A new issue appears to be on the table in the ongoing problems between DC Fire & EMS Department Chief Kenneth Ellerbe and some of his firefighters. It revolves around a verbal order transmitted Saturday through the chain of command to DC firehouses. It addresses the possibility of protests at Mayor Vincent Gray's State of the District speech to be delivered tomorrow night at the Historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Northwest.
The warning of potential punishment comes following the walkout by firefighters at Chief Ellerbe's January 24 speech on the state of the department.
Washington City Paper's Alan Suderman, who writes the column Loose Lips, say he has pictures from a half dozen log books from city firehouses documenting the verbal order that came via Deputy Chief Larry Jackson. But the word from the department spokesman denies the involvement of Chief Ellerbe:
Ellerbe spokesman Lon Walls says the whole episode is "much ado about nothing." Walls says that while Ellerbe expects his troops to behave professionally at the mayor's speech, he did not send out "any kind of directive like that."
Lon Walls, an FEMS spokesman, said “there was no directive” and explained a lieutenant who is also a union member “misconstrued” departmental discussions.
Walls said the department “respects their right to freedom of speech,” but declined to say that firefighters who wished to protest could do so without fear of discipline. “It would not be appreciated,” he said. “It would be frowned upon.”
Two clips from a fire yesterday in Southeast Washington at 428 Newcomb Street. The video above is from the website of Engine 15, Rescue 3 where you will find this description:
Units with the 3rd Battalion were alerted for the Apartment fire at 428 Newcomb Street S.E. Engine 25 arrived to find a 2up 2down with smoke showing side (A). Engine 25 found a room off on the first floor, Engine 15 third due, backed up 25Engine which made quick work of the room. Rescue 3 completed their search that proved negative. Command 3 held the box with 1+1.
The video below is shot and narrated by a neighbor.
Come see Superman & Lex Luthor together: Or maybe it's more like Austin Powers & Dr. Evil. Dave Statter meets Rhett Fleitz. Somehow I ended up on the same bill with THE Fire Critic at the Ohio Fire & Emergency Services Foundation's 2012 Leadership Conference. It is May 23 & 24 in Newark, Ohio. Lt. Steve Robertson from the Columbus Division of Fire will also be at the conference and may end up having to referee. Click here to sign up.
No Lex Luthor/ Dr. Evil on this one: In Pennsylvania, the South Central Task Force Homeland Security Conference 2012 is March 6 to March 9. Please come see me. Click here.
Must see video of a fast moving fire: See the firefighter starting to run in the picture to the right? There is good reason. Firefighters in Australia had just pulled up on a box truck fire only to see the location of the fire suddenly move to the other side of a busy four lane road. Don't miss this video.
Audio from Philly fire with injured firefighters & rescued civilians: Our friends at PhillyFireNews.com have the audio from a rowhouse fire yesterday morning that left three firefighters and four civilians injured. Lt. Marvin Melvin is the worst off with burns to his arms and back that have him in critical but stable condition. Click here.
Husband of missing Utah woman sets home on fire killing himself & two sons: The explosion and fire at a home in Graham, Washington is making news across the country after what was supposed to be a supervised between Josh Powell and his children turns deadly. Read the details.
Lucky it was just the windshield: Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com has the video and details of a Clearwater, Florida fire engine being hit by a chunk of concrete tossed by a man on the side of the road as the rig was responding to a medical call. Here's the story.
Report from Toledo fire where body was discovered after demolition: Toledo Fire Department released an internal report providing details of how searches were done under heavy fire conditions during a January apartment fire. They had been under some criticism after one resident's body was discovered in the rubble after the building was demolished. Read the report.
DC firefighter hands contraband to President Obama: President Barack Obama is now the owner of a t-shirt with the banned from on-duty use DCFD logo. Click here to see the picture of the handover.
Firefighter/Air Traffic Controller: For all of you airport firefighters out there, do you think you could handle tower duties if needed? That's what happened to a firefighter at Tirupati Airport in India. Firegeezer has this unusual story.
Thanks for the support: Thanks to those who helped out with the FDNY Rescue 2 Mayday Fund offer from MN8-Foxfire. In the picture to the right, the check presentation is being made. Left to right are Zach Green, president MN8-Foxfire, Captain Liam Flaherty of FDNY Rescue 2; Captain Willie Wines Jr, Iron Firemen.com and Rhett Fleitz, THE Fire Critic. You can read the details of their visit to New York on Willie's blog.
Indiana videos: A pair of fires on Saturday afternoon from Ed Malik. One from Gary and the other from Lake Station. Here they are.
Skepticism over elected fire chief: Those commenting on the IAFF local in San Bernardino, California wanting an elected fire chief see problems. Click here for the story and the reaction.
NVFC has some awards to give out: The National Volunteer Fire Council is still accepting nominations for the NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award and the Fire Prevention Award. Click here for details.
Hero Rush: The obstacle race and experience created for firefighters and the general public. And you will be contributing to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation when you sign up. Click here to see when Hero Rush is coming to your town.
Courage for Kyle: The Barnegat Fire Company in New Jersey is now selling Courage for Kyle Bracelets. Kyle, the 11-year-old son of Firefighter Gene McGetrick, has been battling cancer for seven years. We first became aware of Kyle in December when there was an impromptu fire truck parade in front of his house. Firefighters from around the world have sent messages and patches to Kyle after Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com ran the story of the parade. Click here to learn how to buy a bracelet. The money goes to the Courage for Kyle Foundation.
You too can be part of the winning team at Lucas Oil Stadium: You don't have to be a member of the Giants for that experience. Participate in the 2012 NFFF FDIC 9-11 Memorial Stair Climb and you will feel like a champ. Click here to register and see a video from the 2011 climb.
A blazing truck rolled into oncoming traffic on a busy Perth highway yesterday when the heat of the fire caused its brakes to fail.
The truck caught alight in a street off the Stirling Highway in the western suburb of Nedlands yesterday before the brakes stopped working and it rolled backwards into the oncoming highway traffic.
The link above has audio from a fire just before 6:00 this morning at 1618 N. 20th Street in North Philadelphia. You will hear the evacuation ordered at 5:28 in the audio, followed by the call for additional medic units for injured firefighters.
(Commissioner Lloyd) Ayers identified the seriously injured firefighter as Lt. Marvin Melvin, a member of the department since 1999. He is assigned to Engine 27, located at 19th and Master streets.
Melvin was in critical but stable condition Sunday night in the burn unit at Temple University Hospital. Ayers said he was alert and talking to his family, and "doing well."
Bill Gault, president of Local 22 of the firefighters' union, said Melvin was burned on both arms and his back.
According to Philadelphia Fire Deputy Chief Michael Wahl, the call for the house fire came in at 5:58 a.m. at 1618 North 20th Street. Upon arrival initial reports were of heavy smoke and a couple trapped inside.
Upon entering the home, firefighters rescued two people while two others escaped on their own. Three women and one child were taken to Hahnemann hospital for treatment and were in stable condition.
Three firefighters were injured while rescuing the trapped victims. One member with first and second degree burns to his arms. Two other firefighters were transported with minor injuries. Four civilians were also transported with smoke inhalation.
From the AP:
Fire officials say a blaze in a north Philadelphia row home injured seven people, including three firefighters, one critically.
Authorities say the fire in the three-story building was reported just before 6 a.m. Sunday. Arriving crews have reported heavy black smoke pouring from the third floor. Firefighters battled the flames for about an hour.
One firefighter has been taken to a hospital burn unit in critical but stable condition. Two other firefighters are reported to be in stable condition.
Firefighters helped two people from the building while two others escaped on their own. All four had minor injuries that were treated at a hospital.
Two from Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com to tell you about. Above, in Clearwater, Florida a fire engine responding to a medical call ended up with a smashed windshield. The crew saw a man lob a chunk of concrete at the rig. Click here for that story.
Below, the Antique of the Week doesn't just have an old fire truck. It has an old film to go with it. Check it out.
Saturday was a busy day for Ed Malik. Above is a house fire at 2788 Warren in Lake Station, Indiana that came in around noon. Here is some of what Ed wrote:
Just a note, the siding on the rear of the house was melted by an intense garage fire a few months back set by a disgruntled girlfriend and the melted siding on the side of the house was caused when the homeowner set a couch on fire about a year ago.
Around 3:00 PM, Ed shot the fire below at 15th and Connecticut in Gary, Indiana:
On arrival Battalion 4 advised of heavy smoke showing from a 2 story apartment building. Crews made an aggressive interior attack and brought the fire under control quickly.
The Toledo Fire Department issued a brief report after investigating how a January 13 fire in an apartment building was handled. The report was ordered following the discovery of the body of 35-year-old Delano Fleming after the 12-unit building was demolished. The fire was reported at 3:45 AM at 3125 Meadowbrook Court.
According to the report, the fire started on the second floor and was rapidly extending to the third floor and attic. Firefighters rescued four children and an adult from the second floor and conducted a "high risk search" of the third floor without water. An adult on the third floor was also brought out safely.
A first floor search had not been completed when the order to evacuate came at 4:07. Left unchecked were apartment 37 and apartment 38, where Fleming lived. Firefighters were given indication by neighbors that everyone was accounted for but went back into the building after new information was received. Details from the Toledo Blade:
While the building was still burning, crews were told that “someone may be in the apartment on the left,” which was apartment 37.
Two firefighters and the on-scene commander went into the building to search 37. One firefighter went into 38 — which had an open door, the report states.
“It was dark and he [the firefighter] felt some heat in the hall near the bedrooms. He was unable to see any furniture from his position due to the darkness,” the report, prepared by Deputy Chief Gary Martin, states. “He did not search the apartment because of the belief that everyone was accounted for and they were inside to check apartment 37.”
“At that time, we still didn’t have any information that anyone else was missing, other than to go back after they were pulled out to check 37,” said Lieutenant Hertzfeld.
Ed Smith, president of Local 36 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, said there were no political overtones intended in handing POTUS the shirt.
”Those were shirts we had made up last year, before the change,” he said. “Those are the shirts we wear when we’re out in the community, attending different events. … We try to look uniform.”
Lon Walls, an FEMS spokesperson, said he wasn’t reading too much into the giveaway.
“People give stuff to the president all the time,” he said. “I’m sure he doesn’t know what all the issues are.”
From Dallas, Texas, the news, apparently official … social media has taken over the news business. Actually this is old news. The video above has been on YouTube since 2010, but I realized I had never shared it with you. You see, those in the news business don't just make fun of you, they also make fun of themselves.
In Vacaville, California, Firefighter Louis Jones had a rather unique experience. Jones and his fellow firefighters responded yesterday morning to a medical call at a mobile home park in the 1000 block of Nut Tree Road. Something seemed quite familiar in the home where the emergency was located. The first thing to catch the eye of Firefighter Jones was a yellow plastic block that looked like the one he had until a week earlier. Jones' vanished, along with other items, when the home he was preparing to rent out was burglarized a week earlier.
"I was kind of in shock, " Jones said. "Wow, I used to have something like that, and kind of looked around and saw some of the tools laying there that looked sort of familiar."
Jones and fellow firefighters finished their call and then he called police.
It didn't take long for officers to recover Jones' washing machine and dryer, a lawn mower and a number of his personal effects.
Police arrested 47-year old Ricky Mankini, of Vacaville, and booked him into the Solano County Jail for possession of stolen property.
Unfortunately, Jones still hasn't recovered a quad he loved to ride and a number of other items, but police are still investigating.
Vacaville police contacted Mankini at the hospital, wherehe was visiting his housemate, Jones said. A search of Mankini's vehicle revealed more stolen items and Mankini was arrested for possession of stolen property and booked into the Solano County jail, Lopez said.
"The only thing we recovered was the washer and dryer, a lawn mower, some paint, hinges, paint brushes and keepsakes — beer steins with firefighting related artwork," Jones said.
"Ninety percent of the stuff is still missing," Jones said. He estimates it's worth between $8,000 and $10,000.
Several businesses have been left in ruins after a blaze engulfed a three-storey building in a Surrey strip mall early Thursday morning.
The extent of the damage is not yet known and the cause of the blaze is still being investigated. Firefighters spent hours battling the blaze at 83rd Avenue and Scott Road. The fire rapidly spread through the building, devastating several businesses, including restaurants and a gym.
About 10 fire trucks, three rescue trucks and 46 firefighters responded to the blaze and had it under control by 7:30 a.m., though crews remained on scene targeting remaining hot spots.
No injuries have been reported in connection with the blaze, but a BC Hydro worker who is believed to have fallen down near the scene was loaded into an ambulance.
A fire a week ago on Locust Street in Rochester, New York has become the center of a controversy. The union president says budget cuts and a fire department reorganization put lives and safety at risk. The fire chief says otherwise. Four firefighters and four civilians were hurt during the blaze (see the story below about their charred PPE).
President Jim McTiernan went on to detail various fire units that were out of service at the time that this fire was called in as well as the location of a Battalion Chief who had to respond from South Avenue because another Battalion Chief post was recently eliminated.
McTiernan’s letter also detailed the need for a round-the-clock Group Safety Officer that happened to be present at this fire scene but had been cutback on various shifts due to budgetary restraints. A letter McTiernan sent to those same city leaders last week argued the union’s objections and concerns to cuts that lowered the number of on-duty firefighters from 99 to 86 over Fire Chief Caufield’s 4-Year Plan.
Fire Chief (John) Caufield fired back late Wednesday with a response of his own during an interview with 13WHAM News. Chief Caufield said he disputes nearly every word of McTiernan’s letter and said that 13 firefighters were on-scene at Locust Street in four minutes and a total of 26 were on scene in eight minutes. Caufield also pointed to a report from a senior officer, and a union member, who was at the fire scene and applauded the efforts and decisions of the firefighters that day.
The news from New York indicates that New York's finest are now dealing with the opposite problem that is facing DC's bravest. It's a story that is worth paying attention to whether you are police officer or a firefighter.
As we've covered extensively, a recent order in the Nation's Capital banned on-duty wearing of any firefighter provided outer wear that has the DCFD logo on it. In New York, the city's top cop says you can't wear or use any items that say NYPD while off-duty without getting special permission. Reports indicate this came about after Commissioner Raymond Kelly saw a shirt with the NYPD logo and a controversial quote.
The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association thinks this is infringing on the constitutional rights of police officers.
Here's coverage from a variety of sources.
From the AP:
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has issued an order saying the department must approve clothing branded with the New York Police Department logo before officers can wear it.
Kelly said Wednesday the order is meant to make sure nothing inflammatory or derogatory appears with the logo. There have been instances where clothing says "NYPD" and also states something negative. He says officers are still police, even when they're off duty.
Kelly says the order is common sense, and no employer would allow the brand name of the company or organization to be used without authorization.
Union officials say the directive goes too far. Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Pat Lynch says telling police officers what they can wear in their private lives is a violation of free speech rights.
Some of taboo shirts’ slogans included the 81st Precinct’s “Bed Stuy do or die’’ and a shirt popular with homicide detectives that says, “Our day begins when your day ends.”
But some shirts have caused offense — such as one worn by some cops in Harlem that dubs the 30th Precinct the “House of Pain.”
Others disliked by brass include one that calls the 32nd Precinct in Hamilton Heights the “Tomb of Gloom.”
According to the new rule, officers are not allowed to wear any sort of clothing or accessories with the department's image on them while off the clock.
Prohibited items include hats, pins, jewelry and clothing.
The ban also applies to non-clothing items like pens, mugs and ceremonial coins.
The order targets "any item of apparel which contains a Department logo or shield, or in any way identifies its wearer with the New York City Police Department unless approved by the Uniform and Equipment Review Committee, prior to being worn by a member of the service, uniformed or civilian, on or off-duty."
Pat Lynch, president of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, said that the order goes too far and threatens officers’ constitutional rights.
“Telling police officers what images or objects he or she can own or wear in their private lives is a clear violation of the officers’ free speech rights,” Lynch said in a statement. “Many private citizens proudly wear NYPD apparel — and police officers can’t? It makes no sense. The PBA believes the order is patently unlawful and we will defend our members’ rights.”
One police source confirmed that the new restrictions came on the heels of Kelly spotting an officer wearing a T-shirt with the NYPD logo and a controversial quote.
This is a fire yesterday in the 1500 blk Sheffield Avenue in Northeast Baltimore, Maryland. IAFF Local 734 reports the closest engine company was closed for the day. The union also reports three firefighters suffered minor burns.
The fire at 215 Dartmouth Avenue was called in about 12:45 p.m. by dozens of people in the neighborhood who saw smoke pouring from the roof of the three-story structure, said Fire Chief John Caufield.
Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from the second floor, and upon entering the home saw that the fire had spread throughout the interior walls and ceilings of the house.
Firefighters began fighting the blaze inside, but changed tactics and left the home, fighting it instead from the outside, Caufield said.
Tuesday afternoon, the firefighters prepared their final meal together as a Pontiac Fire Department. Forty-two of them will make the move to Waterford.
Several other are in the process of joining Waterford’s Fire Department.
Throughout the day, many people have been stopping by the building to support those worked there. "We’ve got guys that are off duty that have been here all day,” said Fortney.
We are so used to citizen video journalists turning into water supply officers or fire suppression experts on some of the videos posted on STATter911.com that this one caught my attention because it is so different. Listen to the narration from this early video from yesterday's natural has explosion in Topeka, Kansas and you will hear what I mean.
Make sure you watch the video above and see how much difference one man with a few fire extinguishers can make. This is a fire on Luwum Street in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. It turns out the man who jumped into action has been in the fire protection business for a good part of his life. According to The Monitor he is Arthur Ruhyama Acaali, a trader of fire-fighting equipment, who is in business near where the fire broke out and has jumped into action during previous fires in the area. His nickname is Arthur Fire. Here's how the Monitor describes what Acaali did:
There is smoke escaping into the air, a crowd on the streets has gathered just outside Namaganda plaza, and then the tongues of fire appear, leaping and tossing about. And that's when he appears on the scene, with his unmistakable shaven head, down at the centre of the flames, his right hand swinging back and forth, emptying a jet of white liquid onto the fire from a fire extinguisher he held.
He is seen pulling aside bags, sacks and clothes, retrieving what little he can from the flames. Moments later, screeching sirens announce the arrival of fire trucks.
The video clip ends with him pulling a water hose from the fire engine, to where a few obstinate embers of fire are still lit up.
Jason Low, STATter911.com reader and a firefighter at Redwood Meadows Emergency Services in for Redwood Meadows Emergency Services in Alberta, Canada sent us this information about a fire last night at a service station:
Redwood Meadows Emergency Services (RMES) along with mutual aid partners from Cochrane, Springbank, Elbow Valley, Priddis, Madden, and Langdon all worked together to extinguish a gas/service station that caught fire at 8:20pm MST Monday night. Initial reports are that a car being worked on inside the service bays contained gasoline fumes which were ignited by the overhead heater. One person sustained minor injuries.
Bragg Creek's commercial district is comprised largely of unsprinklered wooden structures. The fact that this was held to the building of origin and did not spread to the very close by strip shopping mall and another gas station can be directly attributed to effective water (tanker) shuttles and frequent pre-plan/table-top exercises by RMES.
A Bragg Creek gas station has been destroyed by a gas-fed fire, despite desperate attempts by fire crews to contain the blaze.
Firefighters spent hours battling an inferno Monday night, sparked inside a garage at the Bragg Creek Husky station on the corner of Highway 22 and Highway 22X.
Residents reported that gas inside the southwest station ignited sometime after 8 p.m.
Rob Evans, deputy fire chief with Redwood Meadows, said the blaze could have been far worse.
“Crews did a great job of saving it from going into the newer mall in Bragg Creek, as well as the old mall, “ he said.
Propane tanks in a cage outside of the gas station were whistling, said Evans — venting and ready to blow.
Evans said the preliminary cause of the fire is gasoline vapours from a vehicle being worked on in the shop at the time, ignited by a unit heater in the ceiling.
A fire fed by exploding welding tanks engulfed a home in central Greeley in minutes and scorched another Sunday afternoon.
Jacob Rodriguez, who was renting the home from Leroy Measner, was welding in the garage when a piece of the melted metal fell to the ground and caught some grease on fire. He tried to put it out but couldn’t and escaped before acetylene and oxygen tanks exploded.
Courage for Kyle: The Barnegat Fire Company in New Jersey is now selling Courage for Kyle Bracelets. Kyle, the 11-year-old son of Firefighter Gene McGetrick, has been battling cancer for seven years. We first became aware of Kyle in December when there was an impromptu fire truck parade in front of his house. Firefighters from around the world have sent messages and patches to Kyle after Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com ran the story of the parade. If, like me, you listened to Kyle on the Internet radio show last week with Anthony Avillo and Jim Duffy, you probably recognized that these should be Courage for Us bracelets. Kyle is clearly not lacking in that department. Click here to learn how to buy one and to hear the interview in case you missed it.
Tough economic time, the 1990s version: A look back to when Massachusetts' Chelsea Fire Department was among the busiest and, at the same time, working with little resources. Click here for the video.
'The real heroes are the firefighters': Nice words from Kansas City Chiefs QB Matt Cassel after alerting a neighbor that her house was burning. Here's the story.
A good lesson on handling a bad story: It is never good news when you learn a firefighter has been busted for drugs and money laundering and may have been doing some of the dirty work on the job. But it appears to me, based only on what I have seen and read about the story, the Albuquerque fire chief has made many of the right moves in dealing with this unfortunate set of circumstances. Click here.
Firefighter rescue video on the web: I only recently discovered (thanks to a loyal reader) that video from the rescue of a New Hyde Park, New York firefighter after a flashover just short of a year ago, has been on YouTube for a few months. It is now posted on STATter911.com.
NVFC has some awards to give out: The National Volunteer Fire Council is now accepting nominations for the NVFC Lifetime Achievement Award and the Fire Prevention Award. Click here for details.
Fatal fire in Syracuse: One of our readers alerted us to a fire in Syracuse, New York early Friday morning that left a woman dead. Read the story. Watch the story.
Special message from Chief John Salka on an upcoming fundraiser for an important cause: "Listen up! Come out and support two FDNY veterans who are fighting the biggest battle of their lives, CANCER!! My two friends Lt. Patrick Sullivan and FF Steve Troche, both of TL-58 in the Bronx are both battling cancer. The Brothers at E-45, L-58 and B-18 are stepping up and running 'Firefighters Fighting Back Against Cancer' on Saturday, Feb. 25 at MULCAHY'S PUB in Wantagh NY. For all you L.I., NYC and NJ guys and gals, come out for a great night with beer, food, beer, raffles, beer, auctions, beer and a 50/50 raffle. Come out and join the 'Vyse Guys' for a night of brotherhood and support. See you there!! Questions, call 718-430-0245."
I hope many of you heard the interview with 11-year-old Kyle McGetrick last week on Jim Duffy and Anthony Avillo's Fire Engineering Talk Radio show. If, like me, you listened to every word of it, you realize what a remarkable young man Kyle is. Here's the link, in case you missed it.
For those who don't know, Kyle is the son of Barnegat Fire Company Firefighter Gene McGetrick (while overshadowed by his son during the interview, you will find that Gene is pretty amazing himself). Kyle has been fighting an extremely difficult battle with cancer since he was four. The prognosis is not good, but Kyle's outlook and bravery are something to marvel at. During the interview, his father told the recent story of how Kyle wanted to get back home from the hospital right away when having a PICC line inserted into his chest. Rather than wait for an anesthesiologist, which would delay his departure, Kyle insisted on getting it done without anesthesia.
When Jim and Anthony were talking about a recent large fire in New Jersey, without missing a beat, Kyle immediately asked them if all the firefighters got home safely. While we are worried about him, Kyle's focus is on the firefighters.
For those who may not be familiar with our coverage of Kyle, the Barnegat Fire Company put on what they thought would be a small pre-Christmas parade of fire trucks in front of the boy's house. Before it was done, 100 fire vehicles from Ocean County, New Jersey went by the house. Then, after Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com brought that story to the fire service, a virtual parade started as firefighters from around the world sent hundreds of messages and patches to Kyle.
Kyle said he's received more than 500 patches. Kyle greatly appreciates the generosity and loves going through the patches, but said on the radio show that the one from Station 11 (Barnegat Fire Company) is still his favorite. Who can blame him?
Now comes word that you can purchase a Courage for Kyle bracelet.for $5 each. Here is the link.
And here is the official message of thanks from Kyle that is posted on Station 11's website:
Kyle would like to tell thank you to everyone who sent patches, shirts, and helmets. He enjoys having his dad reading the letters he received, and loves seeing where all the fire departments are from. Humbled and affected by such an outpouring of support from our brothers and sisters.
But if you want to hear Kyle and his dad tell you themselves, I encourage you to take the time to listen to the interview.
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