Word: firemanning
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
According to the Council's recommendation, if the idea is adopted, any policeman, fireman, or group of officers who apprehend or "cause to be apprehended" any adult false alarm sounders will receive the extra vacation with...
Family & Early Years: Born in Chicago, son of an Irish immigrant stationary fireman (boilers) and ardent trade unionist. He went through grade school and three years of night school, at 17 started work as an apprentice steam fitter, became a journeyman, then went off to World War I as a private in the 332nd Field Artillery...
First to Go. In Portland, Me., Rookie Fireman Lawrence Hasson heard his first alarm, raced for the brass pole, slid down to the first floor, broke bones in both feet...
...fireman's job is not the joyous round of pinochle games, maiden rescuing, and whizzing through streets that ordinary citizens, when forced to the side of the road, are wont to claim. He must answer calls in the most miserable weather, and if his beat happens to be Harvard, or another college, he can be sure that he faces heckling, flashbulbs in the face, and an agonizing spurt of low humor begun by the question, "Hey, why do you wear red suspenders...
Added to the usual duties of a fire department is a rigorous training program that the officers and men periodically undergo. When up for promotion, a fireman must be prepared to answer questions in any of 33 fields, including First Aid, Plumbing, Construction, and Chemistry. The Central Station has several classrooms for the rookies and auxiliaries. They learn while on duty, and many veterans join them to brush up on new techniques. All rookies at the Central Station have the added responsibility of knowing the location of all Yard buildings...