The profession of a firefighter is already virtuous by nature, yet the guys from Australian Firefighters Calendar are determined to go that extra mile for a good cause. Ever since 1993, they have been hosting their fund-raising calendar project for charities like Children’s Hospital Foundation After 17 rigorous days of photography, the final images are […]
None of us plan on leaving our irons on (or pressing the wrong button when microwaving popcorn, or finding our cat stuck in a tree), but it’s comforting to know the fire department is prepared for when we do. Firefighters serve everyone, but not many people know much about them beyond what they’ve learned from […]
You’ve turned off the oven, unplugged the toaster and the space heater, blown out the candles, and you never smoke in bed. The alarms are charged, and you’ve got your exit route planned and labeled. Seems like you’ve done all you can in terms of fire safety. OR HAVE YOU? It turns out there are […]
An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window. The Father asked his Son, “What is this?” The Son replied “It is a crow”. After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd […]
Usually people feel one or two ways about police officers. A young dancer let her feelings show through a dance routine, and everyone’s been talking about it. Tylar Olsen was performing a dance routine, and dedicated her performance to the “heroes in blue.” Her dance performance caught the eye of a lot of people because […]
Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the United States’ most familiar voices, reached more than 24 million listeners at the peak of his career. Although he was very accurate on everything he had to say, no one could imagine that his famous words from 53 years […]
Donald L. Chapman Sr., better known as “Chappie”,85 of Waterford, was born December 8, 1933 in New London, Connecticut to Herbert Chapman and Alice Goss Chapman. Chappie passed away peacefully at the Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London on December 23, 2018, surrounded by his family. Chappie was predeceased by his wife, Marjorie Hulbert, […]
In every job profession it’s nice to have a little fun. Whether it’s playing silly pranks on coworkers or cracking jokes to make someone smile – having fun at work is a necessity that everyone needs on a daily basis. So when the Greenville Fire Department was challenged by the Paris Fire Department to do […]
Excerpts from the Last Homily of Father Mychal Judge FDNY Chaplain, at Mass for Firefighters: Sept. 10, 2001: You do what God has called you to do. You get on that rig, you go out and do the job. No matter how big the call, no matter how small, you have no idea of what God is […]