You Decide Please read articles by Rich Carroll

Extremely Disturbing - Read And Decide For Yourselves

After I read this, my first thought was “who is Rich Carroll”? Is he some nut trying to scare us? I found this on the internet; you can see he is an educated man, but so are the Obamas. I can only say as the subject line suggests “decide for yourself”. I have been concerned about Obama from the beginning, but I thought maybe I was over reacting. Now, I don’t think so.

http://www.2sistersfromtheright.com/writings/Rich_Carroll/jihadcandidate.html
http://www.focalpointusa.org/oped.html

Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend 2008

27th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend to be Held October 4 - 5, 2008
2008 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial weekend
NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE


Emmitsburg, MD - The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration announce that the 27th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend will be held October 4-5, 2008. A plaque with the names of 101 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2007 will be added to the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, located here on the National Fire Academy campus.

Oil reserves?

Note: This was brought up in the Senate Today 9/26/2008

LOOK THIS UP ON SNOPES IT'S TRUE ABSOLUTELY MIND BOGGLING. I HAVEN'T CLOSED MY MOUTH YET. ANYBODY WHO HAS TIME TO READ IT ALL, WILL BE HIGHLY INFORMED..........
AND REMEMBER, THE GOVERNMENT HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR EONS..........BLESS THEIR LITTLE COTTON-PICKIN' HEARTS. THEY AREN'T OUR BEST FRIEND./

Ever heard of the "Bakken Formation" ? GOOGLE it or follow this link. It will blow your mind.

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/bakken.asp

The U.S. Geological Service issued a report in April(08) that only scientists and oilmen knew was coming,but man was it big. It was a revised report (hadn't been
updated since '95) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota; western South Dakota;and extreme eastern Montana ... check THIS out:

The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion.

You Decide

Oxygen tanks can be Hazardous

9/25/2008

A firefighter is injured after an oxygen tank exploded early Thursday morning at the Holmen Fire Department.

La Crosse County Dispatch says the explosion was reported at 6:41am at the fire department at 710 South Main Street in Holmen.

Holmen's assistant fire chief tells NewsChannel 8 a firefighter was filling the oxygen tank when there was a spark, which ignited the tank.

The firefighter was taken to a La Crosse hospital with burns on their hands and face, but according to Tri-State Ambulance those injuries are non-life-threatening.

Fire Douse by Sprinklers

Sprinklers Douse Las Vegas Hotel Fires
Guests evacuated three floors of the Bellagio casino resort Tuesday morning after a mattress fire left one man burned and others complaining of smoke inhalation, officials said.

Residential Sprinklers

NEWS FLASH
History was made yesterday in Minneapolis at the International Code Council when hundreds of career and volunteer firefighters who are concerned about firefighter safety came together along with other code officials to pass this important life saving code proposal RB64. With a majority of 73 percent, of the governmental members of the ICC present and voting is was passed. The vote was 1,282 for and 470 against the change.

The new code will require residential sprinklers in all NEW one and two family homes and townhouses effective January 1, 2011.
Approval as Modified by this Public Comment.
Replace proposal as follows:
SECTION R313
SPRINKLER PROTECTION
R313.1 Required Installation. Effective January 1, 2011, a residential fire sprinkler system shall be installed in one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses.
Exception: A residential fire sprinkler system shall not be required for additions or alterations to existing buildings that are not already provided with a residential fire sprinkler system.
R312.2 Design and Installation. Residential fire sprinkler systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Section P2904 or NFPA 13D.

Law

LAW
This is one of the better e-mails I have received in a long time! I hope this makes its way around the USA several times over!!!!! So Be It!
THE LAW IS THE LAW
So if the US government determines that it is against the law for the words 'under God' to be on our money, then, so be it.
And if that same government decides that the 'Ten Commandments' are not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it.
I say, 'so be it,' because I would like to be a law abiding US citizen.I say, 'so be it,' because I would like to think that smarter people than I are in positions to make good decisions.I would like to think that those people have the American public's best interests at heart.

BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D LIKE?
Since we can't pray to God, can't Trust in God and cannot post His Commandments in Government buildings, I don't believe the Government and its employees should participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life.
I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter.
After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the US Supreme Court to be in session on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sundays. After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry about getting home for the 'Christmas Break.' After all it's just another day.
I'm thinking that a lot of my tax payer dollars could be saved, if all government offices & services would work on Christmas, Good Friday & Easter. It shouldn't cost any overtime since those would be just like any other day of the week to a government that is trying to be 'politically correct.'
In fact....
I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside for worshiping God...) because, after all, our government says that it should be just another day....
What do you all think????

If this idea gets to enough people, maybe our elected officials will stop giving in to the minority opinions and begin, once again, to represent the 'majority' of ALL of the American people.
SO BE IT...........

Please Dear Lord, Give us the help needed to keep You in our country!
Touche!
These are definitely things I never thought about, but from now on I will be sure to question those in government who support these changes. At the top it says 'I hope this makes its way around the USA several times over!!!!!'
Let's see that it does. Keep it in your mailbox and resend it whenever someone new comes along.

P.S. In God We Trust...& God bless you & yours.

Home Fire Sprinklers

What the West Needs to Know

Islam: What the West Needs to Know - FULL LENGTH ENGLISH VERSION
Jan 16, 2008 Everything you've always wanted to know about Islam but were afraid to ask. The feature documentary that discovers the basis of Muslim...
http://www.whatthewestneedstoknow.com/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-871902797772997781What the we

Mickey Mouse

Just found this, isn't this sad? Wasn't it the nation of Islam that was responsible for 911?

Sheik: Mickey Mouse 'should be killed'



RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A Saudi sheik has declared Disney animated icon Mickey Mouse "a soldier of Satan" who "should be killed in all cases."

Islamic cleric Muhammad al-Munajid, a former diplomat who once served at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, said during an interview with al-Majd Television that Islamic law declares the mouse as "a repulsive, corrupting creature" and he condemned cartoons that glorify rodents, including Mickey Mouse, Ynetnews reported Tuesday.

"Mickey Mouse has become an awesome character, even though according to Islamic law, Mickey Mouse should be killed in all cases," al-Munajid said.

"The shari'a (Islamic religious law) refers to the mouse as 'little corrupter,' and says it is permissible to kill it in all cases. It says that mice set fire to the house, and are steered by Satan. The mouse is one of Satan's soldiers," he said.

911 Dog

September 15, 2008

PHOENIX (AP) – “Man’s best friend” doesn’t go far enough for Buddy – a German shepherd who remembered his training and saved his owner’s life by calling 911 when the man had a seizure.

And it’s not the first time Buddy has been there for owner Joe Stalnaker, a police officer said Sunday.

On a recording of the 911 call Wednesday, Buddy is heard whimpering and barking after the dispatcher answers and repeatedly asks if the caller needs help.
“Hello, this is 911. Hello … Can you hear me? Is there somebody there you can give the phone to,” says the dispatcher, Chris Trott.

Police were sent to Stalnaker’s home, and after about three minutes Buddy is heard barking loudly when the officers arrived.

Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said Stalnaker spent two days in a hospital and recovered from the seizure.

“It’s pretty incredible,” Clark said. “Even the veteran dispatchers – they haven’t heard of anything like this.”

Clark said police are dispatched whenever 911 is called, but that Stalnaker’s address was flagged in Scottsdale’s system with a notification that a trained assistance dog could call 911 when the owner was incapacitated.

Home Sprinkler Cost

Cost of installing residential fire sprinklers averages $1.61 per square foot
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A national perspective on the cost of installing residential fire sprinklers is examined in a new report Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment, released by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. According to the report, the cost of installing sprinkler systems to the home builder averaged $1.61 per sprinklered square foot. Sprinklered square feet is the total area of spaces with sprinklers.
The cost of sprinkler systems to the home builder, in dollars per sprinklered square foot, ranged from $0.38 to $3.66. This cost includes all costs to the builder associated with the system including design, installation, and other costs such as permits, additional equipment, increased tap and water meter fees ? to the extent that they apply.
"More than 8 in 10 fire deaths occur in homes, yet the likelihood of someone dying in a home fire is cut in half when sprinklers are present," said Gary Keith, NFPA's vice president of field operations. "Installing a home fire sprinkler system is a huge step in the right direction when protecting people and property. This national cost assessment will help jurisdictions, building professionals, insurance companies, the fire service, and members of the general public interested in making informed decisions about home fire sprinklers."

The full report can be viewed at www.nfpa.org/foundation

Fire Sprinklers

Fire Sprinkler Mandate Sought for New Single-Family Homes
This weekend, the International Code Council will hold a final action hearing on a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code to require fire sprinklers in new single-family homes.

Remember 911 - 343

Rain Day

Raining today, boy do we need it. This area has been dry with the lakes that depend on rain and ground water for their levels being low. Taking mt wife to the casino for her birthday today.

• Remember 911 sometime in your own way, stop for a minute and remember.

• http://www.september11news.com/

More pictures of this barn fire, I took the pictures and thought that they had come out very well. You can also see them on Firehouse.com pictures area.

1-26-2004 LEON MUMAW
The Sandwich Fire Department, Sandwich, Illinois responded to a reported fully involved barn fire. On arrival units encountered a fully involved 60 by 40 timber frame barn. The building houses two horses and storage of straw and hay with other assorted storage.
The first arriving engine had water (one 2 1/2 line) on the fire within one minute of arrival. This fire is covered under an automatic aid response area and numerous other auto aid departments arrived with additional water tenders and an additional engine for fire suppression.
A total of four hand lines and one master stream were used at one point during the fire to bring it under control. The fire was brought under control in 11 minutes after arrival due to the automatic aid and use of well placed handlines. The fire cause was undetermined at this time.

This is new

Just started this blog. Please leave comments of suggestions. I will pass on a related fire news of interest to me or you as I find it. I was a volunteer firefighter for 34 years and now retired from it. Sitting back now and looking at it from the outside can give a different perspective of the dumb things that firefighters do.