A Week Isn’t Enough (Repost)
Oct 02I don’t typically repost my blog entries, but this one came to mind again after a recent discussion with a colleague. I first posted this in October 2008. I haven’t changed my thoughts about it at all. How are you celebrating? I was asked several times this week what I was doing to “celebrate” fire prevention week. I replied, “nothing.” Of course, this reply...
We’ll Miss You, Jamie
Apr 23Good friend and former band-mate, Jamie Faulkner passed away early this morning. He was a fantastic man; a man of faith; a man of ethics and conviction. I know that he touched many lives and that he will be missed by so many. Gerry Gustin commented about Jamie on his Facebook account this morning: at 222 am, Trotwood Police Detective Jamie Faulkner passed away after a valiant battle with...
Behind the Scenes with Knight Blaze
Jan 13This is the police/firefighter band that I’ve been in since 1994:
Propane tank trailer overturns in residential area
Jan 12From today’s posts at the Dayton Daily News web site: WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — A short tanker truck with a propane tank trailer, delivering propane to a residence on Sugar Ridge Lane, dropped off the shoulder of the driveway at 2469 Sugar Ridge lane shortly before 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, causing the trailer to turn over, Washington Twp. Fire Public Information Officer Rich...
Fire Damages Local Business – My Interview
Dec 03Early Morning Interview Here’s coverage from Channel 2 (WTDN) in Dayton. I need to clarify: The Ohio State Fire Marshal was NOT called, nor did they respond to this fire. Our own Fire Marshal, Mike Long, from Washington Township FD was on scene to investigate this fire. Flames did NOT shoot from the roof. They were visible on the roof. According to Fire Marshal Long, there is a...
