Regional Technical Rescue Drill - Day 1

The brothers from A Shift joined up with their counterparts from Roanoke City and Roanoke County for the first day of the Division 6 Technical Rescue Team Quarterly Drill.  The drill for this quarter is focused on trench rescue, with a twist.  The team members were presented with a construction worker that was operating a backhoe placing drain pipe, when he jumped off of the backhoe and into the trench to adjust the chain on a section of pipe.  A hydraulic failure occurred pinning the operator between the pipe and bucket of the backhoe.

The team was tasked with stabilizing the trench, and then the boom of the backhoe to be able to remove the victim.

As always, a day of good hard work,and brotherhood.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's report from the trenches

Congratulations to...

The crew's of the 2 House would like to congratulate  Senior Firefighter Mike Christley on his promotion to Lieutenant.

Mike will be assigned to C Shift, and we wish him the best of luck. 

* The picture was taken during a highly scientific experiment that was conducted to determine the number of ketchup packets it takes to refill a bottle of ketchup.  That number is 140.

Dallas TX LODD

Deepest condolences and prayers to the family of Lt. Todd Krodle and the  Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.  Lt Krodle fell through the roof of an apartment building during a three alarm fire today.  More information can be found at Statter911.

 Be safe out there

NC LODD

Condolences and prayers go out to the family of Captain Jeffery Bowen 37, a 13 year veteran of the Asheville, NC Fire Department was killed yesterday while battling a fire in a five story commercial structure. Seven others were injured during the fire, with one firefighter being sent to a burn unit.  That firefighter is expected to bee released soon.  More information can be found at Statter911.

Stay safe and train hard.

Hey! Long time no see...

Holy cow!  It's been a minute since I posted last.  I can tell you from first hand experience, being on the injured reserve list is no fun.  The physical therapy is no joke either, I really think these people have side jobs working for the government interrogating suspected terrorist.   So, let's catch up on a few things.

The 2 House  had the usual mix of bells, smells and sick person calls, the B Shifters had a small pin job, with multiple injuries, the C Shifters got in some good vehicle stabilization training, and now this week the Salem Fair has started up.  The Salem Fair is definitely the place to go if you want to people watch or find out where The Maury Show or Jerry Springer get some of the people for their shows.

That's a quick condensed version of the 2 House happenings, still have a few more things to share next week.  Don't forget to check out what's happening in the world of Captain Willie Wines at Iron Fireman, and Lt Rhett Fleitz at The Fire Critic.

In closing, a video from one helluva  brother,  Joe Brown a technician at DCFD Truck 17.  The video was shot  last 4th of July in the District.  Check out his blog  Just Looking Busy. 



Everybody have a safe and fun holiday weekend, and say an extra prayer for our men and women in the military deployed around the world.

Big Mike

Saturday June 4, 2011 VA Falen Firefighters Memorial Service

Saturday morning, two members of the 2 House Crew and Salem Fire EMS Honor Guard traveled to Richmond, VA as representatives of the department to participate in the VA Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service.    Lt Mike Elston, and Senior Firefighter Chris Smith joined members of Roanoke Fire-EMS Honor Guard and Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Honor Guard who also participated in the memorial service

One of the seven being remembered was Battalion Chief Billy Obenchain, Chief Obenchain retired from Roanoke Fire EMS but had a great impact on the lives of a lot of people in the fire service in the Roanoke Valley and across Virginia.
The seven that were honored at the ceremony were...Billy Obenchain, William “Danny” Altice, Posey Dillon, Timothy Pigg, Carl Persing, William “Hal” Clark and Zyglmantas Zalys.

Members of the Honor Guard, families of those being honored, and most of the attendees received a very nice challenge coin to commemorate the event. 
 

The Honor Guard members from Roanoke Fire EMS that participated were:  Battalion Chief Roger Manual, Captain Chris Trussler, Lt. Robert Reid, Lt. Dan Goodwin, Zach Obenchain (Chief Obenchain’s son), Richard Lipes, Travis Meador,  Josh Hull,  and Jeff East.  The Honor Guard members from Roanoke County Fire and Rescue were:  Captain Jeff Lawson, Lt. Toby Martin, Lt. Jeff Yopp and Lt Riley McClure.
 Below are a couple of shots from rehearsal, and of the Salem and Roanoke City Honor Guard participants.

Please that the time to send prayers and condolences to the families and to the San Francisco Fire Department for the two brothers Lt Vincent Perez, and FF/PM Anthony Valerio that died in the line of duty. 

San Francisco LODD

Our thoughts and prayers, and deepest condolences go out to the members of the San Francisco Fire Department, and to the families of the fallen and injured Brothers.

 Click link below for information.
San Francisco LODD