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About Me

Well my name is Brandon an I am a paid firefighter/EMT and really love my job! I enjoy riding dirtbikes and my horses when I have time! Love to drink a little beer too! Im a pretty easy goin guy, and I live for firefighting! Its the best job in the world! Its always has been a dream of mine! I grew up around a fire house cause my dad is a retired firfighter so I guess you could say it is in my blood, I grew up on a small dairy in a very small town so, I guess you could say im country at heart as well! I have been rodeoing since high school and have been riding bulls for a little over 13 years now and still get an adrenaline rush at the smell of a rodeo and the smell behind the shoots! I don't get to do it near as much as I did cause I don't wanna jeprodize my job as a firefighter! Wanna know anything else just ask!

My Interests

Music, Bullriding, Firefighting, beer drinking, Firefighting, motorcross, Firefighting.

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I'd like to meet:

All kinds of interesting people!;)Take the quiz: What Firefighter tool are youNew York Roof Hook you like overhall, checking for extensions, taking out ceilings and wallsQuizzes by myYearbook.com -- the World's Biggest Yearbook!What Firefighter tool are you--------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Description: the better version ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------- 1) Do you like to break into things? yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 2) Do you like overhall? Yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 3) Do you like forceable entry? Yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 4) Do you like brush fires? Yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 5) Do you like being part of a Truck company? Yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 6) Do you like ventilation? Yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 7) Do you like breaking or ripping things apart? Yes No---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------

Music:

All types, Im not picky

Movies:

Ladder 49, Tombstone, Young Guns I and II, All the Blade movies, Backdraft, 8 Seconds, Wedding Crashers,Rescue Me etc.......

Television:

Nascar,big love,sopranos,rome,ufcFirefighters Body: When the fire trucks are delayed 40 seconds in traffic, People say: "It took them 20 minutes to get here."When the truck races at 40 m.p.h., it's: "Look at those reckless fools."When four men struggle with an eight-man ladder: "They don't even know how to raise a ladder."When firemen open windows for ventilation to reduce heat in fighting a fire: "Look at the wrecking crew."When they open the floor to get at a blaze: "There goes the axe squad."If the chief stands back where he can see and direct his men, people say: "He's afraid to go where he sends his men."If they lose a building: "It's a lousy department."If they make a good "stop" folks say: "The fire didn't amount to much."If lots of water is necessary: "They are doing more damage with water than the flames."If a fireman gets hurt: "He was a careless guy."If a citizen gets hurt: "It's a crazy department."If a fireman inspects a citizen's property: "He's meddling in somebody business."If he wants a fire hazard correct: "I'll see the mayor."If he gets killed and leaves a family destitute: "That's the chance he took when he joined the fire department.Firefighters Are.....Firefighters are those crazy people who run into a burning building when all others are running out.Firefighters are those people who wake up in the middle of the night to help an old lady, who fell out of bed.Firefighters are those people who work on half eaten meals because someone needed their help.Firefighters are those people who have a second family that seems just like a first family.Firefighters are those people who never usually get thanked for doing such a good job.Firefighters are those people who have to deal with people dying and people getting hurt.Firefighters are those people who have hearts bigger than the whole universe.Firefighters are those people who are always there in a moments notice when someone needs help.Firefighters are those people who may seem scary to little kids.Firefighters are those heroes that little kids always say that they want to be when they grow up.Firefighters are those people who are the unsung heroes.Firefighters are those people who very rarely get a "Thank You," but when they do it is always welcome.Firefighters are those people who are just always thereFirefighters are those that lie their life on the line everyday for others.Firefighters are those people who are never selfish.Firefighters are those that are brave.Firefighters are those who go into a building to rescue a brother, without even taking in the consequences that lie ahead.Firefighters are those who are at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of men.Firefighters are those who are constantly giving of themselves, and expectin nothing in return.Firefighters are those who must rise above themselves to conquer the most overwhelming situations.Firefighters sacrifice their lives so that others may live.Firefighters aren't heros, they're just doing their job.

Books:

Don't really read too much! But when I do, Fire House, PBR magazine ect..WHY AM I A FIREMAN ? "I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which a fireman has to do believe it is a noble calling. There is an adage which says that 'nothing can be destroyed except by fire.' We strive to preserve from destruction the wealth of the world, which is the product of the industry of men, necessary for the comfort of both the rich and poor. We are the defenders from the fire, of the art which has beautified the world, the product of the genius of men and the means of refinement of mankind. But, above all, our proudest endeavor is to save lives of men - the work of God Himself. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even at the supreme sacrifice. Such considerations may not strike the average mind, but they are sufficient to fill to the limit our ambition in life and to make us serve the general purpose of human society."EDWARD F. CROKER, CHIEF F.D.N.Y. (killed in the line of duty 1911)

Heroes:

My Dad, Lane Frost,Carl Edwards GO ..99 And all those 343 of my brothern who lost there lives on 9/11Heroes I wish you could know what it is like to search a burning bedroom for trapped children at 3 AM, flames rolling above your head, your palms and knees burning as you crawl, the floor sagging under your weight as the kitchen below you burns. I wish you could comprehend a wife's horror at 6 in the morning as I check her husband of 40 years for a pulse and find none. I start CPR anyway, hoping to bring him back, knowing intuitively it is too late. But wanting his wife and family to know everything possible was done to try to save his life. I wish you knew the unique smell of burning insulation, the taste of soot-filled mucus, the feeling of intense heat through your turnout gear, the sound of flames crackling, the eeriness of being able to see absolutely nothing in dense smoke-sensations that I've become too familiar with. I wish you could read my mind as I respond to a building fire "Is this a false alarm or a working fire? How is the building constructed? What hazards await me? Is anyone trapped?" Or to call, "What is wrong with the patient? Is it minor or life-threatening? Is the caller really in distress or is he waiting for us with a 2x4 or a gun?" I wish you could be in the emergency room as a doctor pronounces dead the beautiful five-year old girl that I have been trying to save during the past 25 minutes, who will never go on her first date or say the words, "I love you Mommy" again. I wish you could know the frustration I feel in the cab of the engine, squad, or my personal vehicle, the driver with his foot pressing down hard on the pedal, my arm tugging again and again at the air horn chain, as you fail to yield the right-of-way at an intersection or in traffic. When you need us however, your first comment upon our arrival will be, "It took you forever to get here!" I wish you could know my thoughts as I help extricate a girl of teenage years from the remains of her automobile. "What if this was my daughter, sister, my girlfriend or a friend? What was her parent?s reaction going to be when they opened the door to find a police officer with hat in hand?" I wish you could know how it feels to walk in the back door and greet my parents and family, not having the heart to tell them that I nearly did not come back from the last call. I wish you could know how it feels dispatching officers, firefighters and EMT's out and when we call for them and our heart drops because no one answers back or to here a bone chilling 911 call of a child or wife needing assistance. I wish you could feel the hurt as people verbally, and sometimes physically, abuse us or belittle what I do, or as they express their attitudes of "It will never happen to me." I wish you could realize the physical, emotional and mental drain or missed meals, lost sleep and forgone social activities, in addition to all the tragedy my eyes have seen. I wish you could know the brotherhood and self-satisfaction of helping save a life or preserving someone's property, or being able to be there in time of crisis, or creating order from total chaos. I wish you could understand what it feels like to have a little boy tugging at your arm and asking, "Is Mommy okay?" Not even being able to look in his eyes without tears from your own and not knowing what to say. Or to have to hold back a long time friend who watches his buddy having CPR done on him as they take him away in the Medic Unit. You know all along he did not have his seat belt on. A sensation that I have become too familiar with. I wish you could know what it is like to see the aftermath of someone taking their own life. To end it in such a manner that forever sticks in your head or a grandmother of 4 collapse in front on her family, while knowingly you do all you can to keep the spirit and morale of the family high, but deep down in your heart, you know she wont wake up. I wish you could know what it is like to perform CPR on your old coach from when you were young someone who was their for you, and now you have the chance to be there for them, but deep down, all efforts will fail you. Unless you have lived with this kind of life, you will never truly understand or appreciate who I am, we are, or what our job really means to us...I wish you could though.

My Blog

Chillin at tha fire house!

Hey everybody thought i might get back on here since its been a min or so!  Yeah Im kinda gettin good at this myspace thing!! I finally got me a new background and stuff thanx to mully!!  Ye...
Posted by firefighter47 on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:13:00 PST

!@$%%&^^

Hello out there everyone!!! Hope all is well! Me umm damn this is one busy week!! I am at the fire house today, 2marrow we are going to Mckinney to do some live fire trainin that tha state requires us...
Posted by firefighter47 on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:30:00 PST

Long ass weekend!!

Howdy to all you peps!! Hope you all are having a great weekend so far my kinda sux!! Actually it sux real bad!  I am workin some overtime today so all in all i will have worked 62 hrs or so!! I ...
Posted by firefighter47 on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:39:00 PST

Hello Hello!

Howdy do everybody its been a while since ive been on this dilly whopper!!  Hope all is well just sittin at the ol fire house waitin on tone test ya know!!! Well drank a few to many last night an...
Posted by firefighter47 on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:57:00 PST

Thanks for all your Support and Prayers!!!!

Hello out there everyone!! Thought id get on here and thank everybody for there prayers and support!! Our department is goin through a pretty rough period right now with the big flood we had yesterday...
Posted by firefighter47 on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:08:00 PST

How do!!!

Hello everyone thought id drop in an say hey!! And see how you all are doin!  Well don't know much other than everything is goin great!!  Takin it easy an playin hard!!!  Oh yeah and of...
Posted by firefighter47 on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:04:00 PST

Yeeee Haawwwww!!!!!

Hello out there everyone!! How you all doin out ther?? Me umm  im just chillin at the fire house!! Thought id get on here an let ya all the good shit goin on in  my life!! Well everything is...
Posted by firefighter47 on Fri, 25 May 2007 01:46:00 PST

Its time to go home!!!!

Hello out ther all you peeps!!! Just chillin here at the fire house for a couple of hours cause one ol boy needed off for a few ya know!!Have I told ya'll lately how much I love this job?? Ther is no ...
Posted by firefighter47 on Sat, 19 May 2007 06:45:00 PST

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Well Im on the down hill slide now of my 48 hour shift and it can't get here fast enough!  Early this morn at bout 2:30am the tones hit for a 10-50 major, a car that decided not to make a 90 degr...
Posted by firefighter47 on Sun, 06 May 2007 04:55:00 PST

Blahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wat it do everybody??  How ou people be doin out there?? Hope you all are gettin ready to either get off work or go and get your drink on!! An if you are please have one for me cause im stuck up ...
Posted by firefighter47 on Fri, 04 May 2007 03:13:00 PST