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Merry Christmas!

Firefighters Night Before Christmas

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town,
The fire siren echoed blaring its sound.
The firefighters came running from far and from near,
And raced to the trucks quickly donning their gear.

And I in my bunkers, my boots and my hat,

Jumped to the engine to see where the fire's at.

Down at the corner of Fifth and of Oak,

The dispatcher informed us of a house filled with smoke.

Smoke poured from the sides, from up and from down,

Yet up on the roof there was none to be found.

So up to the rooftop we raised up a ladder,

And climbed to the top to see what was the matter.

I came to the chimney and what did I see,

But a fellow in red stuck past his knees.

Well we tugged and we pulled until he came out,

Then he winked with his eye and said with a shout.

"These darn newfangled chimneys they make them too small,

For a fellow as I, not skinny at all."

With a twitch of his nose he dashed to his sleigh,

and called to his reindeer, "AWAY now, AWAY."

As we rolled up our hoses he flew out of sight,

Saying "God bless our firefighters" and to all a good night!

[from Google.com]

Illustrated by Paul Combs, see more at www.artstudioseven.com.

Christmas Dubstep

A Christmas carol from the Tornado Twins.

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Fire Department Gifts - #10

One of the great sacrifices that we in the service must make, is that of ever growing a beard. No doubt in my retirement the first thing I will do is stop shaving. But, until then, there is the Art of Shaving, this company offers the best in shaving products. I personally use this product. The level of shave and smoothness is amazing, also, there is no irritation to the skin (which I used to experience before being introduced to these products). They have a variety of kits and sizes to get you started.

Fire Department Gifts - #8

Need a good read for down time this Christmas? Check out these two good reads.

Common Valor features true stories of ordinary people performing under extraordinary circumstances. Written by Frank Viscuso, the stories featured here are from New Jersey's bravest.

WTC: In Their Own Words This special collectors edition commemorates the 10th Anniversary of this tragedy, with comprehensive and exclusive interviews with those who responded.

Fire Department Gifts - #7

Looking something for the kid that loves the fire service? Check out these two items.

Phil the Fire Engine books for children. Follow Phil the Fire Engine on his adventures as he teaches children, parents, and teachers fire safety in a fun and exciting way!

Monopoly - Firefighters Edition everyone's favorite (and longest) game now for firefighters! You be the chief, get this for your kids for hours of fun! (and I do mean hours!!)

Fire Department Gifts - #5

How about this situation --

Its your teams turn to compete in the Firefighters Combat challenge. You've entrusted you wife (or other loved one) with the video camera to catch the big event. You relax knowing that this momentous occasion is forever recorded to video. However, as you put in the DVD that night, you realize that the powerful images are there but the commentary from your wife, mother, and friends girlfriend, is less than appealing and totally distracts from the on-screen action. What are you to do?

Check out CallMyPlay.com. You can upload your video (or your childs sporting event), and have it narrated by a professional sports commentator. How cool is that!

Fire Department Gifts - #4

How about an added layer of fire protection for your home and family? Smoke detectors should be an integral part of your home, but how would you know of a fire if your away? You would know, if you had this text messaging smoke detector from Firebox.

This smoke detector works off of a SIM card and, upon detecting smoke, will send a customized message to up to 4 phone numbers.

Think this is cool? Check out 5 fire prevention gadgets for geeks.

Fire Service Gifts - #3

As fire service professionals we should lead by example in fire safety. One way to do this is by supporting the use of flameless, wickless, and smokeless "warmers". These Scentsy warmers are perfect for around the house, or for the secretary that likes to have a fragrant odor eminating from her cubicle.

They offer a large variety of designs, sizes, shapes, and scents.

Available from Scentsy.

Fire Department Gifts - #2

This halligan should be a required item on every firefighters keychain.

Just as the halligan tool is the key that opens any door, the mini halligan bottle opener is the key that opens any drink!