The Firefighter Brotherhood… If You’re Not a Part of it, You May Not Understand
The Firefighter Brotherhood… If You’re Not a Part of it, You May Not Understand I’m very proud to be a part of the “REAL FAMILY” that finished the work of a brother that gave his life in the West explosion. A special thank you to Irving Firefighter Les Pratt for heading up the effort. Click […]
Irving Fire Department Announces Two Awards
Re-Posted from today’s neighborsgo IRVING in the Dallas Morning News Irving Fire Department announces two awards By Deborah Fleck / News Assistant dfleck@dallasnews.com 3:23 pm on March 11, 2014 | Permalink The Irving Fire Department recently received the first “Recognized Best Practices Fire Department” from the Texas Fire Chiefs Association. Texas is the first state in the country to implement a state […]
The Case for Implementing Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices – Part 4 – The Texas Fire Chief’s Association Best Practices Recognition Program – Why It Was Important For The Irving Fire Department
Yesterday we talked about what the Texas Fire Chief’s Association Best Practices Recognition Program is and discussed the tools that are available to help with organizing the workflow and filing the documents electronically. Today we’ll look at why the Best Practices Recognition Program was important for the Irving Fire Department. The TFCA Best Practices Recognition […]
The Case for Implementing Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices – Part 2 – Change is Hard… So How Can We Use the Theory of Diffusion of Innovation to Help Us Improve?
Yesterday, we started by looking at a model for change that helps us understand our organizational past, where we are in the present and what our preferred future might look like if everything we did went RIGHT. (Click Here for Part 1) The TFCA Best Practices criteria provide a blue print to help us understand […]
WOD Fitness Challenge to Inspire Injured Houston Fire Captain Bill Dowling
Here is a link to the first update we did on Captain Bill Dowling on June 11, 2013. Since then there have been really good days and really bad days for Iron Bill and his family. Check out the video and then check out the Workout Challenge to inspire Bill and his family below the […]
2013 Guns & Hoses Boxing Tournament – Same Great Event… Great New Venue!
12th Annual Guns and Hoses Boxing Tournament September 21, 2013 – 7:00 pm Allen Event Center 200 E. Stacy Road Allen, TX 75002 This Saturday evening you can enjoy a great boxing tournament and give back to your public servants at the same time. The Guns and Hoses Foundation of North Texas GUNS and HOSES […]
Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb – We Climb Because They Climbed
Support your local firefighters as they climb 110 floors in full gear as a memorial to their 343 fallen brothers and sisters who died in the line of duty during the attacks of September 11, 2001. We Climb Because They Climbed!!! September 11th will always mark the day that firefighters across the nation have vowed […]
Do Firefighters Really Rescue Cats From Trees? Yes… and Cops Too!!!
There is an old firefighter story about a lady who insisted that a cat was stuck in a tree and she wanted the firefighter to get it down. The firefighter tells her that the cat isn’t “stuck” and will come down when it gets hungry. When she insists that the cat is stuck and can’t […]
Surprise!
I love a SURPRISE!!! When buying a GNND home she is absolutely correct when she says, “The original winners did not get their paperwork in on time and so the house went to the runner’s up, which was us! For the next 48 hours we scrambled to sign paperwork, gather documentation and secure financing. HUD […]
Finding a Deal
Here is a post about a couple looking for a Good Neighbor Next Door deal on their first home!!!