http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/-t1.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:33:13 GMT 10 http://i77.servimg.com/u/f77/13/17/42/20/arnold21.gif http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/-t1.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/anheuser-busch-wholesalers-give-83000-to-backstoppers-t725.htm Admin Anheuser-Busch, its wholesalers and beer drinkers have donated nearly $83,000 to The BackStoppers, an organization that works to support families of police officers and firefighters in the St. Louis area who died in the line of duty. The proceeds will be formally presented to The BackStoppers during a ceremony at the annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses boxing matches Wednesday. Read More Fire Service Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:33:13 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/anheuser-busch-wholesalers-give-83000-to-backstoppers-t725.htm#1098 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/anheuser-busch-wholesalers-give-83000-to-backstoppers-t725.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-retired-firefighters-and-volunteers-work-on-yearbook-t705.htm Admin ebruary 2011 will mark the 70th anniversary of the Rock Community Fire Department. From its humble beginnings as a Volunteer Fire Association in 1941 to becoming the department that it is today, Rock Community has seen a lot of changes and growth. None of this growth or change could have occurred without the people who saw the need for fire protection. Read More Fire Service Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:28 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-retired-firefighters-and-volunteers-work-on-yearbook-t705.htm#1074 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-retired-firefighters-and-volunteers-work-on-yearbook-t705.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-community-fire-captain-named-state-s-firefighter-of-the-year-t690.htm Admin KSDK -- Rock Community Fire Captain Jeff "Boomer" Broombaugh has been named Missouri's 2009 Firefighter of the Year. The award is given to a firefighter who portrays exceptional dedication and initiative in all areas of firefighting, rescue and fire prevention. Broombaugh started volunteering for the Rock Community Fire Community Fire Protection District in 1983. He became a full time employee in July of 1987. In 1990, Captain Broombaugh received his associates' degree in fire ... Fire Service Tue, 12 May 2009 22:40:01 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-community-fire-captain-named-state-s-firefighter-of-the-year-t690.htm#1048 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-community-fire-captain-named-state-s-firefighter-of-the-year-t690.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rescue-team-saves-woman-from-frigid-mississippi-river-t663.htm Admin Just call them the Jefferson County “Baywatch Division.” The brave members of the Rock Community Fire Protection Swift Water Rescue Team helped pluck a woman from the frigid waters of the Mississippi River April 9. The woman, who witnesses said appeared distraught, had jumped into the fast, muddy water from a marina in Kimmswick. Read More Fire Service Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:04:52 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rescue-team-saves-woman-from-frigid-mississippi-river-t663.htm#995 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rescue-team-saves-woman-from-frigid-mississippi-river-t663.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/arnold-if-you-can-t-stand-the-heat-t554.htm Admin When you're preparing to fight white-hot fires, there's no substitute for experience. Any mistake in such a pressure-packed environment could prove deadly. Training is essential. That's where the fireblast simulator comes in. A big, black, specially-designed fire training trailer, the simulator was recently purchased by the Rock Community Fire Protection District. The trailer simulates real-life situations firefighters might encounter during the course of the job. Read More Fire Service Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:05:58 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/arnold-if-you-can-t-stand-the-heat-t554.htm#834 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/arnold-if-you-can-t-stand-the-heat-t554.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/st-louis-county-search-dog-honored-for-service-t501.htm Admin WILDWOOD — Battalion Chief Bud Mantle asked the crowd to stand. About 50 did so. And so did the dogs — all six of them, most wearing bright orange vests and badges around their collars. The last alarm was called, the bell rung. The humans held back tears and sniffled. One German shepherd whimpered. And with that, Candy, a 9-year-old yellow Labrador retriever who served as a search-and-rescue dog for eight years of her life, was laid to rest "She was a great dog," said ... Fire Service Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:22:32 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/st-louis-county-search-dog-honored-for-service-t501.htm#767 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/st-louis-county-search-dog-honored-for-service-t501.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/fire-officials-sound-alarm-over-kids-lighters-t462.htm Admin KSDK-- Fire officials say two fires, Saturday, were started by children playing with cigarette lighters. On Osage in St. Louis, fire officials say a six-year-old boy playing with a lighter sustained minor burns, when the shirt he was wearing caught on fire. Family members were able to get the shirt off the boy before he was severely burned. In St. Charles, a single mother and her six children were put out of their apartment home on Lindenwood Avenue, after a six-year-old accidentally ... Fire Service Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:11:15 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/fire-officials-sound-alarm-over-kids-lighters-t462.htm#719 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/fire-officials-sound-alarm-over-kids-lighters-t462.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/firefighting-brothers-pluck-woman-from-danger-t457.htm Admin What began as a routine shift for firefighting brothers Alex and Ben Juhasz soon turned deadly serious. The pair were on duty early Friday morning when a passing motorist knocked on the door of their Saline Valley Fire Protection District station. The man had spotted a blaze in the 4500 block of Rhonda Sue Drive in Imperial. No call had yet come into the station. Read More Fire Service Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:47:47 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/firefighting-brothers-pluck-woman-from-danger-t457.htm#710 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/firefighting-brothers-pluck-woman-from-danger-t457.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/2008-fire-engine-rally-parade-video-t355.htm nick venable
]]> Fire Service Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:22:50 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/2008-fire-engine-rally-parade-video-t355.htm#541 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/2008-fire-engine-rally-parade-video-t355.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/shady-valley-springdale-new-fire-district-is-third-largest-in-county-t336.htm Admin The anticipated merge of the Shady Valley and Springdale fire protection districts will commence tomorrow. In August, voters approved a consolidation of the districts. The merge will create the Saline Fire Protection District, forming the third largest fire district in Jefferson County behind Rock Community and High Ridge Fire Protection Districts. Shady Valley Fire Chief Bob Dunn, who has also served as the acting chief for Springdale, said the transition process during the past few months ... Fire Service Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:32:40 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/shady-valley-springdale-new-fire-district-is-third-largest-in-county-t336.htm#518 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/shady-valley-springdale-new-fire-district-is-third-largest-in-county-t336.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/new-breathing-apparatus-for-st-louis-firefighters-t303.htm Admin (KTVI - myFOXstl.com) -- Almost $2 million in state of the art firefighter apparatus is now in service in St. Louis. Two firefighters were killed in the line of duty in 2002, and lawsuits blamed their deaths, in part, on the old breathing gear. Throughout Engine House Number One Saturday morning were piercing beeps from hundreds of pieces of new equipment for St. Louis firefighters. In the right moment, or maybe the worst moment, those beeps wouldn't be deafening, they would be life-saving. ... Fire Service Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:29:53 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/new-breathing-apparatus-for-st-louis-firefighters-t303.htm#472 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/new-breathing-apparatus-for-st-louis-firefighters-t303.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/arnold-toy-drive-evolves-through-the-years-t245.htm nick venable (admin note: This really isn't political, however, until I figure a proper place for these sort of things, I wanted to give our firefighters their due, without having it get lost into the general category!) When Rock Community Fire Protection District began collecting toys in 1975, the district staff would meet once a week working almost as Santa's elves, refurbishing used toys donated to the holiday toy drive. Volunteers worked diligently to repair and repaint the toys, making them as good ... Fire Service Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:39:33 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/arnold-toy-drive-evolves-through-the-years-t245.htm#397 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/arnold-toy-drive-evolves-through-the-years-t245.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/guns-n-hoses-boxing-matches-are-wednesday-t224.htm nick venable ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 11/25/2008 St. Louis — Area police officers and firefighters will lace up their gloves and square off in the 21st annual Budweiser Guns 'N Hoses boxing show at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue. In addition to 17 boxing matches, the event's ceremonial "10 Count" will honor seven police officers and two firefighters who have died on duty since last year's event. Boxers represent 21 police and fire departments in the metropolitan ... Fire Service Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:00:35 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/guns-n-hoses-boxing-matches-are-wednesday-t224.htm#373 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/guns-n-hoses-boxing-matches-are-wednesday-t224.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-fire-district-accepting-toy-donations-t229.htm nick venable The firefighters of Rock Community are collecting toys for needy families. The toys will be taken to the Salvation Army Center In Arnold. You can drop off toys, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Dec 14 at : Station 1, 1533 Jeffco Blvd, Station 2, 1020 Main Street, Imperial, Station 3, 3540 Lonedell Road, Station 4 3889 Miller Road, Station 5, 3749 Telegraph Rd Kudos to you guys and gals. You do so much good, protecting and helping with fires, accidents and sick calls, and still ... Fire Service Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:51:52 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-fire-district-accepting-toy-donations-t229.htm#378 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/rock-fire-district-accepting-toy-donations-t229.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/the-family-that-fights-together-granda-gets-surprise-when-he-sees-guns-n-hoses-pairings-t215.htm nick venable OK, so it's not finding out about a long, lost brother, but it is pretty close. When firefighter Chris Granda heard that he was picked to participate in the 21st annual Budweiser Guns 'N Hoses boxing show the night before Thanksgiving he was thrilled. At the same time, he was perplexed. St. Louis is not overflowing with Grandas, but the pairings sheet Chris Granda was staring at had him matched against a St. Louis cop named Benjamin Granda. What are the chances? if this was a fluke, coincidence ... Fire Service Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:56:01 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/the-family-that-fights-together-granda-gets-surprise-when-he-sees-guns-n-hoses-pairings-t215.htm#359 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/the-family-that-fights-together-granda-gets-surprise-when-he-sees-guns-n-hoses-pairings-t215.htm http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/communicating-during-a-crisis-t83.htm Admin By the year 2013, police, firefighters and other first responders will have the ability to communicate with one another on the scene of an emergency. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is requiring police, fire, 911 dispatch, ambulance and any other entity that uses portable radio devices to replace them with new technology that narrows the bandwidth of the frequency Read the Story Fire Service Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:32:49 GMT http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/communicating-during-a-crisis-t83.htm#155 http://arnoldbuzz.forumotion.net/fire-service-f10/communicating-during-a-crisis-t83.htm