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Been there, done that. When I was young and not always using my main brain to do the thinking I went into a tree to bring down a cat for a very fetching co-ed. We did not have a ladder truck so I went as far as our extension ladder permitted and then it was a free climb.
I went far beyond my comfort level but was ultimately succussful in reaching the cat and bringing it down.
A job, unnessecary, but well done was my only reward.

The Mayans were somewhat correct. It's just the end of the world as we know it.
RIP to the fallen, hope for a speedy and full recovery for the wounded, life in hell for the perpetrator.

The Mayans were somewhat correct. It's just the end of the world as we know it.
RIP to the fallen, hope for a speedy and full recovery for the wounded, life in hell for the perpetrator.

The Mayans were somewhat correct. It's just the end of the world as we know it.
RIP to the fallen, hope for a speedy and full recovery for the wounded, life in hell for the perpetrator.

Maybe the Mayans doing the calendar just ran out of 'ink' and since they were so far ahead decided to take a break and get back to it later and in the meantime their civilization expired.

I think the comment about knowing what you are getting is valid because as was also noted, there is no certainty regarding response level with the volunteer depts regardless of their proficiency and knowledge of the area.
That said, the choices of who are called for mutual aid are interesting in that some of the called departments are so 'small' and short staffed themselves, that in the event an all hands in their own district they'll need to bring in mutual aid themselves.

Where's the Federal Q? Are you using an electronic Q?

Wrong to want a piece of the action, there was none. That's not what it was about, but yes that's our mindset today, gimme, gimme, gimme. Right about losing his life over the boots. People get killed for a lot less than a good pair of winter boots where he lives.

Wrong to want a piece of the action, there was none. That's not what it was about, but yes that's our mindset today, gimme, gimme, gimme. Right about losing his life over the boots. People get killed for a lot less than a good pair of winter boots where he lives.

And he probably votes.

While I am sorry to see Twinkies go offline for awhile, they are not the same as they were, and not as good as they were in the 60's and 70's. Don't know what they did but the cake was more dense and golden back then.
Anyway, bonehead move by the Union bosses, who will still have their overpaid jobs. Hostess has been struggling for years in and out of several bankruptcies and never being able to get all sides to come up with a long term workable plan.
Someone will pick up the assets but that does not mean the employees will get their old jobs back. And, its not just the immediate 18,500 jobs. How many residual jobs will be lost as a result of the facilities closing? All the people who worked for companies that serviced those facilities and businesses those employees supported. The trickle down could reach much further.
There is plenty of blame to go around as to why Hostess failed, but right now, the final nail was pounded in by the Union.

While I am sorry to see Twinkies go offline for awhile, they are not the same as they were, and not as good as they were in the 60's and 70's. Don't know what they did but the cake was more dense and golden back then.
Anyway, bonehead move by the Union bosses, who will still have their overpaid jobs. Hostess has been struggling for years in and out of several bankruptcies and never being able to get all sides to come up with a long term workable plan.
Someone will pick up the assets but that does not mean the employees will get their old jobs back. And, its not just the immediate 18,500 jobs. How many residual jobs will be lost as a result of the facilities closing? All the people who worked for companies that serviced those facilities and businesses those employees supported. The trickle down could reach much further.
There is plenty of blame to go around as to why Hostess failed, but right now, the final nail was pounded in by the Union.

While I am sorry to see Twinkies go offline for awhile, they are not the same as they were, and not as good as they were in the 60's and 70's. Don't know what they did but the cake was more dense and golden back then.
Anyway, bonehead move by the Union bosses, who will still have their overpaid jobs. Hostess has been struggling for years in and out of several bankruptcies and never being able to get all sides to come up with a long term workable plan.
Someone will pick up the assets but that does not mean the employees will get their old jobs back. And, its not just the immediate 18,500 jobs. How many residual jobs will be lost as a result of the facilities closing? All the people who worked for companies that serviced those facilities and businesses those employees supported. The trickle down could reach much further.
There is plenty of blame to go around as to why Hostess failed, but right now, the final nail was pounded in by the Union.

Presumably, I hope, we would find in future episodes that the Rescue Captain shooting up has a physical condition he is trying to mask in order to stay on the job and be the enormous hero he thinks he is.
While I have only been a volunteer for 35 years in 4 different fire and 3 different EMS departments, I have never encountered this intense alpha male conflict at all. Is this something common in paid stations? The closest I can come to it is the 'friendly' fire of having a large number of brothers and nephews in the same company. I kept waiting for the fisticuffs to break out at any moment last night.
And, Ladder Captain, ditch the Resident fiance for the much hotter Paramedic and shut off the paternal clock.
I guess the real problem is that we want to see a show about the JOB, and not get involved with the characters imagined personal lives.

I hope it isn't anything like 'Rescue Me'. Essentially I felt that 'Rescue Me' was an embarassment to the fire service. It portrayed the main characters as completely disfunctional, sub par human beings except for those times when they answered an alarm. Otherwise in or away from the station, they were a--holes.
Not a single character I would want a young member to emulate.

I hope it isn't anything like 'Rescue Me'. Essentially I felt that 'Rescue Me' was an embarassment to the fire service. It portrayed the main characters as completely disfunctional, sub par human beings except for those times when they answered an alarm. Otherwise in or away from the station, they were a--holes.
Not a single character I would want a young member to emulate.

I hope it isn't anything like 'Rescue Me'. Essentially I felt that 'Rescue Me' was an embarassment to the fire service. It portrayed the main characters as completely disfunctional, sub par human beings except for those times when they answered an alarm. Otherwise in or away from the station, they were a--holes.
Not a single character I would want a young member to emulate.

I hope it isn't anything like 'Rescue Me'. Essentially I felt that 'Rescue Me' was an embarassment to the fire service. It portrayed the main characters as completely disfunctional, sub par human beings except for those times when they answered an alarm. Otherwise in or away from the station, they were a--holes.
Not a single character I would want a young member to emulate.

I hope it isn't anything like 'Rescue Me'. Essentially I felt that 'Rescue Me' was an embarassment to the fire service. It portrayed the main characters as completely disfunctional, sub par human beings except for those times when they answered an alarm. Otherwise in or away from the station, they were a--holes.
Not a single character I would want a young member to emulate.

I hope it isn't anything like 'Rescue Me'. Essentially I felt that 'Rescue Me' was an embarassment to the fire service. It portrayed the main characters as completely disfunctional, sub par human beings except for those times when they answered an alarm. Otherwise in or away from the station, they were a--holes.
Not a single character I would want a young member to emulate.

While it is unfortunate that the Trooper was unable to maintain his grasp, he made the effort and it is indeed fortunate that he was not pulled over by the jumper himself.

While it is unfortunate that the Trooper was unable to maintain his grasp, he made the effort and it is indeed fortunate that he was not pulled over by the jumper himself.

While it is unfortunate that the Trooper was unable to maintain his grasp, he made the effort and it is indeed fortunate that he was not pulled over by the jumper himself.

In a more comedic moment it reminds me of "Mother, Juggs and Speed".