Archives

Welcome to the archives.  This is a list of posts sorted by category then by date, with the most recent posts listed first. 
Stories – Recordings of Detroit Firefighters
Detroit Firefighter, WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot – Audio Story
The Rat Killers of Engine 5
There’s No Book For This
You’re Too Short to be a Fireman
The Superbowl of Firefighting
Sometimes Emergencies Are Funny
CHOW!
From Latex to Leather
Proud Son, Proud Grandpa
His First On-Duty Injury
Reports of My Death
Tiller Training

Traditions and Culture – Detroit Fire Department
Detroit Fire Department History – June 7th – First Ambulance & Coffee Wagon
Detroit Firefighter, WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot – Audio Story
Detroit Fire Department History – May 16th – Applications For Female Firefighters Accepted
Celebrating Special Occasions; Detroit Fire Department Style
Detroit Fire Department History – Detroit Fire Department Band
Remembering One of the Best – Chief Richard Hartsfield
It’s More Than Just a Patch
Another 7th Battalion Sunrise
Detroit Fire Department History – Detroit Firemen’s Fund Association
What’s Your Perspective?
Silly Tradition or Are We Bonding?
Is Being a Jake Good or Bad?
You Might Be A “Mealer” . . .
Don’t Miss a Run, and Stay Off the Sidewalks
My Wish For You
2 Rule Breakers, Same Offense, Different Consequesences
How Rule Breakers Were Punished 1913-1914
Correction and More Information on Previous Posts
What is the Value of a Hero?
It’s a Good House Now!
Mickey Mouse – Watching Over Detroit Firehouses
It’s That Time Agian (Devil’s Night T-shirts)
Axemen & Laddermen & Firehook Men, Oh My! circa. 1805
Etched In Our Hearts
CHOW!
It’s Hydrant Season
The Life Net

Pictures and other Fun Stuff
Detroit Fire Department History – June 7th – First Ambulance & Coffee Wagon
Detroit Fire Department History – June 7th – First Ambulance & Coffee Wagon
Detroit Fire Department History – May 16th – Applications For Female Firefighters Accepted
Detroit Fire Department History – May 13th – The Department’s First Paid Employee
Detroit Fire Department History – May 1st
Celebrating Special Occasions; Detroit Fire Department Style
Detroit Fire Department History – Detroit Fire Department Band
Remembering One of the Best – Chief Richard Hartsfield
It’s More Than Just a Patch
The Rat Killers of Engine 5
Did You Know? #0004
Did You Know? – #0003
Detroit Fire Department History – Flying Squadrons
Silly Tradition or Are We Bonding?
Did You Know? – #0002
Detroit Fire Department History – 1933
My Wish For You
Thoughts Firefighters Only Have on COLD Days
Have You Ever Used an O’Dell Ladder?
Little Things Have a BIG Impact
Correction and More Information on Previous Posts
The Honorary Fire Chief
What are they doing?
It’s a Good House Now!
Vintage Detroit Fire Humor
Happy Halloween
Just a Thought
Devil’s Night T-shirt Gallery
Axemen & Laddermen & Firehook Men, Oh My! circa. 1805
CHOW!
Photo courtesy Christopher Shinneman
Have You Considered These 6 Ways Storytelling Can Benefit You ?
The Life Net

History – Detroit Fire Department
Detroit Firefighter, WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot – Audio Story
Detroit Fire Department History – May 16th – Applications For Female Firefighters Accepted
Detroit Fire Department History – May 13th – The Department’s First Paid Employee
Detroit Fire Department History – May 1st
Detroit Fire Department History – Detroit Fire Department Band
Remembering One of the Best – Chief Richard Hartsfield
Detroit Fire Department History – Last Running of the Fire Horses
Detroit Fire Department History – First Chief of the “New Department”
Detroit Fire Department History – March 28
Did You Know? #0004
Detroit Fire Department History – Detroit Firemen’s Fund Association
Detroit Fire Department History – March 12
Did You Know? – #0003
Detroit Fire Department History – Flying Squadrons
Detroit Fire Department History – March 5
Detroit Fire Department History – March 4
Detroit Fire Department History – March 1
Did You Know? – #0002
Detroit Fire Department History – February 25
Detroit Fire Department History – 1933
Detroit Fire Department History – February 18
Did You Know? – # 0001
You Might Be A “Mealer” . . .
Detroit Fire Department History – February 13
Detroit Fire Department History – February 8
Detroit Fire Department History – February 7
Detroit Fire Department History – February 5
Detroit Fire Department History – February 1
Don’t Miss a Run, and Stay Off the Sidewalks
2 Rule Breakers, Same Offense, Different Consequences
How Rule Breakers Were Punished 1913-1914
Detroit Fire Department History – January 9
Detroit Fire Department History – December 12
Have You Ever Used an O’Dell Ladder?
Detroit Fire Department History – November 18
Detroit Fire Department History – November 16
Detroit Fire Department History – November 15
Detroit Fire Department History – November 13
Detroit Fire Department History – November 11
Detroit Fire Department History – Veteran’s Day
Detroit Fire Department History – November 10
Detroit Fire Department History – November 6
Detroit Fire Department History – November 2
Detroit Fire Department History – November
Detroit Fire Department History – October 29
Axemen & Laddermen & Firehook Men, Oh My! circa. 1805
It’s Hydrant Season