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Another document I brought home (copy, actually) - has anyone ever seen one other than this - and yes, I have cropped it to reduce the size - it is a 'full sized' certificate.....
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My chief has one, but I thought it was because he was head of some department that was taken into HLS.
I could be wrong though."I was always taught..." Four words impacting fire service education in the most negative of ways. -Bill Carey -
Kind of like being a plankholder, I guess.I am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
"The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list."
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Interseting!.....my Dad was a private consultant who did work for/with DoD and other agencies....can't tell you more or I'd have to sell your first born!Originally posted by tajm611 View PostComment
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You find the neatest stuff.
Can you get me anything for my firstborn?Comment
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Thanks!....Actually, my Dad has been involved with some neat stuff over the years - and he saves almost EVERYTHING!.....Originally posted by LVFD301 View Post
hmm....would need some stats on the firstborn before I could tell you ....
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My father has one as well. He was a member of a DMORT team and when the reorganization of FEMA happended he was issued the certificate because the DMORT's were rolled into homeland security.Comment
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So I wonder now how many are out there......Comment
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I was issued one of those certificates. They were giving to everybody that was an employee of the DHS when it was formed. It is like a plankowner certificate. I was in the Coast Guard when I got mine. I would venture to guess that there were one to two hundred thousand of them issued. I thought at the time that it seemed like a waste of a few thoudand dollars to print and distribute a bunch of certificates just because an agency of the government answers to a new acronymn.Comment
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Add another one here. While I was with NEST (Nuclear Emergency Search Team, now known as the Nuclear Emergency Support Team), we were all given these certificates shortly after the DHS was established.Originally posted by pasobuff View Post
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PS: What is a plankholder???I'm the one Fire and Rescue calls, when they need to be Rescued.
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In the old days... when a new navy ship went out to see and came back after the maiden voyage, they'd replace the deck planks. The original crew would save them as souvenirs, hence plankholders. Or so the story goes.Originally posted by FIREMECH1 View PostI am now a past chief and the views, opinions, and comments are mine and mine alone. I do not speak for any department or in any official capacity. Although, they would be smart to listen to me.
"The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list."
"When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water."Comment
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Plank Owners
Now days .....if you are on the first crew of a new ship you are considered a "Plank Owner".
To better say this.....If you are assigned to a new ship as it's being built and it's Commissioned...you are a "Plank Owner"Last edited by JayDudley; 04-19-2011, 12:27 PM.Respectfully,
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