Budweiser Superbowl commercial pays tribute to the victims of 9/11
This commercial only aired ONCE, at the 2002 Super Bowl in New Orleans. That was the first Super Bowl following 9/11.
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 The Fireman's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God whenever flames may rage, Give me the strength to save some life Whatever be its age. Help me to embrace a little child Before it’s too late, Or some older person from the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert And hear the weakest shout, And quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and give the best in me, To guard my neighbor And protect his property. And if according to Your will I have to lose my life, Please bless with Your protecting hand My children and my wife History of the Fireman's Prayer
While most accounts of the Firemen’s Prayer conclude with Author Unknown, the world renowned poem was written by Firefighter A.W. “Smokey” Linn. As a young firefighter in 1958 Linn and his crew responded to a fire in which three children were trapped behind security bars and died in the fire. The only way he could find to ease the pain of such a tragedy was to sit down and put his thoughts on paper. The phrase, “enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout”, sends a chill up a firefighter’s spine as you imagine what he experienced on that fateful night. It was a particularly tough time for him as he had young children around the same age. His granddaughter, Penny McGlachlin said that back then there were no grief counselors to help the firefighters. Penny believes this was an actual prayer from him, to god for the sake of his own family, the other fireman, and the families of the children. Smokey joined the Wichita, Kansas Fire Department in 1947 after returning from World War 2. He retired in 1975 and became president of the local chapter of the Good Sam Camping Club. He passed away March 31, 2004 of complications following surgery. The Fireman’s Prayer was originally published in a book called, “A Celebration of Poets” in 1958. The last copyright of the book was 1998. It is the family’s desire that the credit for the Firemen’s Prayer go to the author, A.W. Smokey Linn. | Chief Sam Butler LODD 1/8/2012
The Fire Chief of Robeson County's Evans
Crossroads VFD (NC) died in the Line of Duty late last night. The crash
occured on Interstate 74 while while the Chief trying to respond to
another accident in the westbound lanes, from the eastbound lanes. Chief
Butler was the Chief of the Evans Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department
in Maxton and served as the President of the Robeson County Firemen's
Association.
Raleigh Capt. Scott Nipper 12/21/2011
Oxford, N.C. — A captain for the
Raleigh Fire Department was killed Wednesday afternoon in an off-duty
wreck in Oxford, a fire department spokesman said.Jonathan Scott
Nipper, the captain of Fire Station No. 1 in downtown Raleigh, was
involved in the wreck just after 2 p.m. this afternoon.
Capt Johnny Norton LODD 11/25/2011
Captain Johnny Norton of the Hot Springs Fire Department passed away at
Mission Hospital on Thursday November 25, 2011. Captain Norton was 56
years old and was an active member of Hot Springs Fire Department for
the last 37 years. Johnny has also worked as a crew member for the North
Carolina Forest Service for many years.
Capt Jeff Bowen Asheville NC LODD 7/28/2011
It is with a great sense of sadness that we mourn the lose of one of our NC Brothers who was killed in the line of duty on July 28th, when an arsonist torched a medical building in Asheville. Captain Bowen was killed when conditions quickly deteriorated. Captain Bowen leaves behind his wife and three kids.
David Hunsinger Jr Tar Heel FD LODD 4/8/2011
firefighter David Hunsinger jr. was killed Thursday 4/8/2011in a crash while responding to an emergency. He was a firefighter with Tar Heel Fire Department, and the son of Tar Heel Chief David Hunsinger Sr. |
