Please read "pros vs volunteers"

[tc1chief Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close tc1chief]

Please read the post in the Firehouse.com site comments forum named "pros vs volunteers". Please tell me that all Firefighters except me do NOT seperate the professionalism of Volunteers and Paid Firefighters. Ive been on both sides of the fence and we both perform the same job of protecting life, limb, and property, and would all lay our life on the limb to save a life of someone else especially a child. That is what it takes to make a "Professional Firefighter", the rest are just paid or volunteer...

PS..Thanks for letting me get this off of my chest and blow a little steam...

Sincerely
William C Allison II
Chief
Tazewell County Fire Department, Station I

[MetalMedic Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close MetalMedic]

I am glad to see that the "Invisible Webteam" got on top of that string and locked it up before it got out of hand. There really is nothing to be accomplished by carrying it over into this forum. Those who have been here a while have seen this debate way too many times. The bottom line is that no mater how much we argue our own points in here, there really isn't much chance of changing anyone's attitude one way or the other.

[tc1chief Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close tc1chief]

Metal thanks for putting it that way. I want to apoligize to all for carrying it over to this forum.

Respectfully
William C Allison II
Chief

[enginecappy Temporarily Inactive Find all posts View Profile Close enginecappy]

Darn...and I was soooooo looking forward to finally settling that debate.

Well....at least I can still look forward to finally settling the age old question of which color is best suited for Fire Apparatus.....red or yellow?

[mongofire_99 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close mongofire_99]

Nuts to that Phildabox, EVERYBODY knows white is the way to go.

Besides, the smoothbore vs auto in the one that really needs settled, no wait, the deflate or lift is uh, no, Scott or MSA, um but then again, is it Piece or E-One...

[Adze39 IACOJ Agitator Find all posts View Profile Close Adze39]

[quote]Originally posted by mongofire_99:
Besides, the smoothbore vs auto in the one that really needs settled, no wait, the deflate or lift is uh, no, Scott or MSA, um but then again, is it Piece or E-One...

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You forgot East vs West and Quints: Should they operate as engines or trucks?

[BucksEng91 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close BucksEng91]

Don't forget leather vs. composite, traditional vs. modern helmets...

[Adze39 IACOJ Agitator Find all posts View Profile Close Adze39]

Black Vs Gold (or Yellow) gear

[DeputyChiefGonzo Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close DeputyChiefGonzo]

Pizza or Chili for dinner....

[truckie_ladderco_147 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close truckie_ladderco_147]

Squads or rescues? Ambulance or bus?old graemlins or the new ones??

[firecat1524 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close firecat1524]

No,No,No,No,No

What we all need to decide first is far more important than all that....

Ginger or Mary Ann?

[enginecappy Temporarily Inactive Find all posts View Profile Close enginecappy]

Betty Rubble or Wilma Flintstone?

[Adze39 IACOJ Agitator Find all posts View Profile Close Adze39]

[quote]Originally posted by truckie_ladderco_147:
old graemlins or the new ones??

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There are new ones??? I better get out of the stone age...better move west! LOL

Who wants to be a millionaire or Weakest Link?

[FitzBFDT2 Forum Member Find all posts View Profile Close FitzBFDT2]

LHS* or the7tower

[N2DFire MembersZone Subscriber Find all posts View Profile Close N2DFire]

[quote]Originally posted by Captain Gonzo:
Pizza or Chili for dinner....

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Can't we have both ??




Take Care - Stay Safe - God Bless
Stephen
FF/Paramedic