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As mentioned previously, I’ve been shooting a bit on real film. I learned photography on a manual 35mm camera, shooting and developing my own film. Sometimes it’s fun to go back.
January 12 – At the firehouse. You don’t see folding controls very often, but even when folded these barely clear the doors.
[...] Tags: ambulance, fire apparatus, p366 | Category: EMS, fire, Project 365 | Leave a comment |  Print This PostJanuary 21 – Home alone for the evening, lounging in front of the pellet stove. January 22 – Cold day at work. This grew throughout the day. I kept waiting for the rig to hit it on the way out the door.
January 23 – My family says the dog is a good [...] Tags: dog, fire, fire apparatus, Howe, pets | Category: family, fire, Project 365 | Leave a comment | Print This PostThis is part four of a multi-part series. We took a brief detour, but when last we saw our heroes, they were grinding southward out of northern NH at about 25 MPH. . . ————— The first long hill was interesting. I’d forgotten how underpowered these old trucks were. I was remembering quickly. We would [...] Slightly less than a year ago, I departed for my first shift of 2011 through thick fog. It broke dramatically that morning, signifying hope and promise. If I try to be objective it was a decent year. 362 days later I’m still working a good job with a good employer, my family and [...] Tags: brotherhood, EMS, fire, fire department, funeral, LODD | Category: family, fire | Leave a comment | Print This PostSo the shortest day cameAnd the year died, And everywhere down the centuries Of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; They burned beseeching fires all night long To keep the year alive. And when the [...] A little over a week ago it began as just another day at work. Yesterday it ended with thousands of firefighters, a hundred bagpipes, and the obligatory television cameras. (turn your speakers all the way up) Career or volunteer, big city or small town, FDNY or Oquossoc, ME; when the [...] Tags: fire, fire department, funeral, Worcester 6 | Category: family, fire | Leave a comment | Print This PostSunday night we were in a Christmas mood at work. We dug the tree out of storage, hung the lights, and took a few embarrassing photos for Facebook. Then we started to notice the updates. A Fallon ambulance was struck head-on on the other side of our metropolitan area. We followed live on FB, [...] This is part 2 of a multipart series. If you missed the beginning, you might want to check out part 1. So it was off to northern NH to retrieve the Howe. The current owner said she’s been well maintained and should be ready for the long trip home, but antique trucks can [...] When I was a young recruit, we trained a lot on our reserve engine. Engine 3 was a 1963 International/Howe with a 750 GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. She was a legend in our department. When delivered in 1964, Engine 3 provided an 88% increase in the department’s pumping capacity. Although only [...] At 18:13 hours on Friday, December 3, 1999, Worcester Fire Alarm struck box 1438 for the Worcester Cold Storage building at 266 Franklin Street. Before the night was over, six firefighters would perish inside the hulking, windowless six-story maze of a building. Two would lose their way while searching for possible occupants; four more would [...] |
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