tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post750460231075932566..comments2023-10-22T07:35:25.268-04:00Comments on The Roanoke Fire Blog - Serving Roanokes Bravest Since 2005: Things I have to get off my chestFireFleitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510182732268613252noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-91057841235745589572007-12-12T19:55:00.000-05:002007-12-12T19:55:00.000-05:00Craig you forgot about sticking your hand up the h...Craig you forgot about sticking your hand up the horses a$$, and pulling it's POOP out. Just kidding HAHA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-79013941070137307632007-12-11T09:18:00.000-05:002007-12-11T09:18:00.000-05:00No one said it was "your" fault there fella. Stop ...No one said it was "your" fault there fella. Stop crying! Great posts there Craig and Smurf. That might make some think before crying next time. JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-74719247132342279942007-12-10T17:58:00.000-05:002007-12-10T17:58:00.000-05:00If medic's only want to ride medic trucks, then le...If medic's only want to ride medic trucks, then leave them on them! Just take them out of dispatch as being able to fight fire. If medics on medic trucks want to fight fire then let them. This great dispatch system should be able to handle it. Also put 4 on engines and 4-5 on ladders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-28793554882156376262007-12-10T09:36:00.000-05:002007-12-10T09:36:00.000-05:00There is nothing wrong with being an "old-timer. B...There is nothing wrong with being an "old-timer. But there is something wrong with old-timers saying that this should only be an EMS department. It's not. It won't be. It's a FIRE-EMS department. Work together and not against each other. Stop being narrow-minded. Things change. And Change should be accepted, if it's for the better. The merger happend forever ago. TIME TO MOVE ON. No one is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-9560942688664693902007-12-08T22:16:00.000-05:002007-12-08T22:16:00.000-05:00If you have ever had City Council members point at...If you have ever had City Council members point at you and laugh at you when you ride past them on a 40year old piece of fire apparatus, you might be an "old-timer".<BR/><BR/>If you have to actually push your apparatus out the door to jump start it, you might be an "old-timer".<BR/><BR/>If you had to use five days of vacation to get a three day cycle off, you might be an "old-timer".<BR/><BR/>If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-63334093065447940092007-12-08T21:44:00.000-05:002007-12-08T21:44:00.000-05:00First of all, I never claimed to be at every union...First of all, I never claimed to be at every union meeting,I just said WE ALL need to express these views at one. Second of all,in case you haven't noticed I have been building a house for the past two years,so I haven't had alot of spare time. Third, I have kept up with union business through Rhett, and helped out however I can. And last but not least, I sign my name so everyone knows my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-79557384095892606572007-12-08T21:32:00.000-05:002007-12-08T21:32:00.000-05:00"J-ROD said... Damn, All you guys are hitting the ..."J-ROD said... <BR/>Damn, All you guys are hitting the nail on the head. The only thing I have to add is if everyone who is posting and /or reading this in agreement comes to the next Union meeting,"<BR/><BR/>Well, the comment sounds good, but I've been to almost every union meeting this year and I see retiree's and older firefights. Where are you j-rod and the young guys. I read on here about Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-35079238735416198192007-12-08T21:24:00.000-05:002007-12-08T21:24:00.000-05:00Craig, well said and I hope that others will heed ...Craig, well said and I hope that others will heed what you have written. <BR/>Let me rant a little more:<BR/><BR/>I wonder how the young guys would feel about riding a 35 year old Grey Ghost as a reserve instead of the 16-21 year old reserves we have now? How they would handle trying to suck smoke out of buildings instead of using positive pressure ventilation, <BR/>1 1/2 inch hose, no incident Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-64635002534741939112007-12-08T18:34:00.000-05:002007-12-08T18:34:00.000-05:00OK, it's time for me to speak my piece. I will be ...OK, it's time for me to speak my piece. I will be the second in line for the "anonymous" that posted that the "old-timers" should be moving on comment, to kiss my ass too. No this job isn't the same job that I was hired into 26 years ago, but I still love getting on the big red truck every day. It is my feeling that far too many of our young people do not truly appreciate our job. For many of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-14119248507345990102007-12-08T13:57:00.000-05:002007-12-08T13:57:00.000-05:00"single rear axle ladder truck. Who's idea is that..."single rear axle ladder truck. Who's idea is that? WTF?"<BR/><BR/>That was solely a Chief Grigsby thing. The committee tried to do dual axle, but he would have no part of it. We also wanted 100ft ladder, but he would not let it happen either.<BR/><BR/>"I think that all of the oldtimers need to move on"<BR/>Whoever this Jacka** is can kiss this oldtimers a**. I still love my job and think this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-61601798438805976872007-12-08T08:21:00.000-05:002007-12-08T08:21:00.000-05:00Medics who wanna do nothing but ride the box? Tha...Medics who wanna do nothing but ride the box? That's what we need, people who actually like being on it!! This could go on forever, but the bottom line is that anyone can do bls, but not everyone is cut out for als.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-49077563201152649062007-12-08T07:03:00.000-05:002007-12-08T07:03:00.000-05:00There once was a county known as Sparta-One of the...There once was a county known as Sparta-One of the most powerful countries of its time. However, Spartans aren't around now. Know why? They were unable to conform to change. They did what they did great and that was it. Warfare changed and the Spartans couldn't. Times are changing, this isn't a fire department. It's a Fire-EMS department. These aren't the old days. I think that all of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-3063228059259090252007-12-08T06:54:00.000-05:002007-12-08T06:54:00.000-05:00Ya know, I'm glad that this ISN'T solely a "FIRE D...Ya know, I'm glad that this ISN'T solely a "FIRE DEPARTMENT." I'd hate to think where scooter might be right now if no ALS providers were on scene for a structure fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-9367235082473600362007-12-07T21:33:00.000-05:002007-12-07T21:33:00.000-05:00Shoe on the other foot. what would you say to some...Shoe on the other foot. what would you say to someone that only wants to be a medic and says I'm not cut out to be a firefighter? I think you would tell them to get training and get cut out for it or get lost. The only way to get comfortable with pts is to climb in the back and take a few. Study hard ask alot of ?s to people that know. The guys who take this job and say I'm not cut out for EMS Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-55604592033849515062007-12-07T20:08:00.000-05:002007-12-07T20:08:00.000-05:00Some people are willing to get turd nuggets on the...Some people are willing to get turd nuggets on their nose to get where they wanna be. And p.s., it's not about riding the box less, it's about not being cut out for the job of als provider. Let's get that straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-40414441180046514662007-12-07T19:52:00.000-05:002007-12-07T19:52:00.000-05:00Whoa there buddy. I don't think you know who you a...Whoa there buddy. I don't think you know who you are talking to. Let me fill you in.<BR/><BR/>1. I know all about Fire based EMS (our system). <BR/>2. I have been a part of a volunteer fire department, volunteer rescue squad, Paid EMS Department, and a Paid Fire/EMS Department. I know a little bit about this stuff.<BR/>3. Prior to me getting promoted, $1200 a year was not worth the hassle of FireFleitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510182732268613252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-56193822838530522232007-12-07T19:40:00.000-05:002007-12-07T19:40:00.000-05:00It's funny hearing guys that came here pre-mandato...It's funny hearing guys that came here pre-mandatory intermediate talk about us guys with the intermediate contracts. "Sign 'em all up." You hear shit like that all the time. ALS is not for everyone. If you think it is, sign your ass up and prove it to me. Let's get all you cap's and 1st lts. and lts. in these classes. Rhett, go sign up man. Really a fire-ems dept. only hurts the citizens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-12160375635830663802007-12-07T18:47:00.000-05:002007-12-07T18:47:00.000-05:00Damn, All you guys are hitting the nail on the hea...Damn, All you guys are hitting the nail on the head. The only thing I have to add is if everyone who is posting and /or reading this in agreement comes to the next Union meeting, maybe we can all work TOGETHER to do something about it. Better than that, let's bring up some of this shit in the next cluster meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-10811465255503563482007-12-07T13:08:00.000-05:002007-12-07T13:08:00.000-05:00Also to the guy that says making people become an ...Also to the guy that says making people become an I is a mistake because people come to this job to be firefighters. There is a problem with that statment. If all you want to do is fight fire I understand EMS is not for all just as firefighting is not for all. But this dept does both. If you don't want to do one or the other you don't need to work here. Go somewhere you will be happier. AndAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-85811112196364828612007-12-07T13:00:00.000-05:002007-12-07T13:00:00.000-05:00What I should have said is that if you had to be a...What I should have said is that if you had to be an I or P to get Lt then everyone would sign up to be a medic so they could get the Lt spots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-29165750865326852522007-12-07T12:45:00.000-05:002007-12-07T12:45:00.000-05:00I don't think that will fix anything.I don't think that will fix anything.FireFleitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510182732268613252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-51454614522934559952007-12-07T12:36:00.000-05:002007-12-07T12:36:00.000-05:00I'll tell you what will fix the EMT-I program. Fo...I'll tell you what will fix the EMT-I program. For admin to change the rule to no EMT-I no LT. make it where you have to have it to move up the ranks. I know all you "real" fireman are yelling at your PC right now but think. This is a Fire and EMS dept. do we do more fire or ems. OK who runs more calls? The I's and P's. So who is in charge of more calls. Who is in charge of the life of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-15689659959221554332007-12-07T06:08:00.000-05:002007-12-07T06:08:00.000-05:001) The promotional process is messed up because of...1) The promotional process is messed up because of the ego machine. The ones in power got there by sucking. The ones that they promote get there by sucking. Feed someone's ego, tell them how great they are. You'll get promoted eventually. This shit makes my stomach turn over. An officer title doesn't mean anything if you got there the wrong way. I tell ya what impresses me, it's not the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-18228406047493637512007-12-06T10:11:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:11:00.000-05:00You said it Brother! This department is beginning ...You said it Brother! This department is beginning to be so caught up in me me me that its blurring their vision.We have one who just wants to move you here and there just because he can. "Respect my athorati" as Cartman would say. All with no thought on special skills and knowledge. So we just say " Boy it will piss him off if I send him here!" It doesn't matter if people at 2 can actually do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11338009.post-10406170108501023852007-12-06T01:14:00.000-05:002007-12-06T01:14:00.000-05:00Great Points Rhett. Since you ranted, I'll put my...Great Points Rhett. Since you ranted, I'll put my two cents worth in as well. Sorry, but I think it'll be a little long.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the problem lies in trying to run a Fire Department without ever really being involved with having a Fire Department run around you. If you never really experienced the issues from the "grunt" side, how can you effectively handle the issues that affect those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com