The Block Isn’t Even On Fire
(This is a blog I wrote to promote a real event our volunteer fire department is putting on. No, I don’t expect any H.O. readers live close enough to attend, but since there are always […]
Tag: firefighting
You Should Charge AWAY From Battery Fires
Our theme for 2025’s Fire Prevention Week is “Charge Into Fire Safety”, which I thought was sending the wrong message. Do you want people to Charge Into Fire anything? I submit that we should be […]
Put Smoke Detectors To Work
The theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Weeks is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you”. Which sound like a great idea, but then you have to pay them, and send W-2 forms, and it […]
Old Firefighters Never Die: They Just Smolder
So, I’m retiring. Not from my full time job of dispatching to become a Gentleman Author, as I wanted. (It’s like a Gentleman Farmer, a rich person who just farms as a hobby. No real […]
A Fractured History Of Firefighting
On this 100th anniversary of Nation Fire Prevention Week, I thought I’d take a quick look at the history of firefighting. You might want to brace yourself, we’ll be moving fast. Fire was discovered by […]
Fire Prevention Didn’t Stop Last Week
I’ve barely had a moment free the last several days, and completely forgot last week was Fire Prevention Week. (A lot of its normal activities, naturally, were curtailed by COVID. Little meanie virus.) So I’m […]
Fire Prevention: A Light Look at a Serious Subject
Fire Prevention Week is here, a time in which we try to – wait for it – prevent fires. Of course, Fire Prevention Week should go on year round, but if it did we’d have […]
A Great Day For a Grass Fire
Sunday was a great day for a grass fire. No, not that kind of grass, although wildland fires can make your day go to pot. It’s that time of year. People get cabin fever, and […]
Surviving The Fire, But Not the Move
My wife and I, through no fault of our own, had to fill our SUV with boxes this weekend and take them to our house. (The boxes were full–otherwise, what would be the point?) Okay, […]
Pay For a Pumper at Naughty Bingo
So here’s the scenario: You want to support your local volunteer fire department, so you go to their fund-raising bingo night. And it’s your lucky day! You get the B-12, and the I-C, and the […]