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| Resources  The Fireman's Prayer http://www.rescuetees.com
When I am called to duty, God, - Author Unknown
The Story of the Maltese
Cross When a courageous band of crusaders, the Knights of St. John, fought the Saracens for possession of the Holy Lands, they were faced with a new device of war---FIRE. As the crusaders advanced on Jerusalem, the Saracens pelted them with glass bombs full of naphtha and then threw down flaming torches. Hundreds of knights were burned alive while others risked their lives to save their kinsmen from painful fiery deaths. Thus these became the first firefighters. Their heroic efforts were recognized by fellow crusaders who awarded them with the badge of honor similar to the cross firefighters wear today. Since the Knights of St. John
lived nearly four centuries on the island of Malta, in the Mediterranean
Sea, the cross came to be known as the Maltese Cross. The firefighter
who wears this cross is willing to lay down his life for others, just
as the crusaders sacrificed their lives for their fellow man so many
years ago.
A solider and a cop and a firefighter die and go
to heaven. Upon the arrival of the three, Saint Peter greets them
at the Pearly Gates. He announces to the three of them that if they
can count to 10 he will let them enter heaven. The solider goes up
and starts to march "Hut 1 2 3 4". Saint Peter says to him
"sorry son". The cop goes next and pulls out his service
revolver and starts to load it with bullets "1 2 3 4 5 6".
"Sorry son," Saint Peter says. The firefighter is next and
says "1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10". "Well done" Saint
Peter says and asks him if he can count higher. "For sure"
the firefighter replies and says "JACK QUEEN KING ACE."
A fireman is inside a burning building that is dangerously
falling apart and could collapse at any moment when he comes across
a woman who is trapped he quickly throws her over his shoulder and
remarks to the woman that she is the second pregnant woman he has
saved this week. The woman says "but I'm not pregnant" to
which the fireman replies "well your not bloody saved yet either
are ya?"
How many paramedics does it take to screw in a light bulb? None because the world revolves around them!
Why is it so expensive to fight a fire in lower Manhattan?
How can you tell which locker belongs to a female firefighter ?
Three blondes were stuck on an island. A little
fairy appeared and asked the first blonde, "if you had one wish,
what would it be?" The blonde said, "I wish I was smart."
A fire started on some grassland near a farm, the county fire department was called to put out the fire. The fire was more than the county FD could handle so someone suggested a nearby volunteer department be called in. Despite some doubt the volunteer guys could do it, the call was placed. The volunteers arrived in a dilapidated old fire truck. They rumble straight towards the fire, drove right into the middle of the flames and stopped! The firemen jumped out and frantically sprayed water in all directions. Soon they had snuffed out the center of the fire breaking it into two easily controlled parts. Watching all of this the farmer was so impressed with the volunteer department and so grateful they saved his land he hands them a check on the spot for 1,000 dollars. A local reporter asked the fire chief what he was gonna do with the money. The chief replied "that ought to be obvious, the first thing were gonna do is fix the brakes on our fire truck"
Q: Why do truckies open up roofs
A fire broke out in a six story apartment building last week in a near by town. A blonde, a redhead, and a brunette escaped the flames by climbing up onto the roof. When the fire department arrived they got out a blanket held it up and the Chief called out to the brunette to jump into the blanket. The brunette jumped. As she was falling 'swoosh' the firefighters pulled the blanket away and she landed on the street like a brick. The firefighters then held the blanket back up and the Chief told the redhead to jump. "No Way! I saw what you did to my friend" exclaimed the redhead. "I am sorry" said the Chief. My wife was a brunette and she divorced me. I just don't like brunettes. We have no problem with redheads-jump it's your only chance" So the redhead jumped. On the way down 'swoosh' the firefighters pulled the blanket away and she hit the pavement like a tomato! The firefighters again held up the blanket and the Chief told the blonde to jump. The fire was getting worse and her only chance of survival was to jump. "No I am not jumping. I saw what you did to my two friends." "I am sorry" said the Chief " I explained what happened to the brunette and well when the redhead jumped we were distracted. It will not happen again, just jump!" The blonde thought for a moment. "OK I'll jump - but first I want you to lay the blanket on the ground and back away before I jump into it." from Brieana a fire explorer from Minnesota
It was a few days after Christmas this little boy who got a fire engine for Christmas was playing while his mom was listened from the kitchen. He was acting like the old captain rolling up on a structure fire: " ALL RIGHT GUYS, GET YOUR %$#@ TOGETHER AND PUT THAT &^%#@! FIRE OUT NOW!!!". Hearing this upset his mother who came running into the room and sent him to the bedroom for 2 hours. Two hours later he came out of his room and resumed play (with his mom listening cautiously from the kitchen) " "All right guys let's mop it up." Then he turned to the imaginary owner of the house and said, " If your *&$#@!% about the two hour delay talk to the old bat in the kitchen. from Catherine Shores
Q. What does CHAOS stand for?
A woman frantically calls the fire department to report a fire in the neighborhood. The dispatcher asks, "How do we get there?" Confused she replies, "Da! BIG RED TRUCK!
A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire engine with lights flashing and a wailing siren at full blast zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat next to the driver of the fire engine was a Dalmatian. The children, never having seen a dog in a fire engine before, started to discuss what the dog might be for.
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