Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Shorts Must Now Be Longer Than Turnout Coat
Ladder 72 had a couple of birthday parties to visit last Saturday. The weather was wet and a bit chilly as the truck pulled up to Northwest Park. FF Scott Bryant, wearing his fatigue shorts, slipped on his turnout coat to stay warm. However, since his shorts are shorter than his coat, he appeared to not have any pants on - just his coat and some black shoes and socks. I guess news travels fast. At the second birthday party one of the Moms asked when the strip show would start.
One Reason Why FF Lyday is Called Mayday
When a new medic sign-off form was implemented, Mayday had several complaints after printing off the form. Namely that much of the needed information was missing, and the format didn't make sense. He was heard to say, "What dumb-ass came up with this. This is STUPID."
He had printed the legal size form on letter sized paper.
He had printed the legal size form on letter sized paper.
FF Warner Rescued by Kind Citizen
A neighbor of a department member shared this story with him. A UAFD firefighter who matched the description of Ed Warner, was seen with Station 71's pick up truck as he set out hydrant flushing signs at Lane and Riverside Dr. The witness said FF Warner was frantically jamming a stick through the partially opened window. Apparently, he had locked himself out of the truck. A kind citizen with slender arms stopped to help and was able to reach into the window gap and unlock the truck for him.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Sneak Preview of the New Medic 73
Due to the City's reluctance to buy another Medic from Horton, a new manufacturer has been found. The company is located in East Africa.
The Firehoser Blog is Born
Due to numerous requests over the years, The Firehoser Journal is being resurrected as a blog. For those of you who are not familiar with this publication, it was once considered to be Upper Arlington's greatest firehouse newspaper. It was produced from 1990 to 1996 in order to serve the Upper Arlington Firefighters. Many helpful articles were published in addition to stories about department members' trials and tribulations on the job. The Firehoser included slightly embarrassing stories that might be considered "harmless pokes in the ribs", the occasional expose', and admonishments. Some of the stories even had a ring of truth to them.
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