Charleston, SC LODD

" Fireman's Prayer"

When I'm called to duty God, wherever flames may rage

Give me the strength to save some life, whatever be its age.

Help me embrace a little child before it is too late,

Or save an older person from the horror of that fate.

Enable me to be alert, to hear the weakest shout,

And quickly and efficiently, to put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling, and to give the best in me. To guard my every neighbor, and protect their property.

And if according to your will I should lose my life,

Please bless with your protective hand my children and my wife.

Capt. Billy Hutchinson, Capt. Mike Benke

Engineer Mark Kelsey, Capt. Louis Mulkey

Engineer Brad Baity, Asst Engineer Michael French





Firefighter Brandon Thompson, Firefighter Melven Champaign





Firefighter James Drayton

NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN

Batt 3 Retirement dinner

Last night members from Batt 3, along with some of the retirees, met at the Red Blazer for dinner to honor Brothers Wiggin and Fanjoy and to present their clocks to them. It was good to see the two of them, and to sit a spell and enjoy their company once again.
If anyone has a few more pictures please forward them to me and I will post them.

Tropical storm Ken

First of all, let me start off by saying on behalf of all the members from Batt 3, welcome to brothers Folsom and Holm. Capt Folsom has been promoted to the position of Battalion Chief and FF Holm to Lieutenant.
Most , if not all, of the members on group 3 have been speculating about the changes BC Folsom might make once he becomes the "Boss" on our awesome Battalion and I came up with the following analogy:
The weather channel has just determined that Tropical storm Ken is about 200 miles off the east coast and the projected path covers most of it. As the storm moves closer it intensifies and is a little more predictable. At 50 miles out it becomes a category 3 hurricane and gaining momentum. The place of landfall has been narrowed down to about 100 miles. Now a category 4 storm, it is evident that there will be some damage done, but the extent is still unknown. Which brings us to real time. The storm has landed and moved further inland. As a result from the fury of the storm, an offshoot windshere named Jonathan was spotted moving due north towards Penacook. The Jonathan storm has given the impression of doing no damage and simply dying in place. FEMA has been dispatched to offer some relief to those affected by the storm. As a preemptive safety measure, all Concord fire stations east of the Merrimack River have blown the bridges, battoned down the hatches, and are preparing for any secondary storms that might occur. Be sure to tune in June 9th for a FEMA response and assessment of the amount of damage left in the wake of this unprecidented storm.

The Retirees

As of May 30, 2007, Battalion 3 lost two more members to reiterment. Batt Chief Fanjoy and Lt. Wiggin both ended their careers with the CFD after 59 years together on the job. Lt. Wiggin joined the dept in January of 77' and BC Fanjoy joined the dept in Sept of the same year. They will truely be missed.

BC Fanjoy 3rd from right, Lt. Wiggin 4th from right (top row)

"Runnin' Like Crazy"

Batt 3 had a pretty busy day yesterday, but more specifically, the Broadway boys did most of the work. They ran three MVC's, 3 medicals, a couple of Box alarms, rescued a kitten from the inside the wall of a home, (Engine 4 even transported the little fellar to the Vet hospital), and to finish the day off, responded to and transported a newborn who was born just prior to their arrival. Way to go guys, and just keep on "Runnin' Like Crazy".

Batt 3 group picture

On Friday may 25th, the members of Batt 3 met at Central station for a group picture. Come the end of May we will be losing BC Fanjoy and Lt Wiggin to retirement. Oh what a sad day it will be.

BC Fanjoy is on the far right with his elbow on the BC's car and Lt wiggin is in teh center with the hat on

CFD 2007 Awards Night

Last night was the Concord Fire Dept's awards night. Awards are handed out to membeers in the dept for categories in "helping hands", "Incident related", "Service related", "and Fire Officer/Firefighter of the Year". The night began with a refreshment session outside followed by the ceremonies inside the Audi. The CFD's Honor Guard posted the colors with Batt 2's Lt. Andrews playing the pipes. (I love the sound of the pipes). The dept's Rev Johnson gave the invocation followed by opening remarks from Mayor Donovan and Chief Vezina. The awards were than presented and the night ended with an awesome multimedia presentation.
A big thanks to the CFD Relief Assoc., Friends of the Audi, and the family and friends who put so much into making the evening run smoothly.
I hope to have a complete list of the recipients of the awards within a day or so.