Wow.... A Jigsaw Puzzle!!!

And now another method for you to waste away the day. The Blog now offers you a jigsaw puzzle. Here's one of Len Delorenzi, myself, Mongo and Don Rawlings having a good time before role call at # 2 station. Notice how reserved Len is.
All you have to do is click on the picture and it will send you to a link where you can work on the puzzle. Ahhh, yes, the blog now offers fun for the entire family.

what the?

Ok.... we all know and love Brian but what the heck is he up to here? And have you ever noticed that if you move one letter around in the word "brain" you end up with the word "Brian"? Strange, huh?

Who Dat?

Ok... here's the test .. everyone remembers how Stevie Cusmanic (right) looks like but who is the weird guy on the left playing the strange instrument?

He looks kind of familiar, doesn't he?

Dick St. Louis & Engine 6

While rummaging around the storage area we came across some great photos of the "olden days". Here's Dick St. Louis and Eng. 6 (Notice the foam in the front of the photo; Ahhh, Dickie loved his Class A foam.)
As I scan more I'll throw some more up on the blog. Well, I won't "throw" them up... forget it.. you know what I mean.

Alabama Fire Captain Collapses On Duty

Alabama Fire Captain Collapses On Duty - Firehouse.com In The Line Of Duty:

"Birmingham, Ala. Captain Billy A. Gafford collapsed during the department's annual fitness check April 25.

The 23-year veteran was walking around the track of the University of Alabama-Birmingham at approximately 2:30 p.m. before collapsing and was treated by fire-paramedics on the scene. They attempted to revive Gafford, but he was pronounced dead a short time later at UAB Hospital, according to Capt. C.W. Mardis.

Gafford was a firefighter and paramedic and led city fire station 16. He is survived by his wife and two sons."

Christmas Tree Fire

Here's a good reason to water that Christmas tree regularly.

The Dancing Referee

Who said you can't combine the Arts & Sports? Watch this ref to find out how.

Useless Information

Did you know that at precisely 2:03:04 AM on May (5th month) 6 of this year 2007 the sequence will be: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. This is the last time that this event will ever happen!
This is the neat kind of stuff you can do when you retire and really do worthwhile things.

Eric O'Shea Stand Up Songs

This is pretty funny "stand up"

Ex Windsor Assistant Chief "hits" 60!

Gary "Will Work Anywhere" Percy has reached a major pinnacle in his life, mainly his 60th birthday in spite of the fact that he has resembled that age since his late 30's. When asked about this major event Gary stated, "Well it's actually a relief now that you mention it. Whenever I used to go to the bank the tellers would always ask me if I planned on cashing my CPP cheque. Also, I used to notice in some restaurants that I would receive a 10% senior citizen discount off of the bill for my meal. When I explained that I was merely in my 30' s the waitresses would always tended to appear kind of shocked and sort of swayed as though they were about to faint at any moment. I never did figure that one out."

When last seen Gary was talking with his friend Mongo on the front lawn of his residence. Mongo appeared somewhat dazed as he attempted to free himself from his restraints. As you can see from the photo (above) Mongo doesn't appear to be very happy in his present part time job. All that was audible from Mongo was, "Arrrgggghhhhh.... (inaudible)... grrrrrrrr......".

Update On George April 16th

April 16, 2007:

I saw George on Friday night. He wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. There is some good news, George is able to rotate his right forearm back and forth and has some tingling in his feet. George is working hard and is keeping a positive attitude.

On Wednesday, April 18, 2007 there is a “Firefighters for George” Pasta Dinner Fundraiser at the Caboto Club starting at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the reception desk at Headquarters, 815 Goyeau St. Tickets are $15.00 and children 5 years and under are free. There is a silent auction from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Richard Marr

Fund Raiser Basketball Challenge

The 1st Annual "Hoop City / Firefighters Basketball Challenge" fund-raising basketball game is scheduled for Saturday, May 26th at St. Clair College, with proceeds going to the George Copeland Family Trust Fund. There will be 4 teams playing...Windsor Fire & Rescue, St. Clair Alumni, and 2 teams from Hoop City.

The first game begins at 3:00 pm, second game at 4:00 pm, and the final game at 5:00 pm.

The "Hope and Support" orange wristbands and "Support our Firefighters" ribbon magnets will be on sale at this event as well.

Please come out and support this fund-raising event for George !

Virginia Firefighter Dies Searching for Victims

Virginia Firefighter Dies Searching for Victims - Firehouse.com In The Line Of Duty:

"A firefighter died Monday morning while searching for victims of a three-alarm fire in Prince William County, News4 reported.

The fire was called in shortly after 6 a.m. in the 15400 block of Marsh Overlook Drive in Woodbridge, officials said. Firefighter Kyle Wilson, 24, was killed in the blaze.

A family of seven, 4 adults and three children, were rescued reportedly in the house at the time the fire started.

Officials said that firefighters responding to the blaze were not aware that the family had taken refuge at a nearby neighbor's house."

Update On George

This is an update as of April 5 from Richard Marr:

April 05, 2007:

I saw George Tuesday afternoon. He was tired at the time and needed a nap. He had just finished physiotherapy. Good news, George is still able to breathe on his own. There is still no definitive date as to when George will be moved; the doctors are monitoring his progress. He really likes company, even to just sit with him and watch a movie. I brought him a bag of get well cards that was given to me from all the people thinking of him and he really enjoyed seeing them.

Richard Marr

The Old Preacher

Thanks to Father Mike for this one.

An old pastor lays dying. He sent a message for an IRS agent and his lawyer to come to the hospital. When they arrived, they were ushered up to his room .

As they entered the room, the pastor held out his hands and motioned for them t o sit on each side of the bed. The pastor grasped their hands, sighed contentedly, smiled, and stared at the ceiling. For a time, no one said anything.

Both the IRS agent and lawyer were touched and flattered that the old man would ask them to be with him during his final moments. They were also puzzled because the pastor had never given any indication that he particularly liked either one of them. Finally, the Lawyer asked, "Pastor, why did you ask the two of us to come here?"

The old pastor mustered all his strength, then said weakly, "Jesus died between two thieves, and that's how I want to go".

Best Pandhandler

This guy is pretty good.... the puppet almost looks real.

Update On Our Firefighters

I received this update from Rich Marr recently.

I spoke to Bill Hopkins, Randy Decocco and Jamie Waffle. They stated they are doing well. They started their Physio and are working hard on that. Randy was given good news about his neck injury. The Doctor stated the injury was like a bad whip lash and there was no damage to the vertebrae.

Randy is seeing the doctor shortly about an operation on his shoulder. Other than that he said he was feeling fine. Jamie is sore but doing fine. He wants to get back to work but knows he has to finish his physio.

Richard Marr

Fund Raiser Magnets Available

MAGNETS AVAILABLE

$4.00 EACH

CAN BE PURCHASED AT

Fire Department Headquarters

Joe Cash Stores

Copeland Karate

All proceeds to George Copeland family Trust Fund

Flashover Through A Thermal Imaging Camera

A fact of life is if you're 5 feet inside a room when flashover occurs you can get seriously injured or even worse. This video will give you an idea why this fact is true. Notice the two firefighters located at the lower left section of the screen as they go through their training. After the flashover they start to scramble towards the door!

A Retirees Story About George Copeland's Driving Skills

I received an email from Pat Cushing regarding the story below.

While responding to an alarm at the legion on wyandote.....George was driving the aerial out of 4 station......as usual the trucks were backed up for blocks along wyandotte just leaving openings for the side streets.....2 young girls mistook a don't go handsign from a trucker and pulled out right in front of George ....his lightening response swerved the truck just catching their front end and spinning them out of harms way while george hit 2 parked cars and only property damage was the result..........had not George been so alert that arial would have run right over the little compact those 2 sisters were driving and im sure would have killed them both...btw Jim Crowley was the officer on that aerial.