For those of you who knew him, and those who didn’t get the chance, my father, Chuck Mayers, passed away a few weeks ago. Fortunately, I got to see him before he left us. However, I realized upon seeing him, his condition was not one in which he’d have desired to remain in. The prognosis […]
Allen Cameron Eulogies Well written, Mick. So sorry for your lost. Thank you for sharing.
2017-06-25 20:23:43
Simon Javizian The Roto-Ray: Beauty or Beast? I just found you!!! The rotating lights are an indelible part of my memory. I was born in Detroit in the '30s and our Detroit Fire Dept had the rotating lights above the front bumper, or high up, on the end of a vertical staff. YOU COULD SEE THEM COMING BLOCKS AWAY!! What memories. I…
2017-05-22 23:54:18
Carol Mayers Wingeier Ending or Beginning? Beautifully said. I know how hard it is to move on to another stage in your life but there is always something new out there, something more to learn, something more to teach another. All those skills you've learned and taught have a purpose and you never know when one of them will come in…
2017-05-06 17:30:16
Bostonfire Firefighting Today Hangout Why is it that when members of the public want to initiate a great lifesaving program, Fire Chiefs ignore them and will only work with FF's? I know a former Air Force medic who is really trying her best to initiate a Pulse Point AED program in New England, but none of the Chiefs will…
2017-01-07 00:04:19
oldnuke Thirty-Five “What the **** are you thinking?” Man, you sound like my first Chief (in a good way). He never raised his voice to me or threatened me, but he got my attention (in a good way) every time. It has been forty years and I still think about him, even though I've left the (volunteer)…
2017-01-03 01:43:39
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