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Two Attitudes.
April 10, 2015 | DC Fire, DCFD, DCFEMS, Firehouse Life, Nostalgia, Personal, The Sitting Room | raisingladders | No Comments

Yes, I know, I’ve held off on posting for a long time due to the social media policy our administration was holding people to. It was a difficult road to navigate—but I realized that if I don’t write this stuff down, it’ll be lost forever. And I definitely don’t want that. So after a number of internal […]

Some old history for the new year.
January 3, 2011 | DC Fire, DCFD, DCFEMS, Nostalgia | raisingladders | 3 Comments
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Inspired by an image on the cover of the most recent Capital City Firefighter magazine, I re-read the brief history posted online about the DC Fire Department.

Leaving for Ireland today! (plus pictures)
February 24, 2010 | Fire Academy, Fire Photography, Nostalgia | raisingladders | 1 Comment
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Be safe, everyone… I’ll see you all in about a week! ————— I had some film developed recently, and I thought I’d add a few of my (decidedly older) shots, just for kicks. I’ve always liked the grainy look of real film—almost unheard of in this age of digital. /RL

Favorite posts thus far.
August 12, 2009 | DC Fire, DCFD, DCFEMS, Fire Academy, Firefighter Training, Nostalgia, Personal | raisingladders | 3 Comments

I was looking through some of my earlier posts today (I was trying to find one specific picture from the Academy), and I found myself having a damned good laugh while doing so. I had forgotten about some of these, but they're definitely keepers. Maybe you'll get a good chuckle out of them, too. First Due: We're […]

Flashback week, part 1.
January 27, 2009 | EMS, Nostalgia, Personal | raisingladders | 4 Comments

I wanted to save this until later (i.e. a hopefully-larger readership), but I looked over it this afternoon and simply couldn't help but post it. It's one of my favorite stories from my ER days. Enjoy! —– Safe Haven "Hi, I'd like to leave my baby here." I looked up, slightly annoyed that the patient […]