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unit two kelly 3 work reliefs

dfdtff4life — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:12:42 GMT

call me if you are looking for a U2 K3 work relief. East side or west side. 734 5786941. Tony Castle E41

Forum: Work Relief

HAPPY 4TH

waterangel — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:44:53 GMT

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY ALL!!!!!!!! EVERYONE STAY SAFE

Forum: General Discussion

Firehouse Tours?

mtvfd35 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:05:36 GMT

I was just wondering which firehouses welcomes other firefighters to visit there firehouse? I know most of them are busy but I was just wondering. I would like to go visit one sometime and talk with some of the firemen. Does anyone know what house Lt. Paul Berry is assigned to? He taught some classes that I had attended for Ford Motor Co's Emergency Response Team.

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Ladder truck from the 70s

box1352 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:06:41 GMT

Does anyone have any info on the ladder truck that Garden City purchased from Detroit back in the 70,s?

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Charity Ride

Jabo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:07:16 GMT

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FARMINGTON HILLS, MI

7th ANNUAL RIDE FOR CHARTIES

SUNDAY JULY 13, 2008 RAIN OR SHINE

25.00 PER RIDER CHECK IN FROM 9:00AM

RIDE LEAVES 11:30 SHARP

T-SHIRT, RIDE PIN, LUNCH, DOOR PRIZES, MUSIC

WWW.AXEMENMC.ORG FOR INFO AND FORMS

AXEMEN ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL FF'S

PROCEEDS GO TO GREAT LAKES BURN CAMP, CHILDRENS BURN UNIT AND LOCAL CHARITIES.

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Detriot Fire Department's Honor Guard

mtvfd35 — Thur, 19 Jun 2008 16:47:29 GMT

I attended fellow brother, Robert Gerlach's funeral on 06/18/08 in Monroe County and was very impressed with the Detroit Fire Department's Honor Guard. They did a wonderful job!
Brother Gerlach was with Frenchtown Township Fire Department.

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Gibson guitars

stewart — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:11:47 GMT

I am looking to buy a Gibson Les Paul or an SG... let me know what you guys have for sale Detroit1552fire@yahoo.com

Forum: For Sale

Ventilation

Joe237 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:48:31 GMT

I was just wondering if some of the DFD guys could give me some of your PPV and ventilation practices. We are having conflict of issues at our dept. on setting up such procedures on ventilating. With and without people in the structures, etc. It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Joe

Forum: General Discussion

GO WINGS!

thisjobislife — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:12:27 GMT

The cup is ours tonight!

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DFD loss

box1352 — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:14:36 GMT

Sorry to hear about the loss of FEO Branch.

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27th Annual Softball Tournament???

fireman1457 — Thur, 15 May 2008 13:11:55 GMT

Hello all,

Just wondering about the current status of the Detroit Firefighter's International Benefit Softball Tournament???

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Red and yellow helmets?

mtvfd35 — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:22:12 GMT

I have seen in your pictures firefighters wearing yellow helmets and some are wearing red. In my department red are for captains and yellow are for lieutenants. I was just curious as to what those colors mean in the DFD.

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Firehouse Magazine Heroism Awards: Ronald Mitchell, Detroit Fire Department

snweborg — Thur, 01 May 2008 03:31:12 GMT

http://cms.firehouse.com/web/online/News/Firehouse-Magazine-Heroism-Awards--Ronald-Mitchell--Detroit-Fire-Department/46$59156

Firehouse Magazine Heroism Awards: Ronald Mitchell, Detroit Fire Department

Posted: 04-17-2008

Updated: 04-18-2008 03:34:19 PM

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SUSAN NICOL KYLE
Firehouse.Com News

Firefighter Ronald Mitchell

DETROIT -- When Sgt. Bryant Piotrowski returned home from his shift on Feb. 19, 2007, his wife told him she was carrying their child.

What she didn't know then was that he came very close to never knowing he was going to be a father.

He ran into trouble the night before while battling a commercial building fire with Tactical Mobile Squad 5

During an accountability check, firefighters determined that Piotrowski was missing.

Firefighter Ronald Mitchell ran back into the building to look for him. "It was a pretty good sized building, maybe, 60 by 100. I was about a quarter of the way back, and calling him. I could vaguely hear him," Mitchell recalled during a telephone interview.

Parts of the building were collapsing. The fire was hot. Conditions were getting worse.

Mitchell went out, grabbed a hoseline and started hitting the fire. He called out. But, he could no longer hear the lost firefighter.

"I remembered about where I was when I last heard him. Then, I actually stumbled on or kicked him. I reached over and grabbed him. He was motionless. I had the line in one hand, and him in the other. Then, I saw the lights outside. We made it."

Piotrowski, who was running low on air when Mitchell found him, was treated at the scene. "He was back on his next shift," Mitchell said.

Mitchell, a 12-year veteran of the Detroit Fire Department, said he doesn't feel like a hero. "It was part of the job."

"What was really incredible though, is his wife telling him she was pregnant when he got home the next day. He told her later what happened to him."

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Det News 4-22-08

DFDBUFF1 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:51:33 GMT

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080422/METRO/804220377/1409/METRO

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locating a fire fighter

kalfam — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:12:04 GMT

UPDATE UPDATE: SOMEONE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS CHAD MICHAELS DOES NOT EXISTS IN THE DETROIT FIRE DEPT.!!! COULD SOME ONE PLEASE CONFIRM THAT HE IS IN FACT WITH THE DEPT????

I am trying to locate a fire fighter by the name of Chad Michaels that has been with the Detroit Fire Department for the last 15 years.. Any help that any one could offer would be greatly appreciated.. We owe him a debt of gratitude and have been unable to locate him to give him our thanks..

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