everyone that came out to join us in the fun!  We would also like to thank everyone that came to the Pancake Breakfast that we had on...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:52:00 GMT