Firefighter Gifts: The Brotherhood Bond

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Firefighter Gifts: The Brotherhood Bond

Becoming a firefighter is not just about the Fire Academy Firefighter I program. It's more than just the countless hours of training, demanding physical labor and sleepless nights. It is about the flames, destruction and unknown. And it is about going through it with the guys on your line. The firefighters who hang their accountability tag next to yours, no questions asked except for "Ready?".

This bond is like a secret. Not because we won't tell you, but because we can't. There aren't really words to explain sharing the heat, the zero visibility, the work of the search, facing what is unknown and different every single time. After 18 years in the service, I've given up trying to explain it because none of us who share the bond really can. The bond is one of the truest firefighter gifts that is earned and protected once it is yours.

There is a pride that comes from the badges and patches - and the fire trucks we spend hours taking care of so it can bring us to that time. The Class A uniforms that hang proudly and make us stand tall never feel as much a part of us as our bunker gear and helmets, worn to fit just right like a pair of your favorite jeans and navy blue firefighter t-shirt with your station maltese. Your equipment of choice tucked back in the same pockets after you use them so your hands can find them even if your eyes cannot.

The Brotherhood of firefighting will always be alive and well, because being a firefighter is not just what we do, it is who we are and what we share.

Firefighter Is Not All We Are

Firefighting People

Live Burn Firefighter TrainingFirefighters are fathers and mothers, grandparents, sons and daughters. We are aunts, uncles and cousins. We are your next door neighbor.

We care for those we love, friends and co-workers and we care for strangers in their time of need.

We are from all different walks of life, rich and poor, middle class. Teachers, plumbers, doctors and lawyers. Students, car mechanics and accountants.

We are firemen and female firefighters and we are proud, dedicated and are always training, for the present and the future.

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Firefighters are dedicated, brave, Irish, Italian, Black, Female, Jewish, White......

The Fire Department Melting Pot!

Read any blog or forum on any of the numerous websites online and you will find firefighters networks and groups entitled "Irish Firefighters", Italian Firefighters, Black, Female, Jewish Firefighters and all together, with all of their differences they are still so alike. The brotherhood unites when we put on our t-shirts with fire department maltese, our bunker gear, SCBA and head out to fight the fires, battle the flames and serve our communities. One of the many gifts for firefighters are our differences, it's part of our bond.

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Fire Captain's Favorite Links

Firefighter t-shirts, gifts, clocks, mugs and Jewelry

Need a gift for your favorite fireman or female firefighter? How about some fire department apparel and station wear featuring firemen, patriotic and rescue themes? Check out some of our shopping sites below.
Bonfire Designs
Personalized gift ideas and tee's with exclusive designs for occupations and careers, funny t-shirts, wedding favors, easy shopping and fun to browse.
Bonfire Cafe
Bonfire Designs apparel including tee's, sweats and shirts styled for every fireman and for the ladies who put out the flames! We have flames, fire, future firefighter and exclusive rescue designs.
East Windsor Fire Company #2
My Fire Company! Great fire photos and videos! East Windsor Fire Company #2 features some of the brave firefighters that protect Mercer County, NJ and surrounding counties as well. We are proud to show off our yellow fire engines, firefighters in action photography by Cindy Rashkin our company photographer and links to training resources, equipment and apparel stores online.
Personalized Firefighter TShirts and Gifts
Resource for personalized firefighter t-shirts and holiday gift ideas you can totally personalize! Everything from Fire Dept logos, funny shirts, stickers, decals, flames and fire and Fire Chief gifts too. Excellent firefighter ties and mugs you can buy the way they are or personalize with name, rank or station.
Irish Firefighter T-Shirts, Gifts & Apparel
Shamrocks in flames for our Irish firefighters, American flags for USA patriotic heroes, female firefighter and universal fire department maltese cross t-shirts, apparel, firefighter clocks and luck of the Irish to you everyday!
A Firefighters Blog
As the Captain of a fire company for 17 years, I never get enough of the firefighting online family. Check out my blog of firefighter gifts, t-shirts and links.
Earth Day Firefighters
Visit Bonfire Designs For "Save Our Planet", Recycle and Green Friendly gifts, resources and links to keep planet Earth friendly!
The Thin Red Line
Learn about the symbolic "Thin Red Line" and what it means to firefighters!
Yummy Chocolate Lens
Firefighters love chocolate, everyone loves chocolate. Yummy chocolate lens I'm happy to share.

Firefighter Keepsakes and Gifts Personalized

Tile Coasters

Tile coasters are made of ceramic and can be used as coasters perfect for resting your mugs, cups and dishes on or given as keepsakes for holidays, wet downs and fire station events. The fire and flames graphics are awesome and these are great for home or the firehouse.

Fire Chiefs Tile Coaster

Fire Chief apparel, tee's and gift ideas features a blue maltese cross and gold "Chief" with five bugles. Perfect for the Chief of the Fire Dept holiday gifts and birthday presents.

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Firefighter Honor Tile Coaster

Flames in action caught real time and the words Firefighter - Honor, pride and courage

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Female Firefighters By Bonfire Designs

Ladies Apparel With Firemen Themes!

Female firefighter designs and apparel features some great gift ideas including tee's, sweats and keepsakes. Same great fireman designs on ladies style tee's.
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Firefighters and the Brotherhood

Firefighters. What makes us do it? After 18 years I still don't have the words for the answer.

Where else can you work your butt off, get too little sleep, work in often dangerous, hot, limited visibility environments and know the worse it was, the better you did your job. A team of people from every and any walk of life, all committed to their job, to eachother and to the communities they serve.

As one rookie firefighter said to me the other day, I don't know why I decided to do it, but I know why I want to keep on doing it. Well said.

Pictured left to right:
Firefighters Brian Morton, Victor Marcos, Marcin Cymek and Victor Hom

Firefighter Equipment and Gear

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Firefighter Clocks

Firefighter clocks and home decor perfect for home or fire station. Perfect gift ideas for firefighters birthdays, christmas gifts or chanukah presents from Bonfire Designs.

Firefighter Flames Wall Clock

Firefighters battling flames on fire dept logo gift mugs, clocks for home or office, t-shirts, sweat shirts, personalized tote bags and female firefighter style shirts! Great gifts & comfy tee's.

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Irish American Firefighter Apparel & Gifts

St Patricks Day Firefighter Gift Ideas!

Fire Fighting Irish t-shirts, mugs, clocks and personalized gifts for the brave and dedicated firefighters!

Irish Fire Trucker Hat

Hats and caps custom designed and in stock.

Trucker Hat

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Personalized Firefighter Gift Watch Idea

Firefighter Leading News and Alerts

Safety, Training and Seat Belts

undefinedAll of the leading news and information for the firefighting, rescue and EMS community are featuring links, breaking news, firefighter resources and forums that focus daily on fire department line of duty deaths and injuries.

Fighting fires is a dangerous business whether you are a volunteer or career fire fighter. Websites like "Firefighter Close Calls" and "Everyone Goes Home" are updated almost every day with stories and photos of tragedies, accidents and warnings.

It's also updated all the time with new training information, safety and survival information and SOG templates you can format for your station's safety. Have you read this information too?

Has your fire department taken the National Fire Service Seat Belt Pledge? Have you implemented the "16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?"

Visit our links below to strengthen your brotherhood pledge to firefighter safety.

If you are reading this but are not a firefighter, you can help strengthen our pledge too! Visit some of the links in our "Community For Firefighters" section below!

Structure Fire Reported With Flames Showing On Arrival

Firefighters Save The Victim

Incident Command Chief reported fire in a house with a victim trapped on the second floor. The crew on the "first due" engine pulled a handline up the stairs, SCBA packed up, tools in hand and crawled their way through the smoke, located the victim and put the fire out. They worked together as a team, never lost communications and one of the firefighter gifts was present, teamwork!

This was a training exercise. We train hard, we practice our skills as though the incident was real. We have to, because someday again, it will be. When the training is over, the packs are filled, the tools, gear and equipment back on the fire truck - stripped down to our t-shirts and jeans, we critique the drill. We learn from every experience. We share our firefighting and search tactics. The firefighter bond of brotherhood grows along with our experiences.

Firefighter Gift Blog

Looking for a gift for a firefighter is not always easy and this blog has a full service gift catalog including featuring gift ideas, links to online shops with everything from apparel, tee's, clocks, decals, baby wear and watches. You name it, this is the place to look for it!

Check out the blog at: FIREFIGHTER GIFT BLOG
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Firefighter Gift Ideas From Bonfire Designs

Personalized Gifts and Apparel

Personalized firefighter clocks, travel mugs and watches!
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Firefighter Lighting and Visibility

Check Your Visibility

Sure you can't see anything in a REAL fire anyway, but give yourself some light power and maybe some will shine through anyway!
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Fire Chief Gifts, Tee's and Apparel

Fire Chiefs are symbolized with five gold bugles, a white helmet and his Incident Command System!

Fire Chief Journal

Books, planners, task lists and scratch pads.

Journal

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Fire Chief's Hooded Sweatshirt

Hooded Sweatshirt

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Tee's and Gift Ideas For Firefighting Heritage

Whether you are looking for Irish shamrocks, Italian flag colors, are a female firefighter or want to express your American Hero USA pride, we have the apparel, mugs, firefighter clocks, travel mugs and watches you are looking for! Visit Bonfire Designs personalized designs.
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Firefighter Family Gifts Of Love

Firefighter Family Gifts Of LoveStop by and visit Firefighter Family Gifts Of Love and share some of the love and sacrifices a firefighter's family makes that no one ever thinks about.

A firefighter's family presents their gift of love and sacrifice every fire call, every shift and everytime their firefighter is needed whether it is a false alarm, a structure fire, a motor vehicle crash and even when their fire station is planning a special event for their community.

Resources For Fire Related Training

Stay Safe Out There

Everyone goes home from every rescue, hazard and alarm by watching out for eachother, training, remaining proactive and training some more!
Fire Engineering Online
Firefighter training resources from Fire Engineering.com. Find the latest information covering drills, reading a building, HIPAA, training tips and papers, webcasts, discussions and "TrainingDivision.com".
Training Officers Drills
Downloadable drills and templates with great ideas for training exercises you format to work out with your department's needs
Firefighter Safety
Everyone Goes Home is a website who's goal is to help the U.S. Fire Administration achieve its objective of reducing the number of firefighter fatalities by 25% within 5 years, and by 50% within 10 years. The adoption of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives is a vital step in achieving that goal. Great resource for training, firefighting and safety information.

Link Your Fire Department In The Directory For Free

This is a great online resource for fire departments and it is free. Create an account and post your fire dept information on the website, you can update photos of your station, apparatus and contact information for Chief and membership. Even a spot to show if you are accepting volunteer applications. Check out some of the firefighters, photos and fire companies all on one website at:

Fire Department Directory

Sign your website up today!

Firefighter Watches

Jewelry and Gifts From Bonfire Designs

Looking for a firefighter watch as a gift? Check out BONFIRE DESIGNS PERSONALIZED WATCHES!

Firefighter Watches and Jewelry

Firefighter Safety and Training Resources

Do your part to make sure everyone goes home.
Everyone Goes Home
Life Safety Initiatives, resources, kits, free downloads and links.

16 Life Safety Initiatives
Do you know what they are? Has your station implemented them? Click on the link to read them all on one page, it's easy reading, printer friendly and free to download.

National Fire Service Seat Belt Pledge
The National Fire Service Seat Belt Pledge to remember firefighter Brian Hunton is a promise we can all live with. From now on - NO firefighter will die because they were not wearing their seat belt. Brothers and sisters we can do this. We owe it to our families and each other. Do you have the courage to take the Seat Belt Pledge?

(excerpt Burton A Clark - Firehouse.Com contributor)

Downloadable pledge forms, resources and history.

East Windsor Fire #2 Takes The Pledge
This is my fire dept and I am proud we have taken the pledge. (That's my red helmet in the center photo below)



Click to visit EAST WINDSOR FIRE COMPANY #2

Firefighter Close Calls
Prepare yourself for firefighter line of duty deaths, close calls and photos that will make you shake your head. Use the links, resources and excellent training provided on the website. Share your close calls so we can all learn from the too.

Dr. BURTON A. CLARK

Thank you Dr. Clark for commenting on my National Seat Pledge portion of this lens and for taking the time to visit my workshop.

Thank you also for all the work you have done for the fire service, firefighter safety and for the great articles you have published that have brought many important issues to light providing motivation for firefighters and fire officers to make proactive changes geared to firefighter safety.

Read Dr. Burton Clark's articles here: Dr. BURTON A. CLARK Articles Published at Firehouse.com

Holiday Gifts For Rescue Workers and Family Friends

Capture the pride in your Fire Rescue VOLUNTEER OR CAREER with personalized gift ideas and t-shirts. Add your favorite photos, images and personal messages to many of our great gift ideas from apparel, jewelry,bags and home decor to collectibles and posters that are great presents all year long.
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9/11 Harley Davidson Memorial Firefighter Robert Sitner

No firefighter website or blog will ever be complete again without remembering our brave FDNY brothers lost on 9/11. All 343 firemen are remembered on this classic custom painted memorial motorcycle dedicated to their memory by firefighter Robert Sitner.





Firefighters Protect Our Environment

Firefighters are called upon everyday to save lives, protect property - buildings and their contents. But did you know that fire fighters work hard to protect planet Earth on an everyday basis.

Fire and hazardous materials effects our natural environments, waterways, soil and trees. Fires effect wildlife and our animals. Firefighters work hard to prevent unnecessary consequences that may result from events as large as wildland forest fires to the smallest fuel leak at a motor vehicle accident.

Earth 911 and Fire Prevention Importance

Earth 911: The Effects Of Fire On the Environment

Educate yourself to be "fire wise" and learn what you can do to help our planet.

Firefighters Go Green

Sharing pride in caring for the environment, browse our firefighter apparel, tee's, tote bags and decals with personalized recycle and energy conservation themes.

Firefighter Energy Yard Sign

Fire Dept theme signs, banners and posters for your station.

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Firefighter Energy Tote Bag

Earth friendly tote bags perfect for gear, uniforms, equipment and shopping for firefighters.

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Firefighters Think Green White T-Shirt

Fire fighter tee's and apparel with eco friendly and organic designs.

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One Foot In The Black Firefighter Novel

Author: Kurt Kamm

Did you ever wonder what it's like to fight a wildfire - to face a wall of flames ninety feet high, moving at sixty miles an hour, burning at 1200+ degrees, and sucking away your oxygen? Did you ever wonder what kind of person becomes a wildland firefighter? Would you like to know what motivates him and what his life is like? ONE FOOT IN THE BLACK will tell you.
"One foot in the black" is a phrase used to describe a position on the fireline which is next to an area already burned ("the black"). It is both the most dangerous place, usually close to the flames, and the safest place - a safe zone into which escape is possible.



Each year wildfires burn across the United States. Climate changes, land mismanagement, and the incursion of urban areas into the wildland ensure that these fires will continue to generate headlines and create an interest in this novel.
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Fire Dept Appreciation Gifts

Looking for a gift idea to show appreciation to the fire dept in your community? Some favorites are listed below including gift baskets, cookie and brownie baskets.

EMT's and Firefighters

Rescue Me!

Firefighters are different than EMT's! Read more at my squidoo lens all about EMT's! EMT'S SAVE LIVES!





EMT's are more than just pre-hospital care providers, they are very often the difference between life and death......and the quality of life.

Fire Depts In The News

Fire Departments are always in the news. Sometimes for putting out fires, sometimes for rescuing victims at motor vehicle accidents or building collapses. Often firefighters are in the news for helping their community at special events, fire prevention activities and for letting communities know about special fund raisers that are vital to keep the fire depts running.
Emanuel appoints new Fire Department Commissioner
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday he's appointing 33-year firefighter veteran Jose Santiago as the new commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department. The announement came the same day current Commissioner Rober Hoff publicly announced his ...
Top Stories - Special Delivery at a Local Fire Department
A mountain fire department gets an unexpected delivery in their parking lot. Tim Brigman was driving his pregnant wife, Marci, to the hospital Saturday when she informed him that they weren't going to make it. He called 911 and dispatchers told him to ...
Fire Department hosts health fairs to educate residents on how to keep their ...
Henderson residents pick up tips from vendors on how to improve their health at the Henderson Fire Department's Healthy Heart Health Fair, Feb. 8, at the Heritage Senior Center. The group is holding a second health fair on Feb 22 at Fire Station No.
Fire department meeting in Dobson a wise move
Town Manager Josh Smith, along with Commissioners John Lawson and Robin Testerman, met with the Central Surry Volunteer Fire Department board in January on a fact-finding mission, starting the process of determining if the Central Surry fire department ...

Amazon.com Firefighter Posters

Honoring the Brotherhood of Firefighting

My poster art picks that show firefighter's dedication, motivation and honoring our brothers of the FDNY and Worcester, MA.
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Fire Chief Gifts and Gift Ideas For Firefighters

Fire Chief gift ideas, apparel and gifts for fire fighters from Bonfire Designs. Check out our travel mugs, clocks, jewelry and watches at: FIRE CHIEF AND FIREFIGHTER GIFT IDEAS
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New Jersey Fire Dept Has Manifold Catastrophic Failure on Hydrant

Click the photo of the actual manifold for full story on FirefighterCloseCalls.com

Monday, April 20, 2009- Snap-tite Hose received notice of a catastrophic failure of a 5 way manifold in New Jersey thru their dealer. Following are some points of note from the email accounts they received. (See entire report info below)
1. A loud noise 'like a freight train' was heard before the failure occurred.
2. The gauge on the manifold did not register an increase in pressure (this was mentioned several times).
3. The local water company notified fire department personnel that they had 'high pressure on the hydrant' requiring manual control of the pressure at the pump station.
4. The relief valve on the manifold did not relieve.
The fire department also submitted several photos of the failed appliance which are posted.
Snap-tite's history with these units is very good. They are rarely returned for warranty repairs and there have been no warranty catastrophic failures.

Click to read the full story

Rescue Me the TV Series

DVD's With Firefighter Themes!

Pick your season of Rescue Me the TV series, or even better make sure you get all the seasons to watch over and over.
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Christmas Gift Ideas For Firefighters

Personalize With Names, Fire Dept and Photos!

MY HERO STOCKINGS - Firefighter Christmas Stockings

Looking for a unique Christmas gift for a firefighter on your list? Check these firefighter xmas stockings out!

My Hero Stocking Company

Each stocking is designed to look like a firefighter turnout boot, complete with suspenders. Send us a station patch for your firefighter to have it placed on the stocking to make it even more personalized. Hand-sewn with great care, these custom-made stockings are sure to please.

Retired Firefighters place your station patch on the stocking and pass it along to your children or grandchildren. Give them a gift they will Cherish forever!

My Hero Stockings make perfect gifts for your loved ones, or for yourself! Made with pride in the USA.

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Firefighter Kids Gear

Firefighter Bunker Gear For Kids - Too cool and not only perfect for Halloween! Future firefighters will have a great time with this gear.


Kid's Bunker Gear

Learn About Smoke Detectors

Will They Wake Your Children In An Emergency?

Resource video on smoke detectors and which type you should buy. Good information on photoelectric vs. ionization type alarms and what's best to protect your home.

Also very important information and facts showing that children will not always be awakened by smoke detectors going off!! New voice alert detectors may be better than the traditional alarms, check out this video for some really important emergency preparation information!
NBC TODAY Show: Children and Smoke Alarms, Feb. 26, 2008
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