These are all Industry fires, the idea being there is a gas leak and we have to get close enough to shut off a valve. Got real up close and personal. Have to say, it was pretty awesome. Next week we move into structure fires.
But enough about fire fighting already...
I'm heading home this weekend. Not looking forward to the drive, but I am excited to get home and see the wife. I am doing a EMS ride along on Saturday, and I am also pretty excited for that. I won't get to get my hands on any patients, but it will be great to see some EMT's in action.
Can we believe that Tiger won the US open are a broken leg? The media is playing it up way to much, but I have to say, that guy makes it exciting to watch golf.
So what else is new... the blue Jays suck, but Riders season is right around the corner. Looking pretty good in pre-season, can't wait to see the green and white defend the cup.
It interesting how everyone around school is getting to know me... for example, I am already well known for my sports knowledge and my back seat driving, and I get bugged about being a banker quite often. Mostly I am known as the married guy. The one structure we put fires out on today (the big flames) is called the widow maker. Being the only married fellow in the group, everyone gave me a shout out when we went in to that one. Luckily I did survive.
Why aren't there more firefighter movies? There are about 1 million cop movies, but the only movies based on firefighters that I know are Backdraft and Ladder 49. Others are sort of about firefighting, like Frequency or Always, but I think there should be more. I would go watch them.
Later gang.
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I hope this list will do, also did you know that one of the first and most famous films ever made is of a building burning with firemen climbing around it. It was a side show act at Coney Island and a big hit in nickelodeons across America that wasn't a peep show. Yes that is also right film started as porn.
* 15 Minutes (2001)
* Ablaze (2000)
* Always (1989)
* Backdraft (1991)
* The Bells Go Down (1943)
* Broken Vessels (1999)
* City on Fire (1979)
* Code Red (TV 1981)
* Collateral Damage (2002)
* The Convention (TV 1978)
* A Dangerous Summer (1981; A.K.A. Flash Fire)
* Emergency! (TV series and movies, 1972)
* Emergency: Survival on Charter #220 (TV 1978)
* Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
* The Fire Alarm (1935)
* The Fire Brigade (1926)
* "Fire on Kelly Mountain" (episode of The Wonderful World of Disney; TV 1973)
* Fire, Trapped on the 37th Floor (TV 1991)
* Firefight (2003)
* Firefighter (TV 1986)
* Firehouse (1997)
* Firehouse Dog (2007)
* The Fireman (1916)
* Fires Were Started (A.K.A. I Was a Fireman; 1943)
* Firestorm (1998)
* Flames (1932)
* Frequency (2000)
* The Garage (A.K.A. Fire Chief; 1919)
* Greatest Rescues of Emergency! (TV 1978)
* The Guys (2002)
* Heart of Fire (TV 1997)
* Heaven's Fire (TV 1999)
* Hellfighters (1968)
* Heroes of the Flames (1931)
* Holy Joe (1999)
* In Old Chicago (1937)
* I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
* Inferno (2001)
* Into the Fire (TV 2005)
* Ladder 49 (2004)
* Life of an American Fireman (1903)
* Lifeline (1997, Hong Kong)
* London's Burning: The Movie (TV movie and series, 1986)
* Mickey's Fire Brigade (1935)
* Most Deadly Passage (TV 1978)
* Point of Origin (TV 2002)
* Red Skies of Montana (1952)
* Roxanne (1987)
* Smoke Jumpers (A.K.A. In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers; 1996)
* The Steel Inferno (TV 1978)
* Superfire (TV 2002)
* The Towering Inferno (1974)
* Trapped in a Forest Fire (1913)
* Trespass (1992)
* The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)
* Turk 182 (1985)
* Turn Out of the Cardiff Fire Brigade (1924)
* Where's That Fire? (1940)
* World Trade Center (2006)
Wow, I'm impressed!!! That will keep him busy for hours.
This blog is so you, jumping from subject to random subject. You to a tea!
Nice work M, are you into movies or something? Looking forward to seeing you Ty! Don't forget your wallet ;) It may be in your ball bag.
I just watched transformers. You should get a yellow firetruck/ambulance thing like that. And I'll get a kick-ass Optimus Prime truck. That would rule.
i would LOVE a truck like that. Michelle tells me I need a job first. Wives.
Thanks for the list M, I will have to look at these a little closer some time. I have to say though, many of these just have fire fighters in them. I would prefer more movies where firefighting is the major plot line. I am obsessed.
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