Yesterday morning when I heard of the tragic events in Memphis, I got on the phone with one of our MFD brothers that I know. He was telling me of being at the hospital all night, waiting for news, talking to some of the guys who where on the scene and finding out what happened. He knew the fallen heroes and was having a hard time talking about it all.
Just as him and the rest of the MFD family were just starting to try and understand and figure out what happened, they all had the shock of finding out that the fire was set by the interum store manager to cover up his theft of over $7,000 from the store safe.
This is the same guy who was reported as possibly being still in the store. He is the one our selfless, heroic brothers went in looking for when this happened.
Understandably, the feelings they were going through are now compunded even more by the rage that this was PREMEDITATED MURDER of two of our own.
Quoting the Local FF union rep on TV this afternoon, "If he is guilty, may he burn in hell forever!"
I sat here watching the Memphis news and in two of the shots they were showing as and right after the roof collapse, You can hear the PASS devices going off. That brought back the same gut wretching feeling from when I heard all those PASS devices going off at the WTC on TV. You sit and watch and want to be in the picture so bad so you can try and help save your brothers, but you have to sit there helpless knowing what the outcome is already.
Now we all have even more healing to try and get through, Why is it that more tragedy always hits us when we are already dealing with loads of it anyway? We are strong and we will perservere, but we not only have to worry about going into dangerous situations but also going into them when they have been purposely started to do others harm. There is no difference in that than the idiots putting a gun to our heads and that brings my rage out and reminds me of our going to a structure fire that was set by a meth lab, we were within minutes of being blown to bits by their stash of liquid ether, senseless is what it all is.
All we can do is lean on each other, quit the petty bickering we do, and through UNITY , we will overcome all odds.
To all our fallen brothers my utmost respect, To all of our fallen brothers families, my heartfelt condolences and my offer of any help you need.
I will be on the phone with my Memphis brothers every day . I hope I can help them at least a little and maybe do some healing of my own.
Capt Tyler Sitzer
Weiner Vol Fire & Rescue Dept, Weiner, ARK
Just as him and the rest of the MFD family were just starting to try and understand and figure out what happened, they all had the shock of finding out that the fire was set by the interum store manager to cover up his theft of over $7,000 from the store safe.
This is the same guy who was reported as possibly being still in the store. He is the one our selfless, heroic brothers went in looking for when this happened.
Understandably, the feelings they were going through are now compunded even more by the rage that this was PREMEDITATED MURDER of two of our own.
Quoting the Local FF union rep on TV this afternoon, "If he is guilty, may he burn in hell forever!"
I sat here watching the Memphis news and in two of the shots they were showing as and right after the roof collapse, You can hear the PASS devices going off. That brought back the same gut wretching feeling from when I heard all those PASS devices going off at the WTC on TV. You sit and watch and want to be in the picture so bad so you can try and help save your brothers, but you have to sit there helpless knowing what the outcome is already.
Now we all have even more healing to try and get through, Why is it that more tragedy always hits us when we are already dealing with loads of it anyway? We are strong and we will perservere, but we not only have to worry about going into dangerous situations but also going into them when they have been purposely started to do others harm. There is no difference in that than the idiots putting a gun to our heads and that brings my rage out and reminds me of our going to a structure fire that was set by a meth lab, we were within minutes of being blown to bits by their stash of liquid ether, senseless is what it all is.
All we can do is lean on each other, quit the petty bickering we do, and through UNITY , we will overcome all odds.
To all our fallen brothers my utmost respect, To all of our fallen brothers families, my heartfelt condolences and my offer of any help you need.
I will be on the phone with my Memphis brothers every day . I hope I can help them at least a little and maybe do some healing of my own.
Capt Tyler Sitzer
Weiner Vol Fire & Rescue Dept, Weiner, ARK
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