Coming Soon.... Barrigada Fire Station Extrication Training

Firefighter II Dave Flores has submitted a post to me about Fire Captain Ed D. Chaco's Barrigada Fire Station crew conducting vehicle extrication training. It includes hands on training slicing and dicing a car up. Firefighters love to destroy stuff.....in training that is.

Once the photos are resubmitted to me, I will post their training event. It is some good stuff.

If any of you out there want me to post your crew, just submit your event to me with the pictures in JPEG format and it will be done. Not everyone really knows what firefighters do when not on actual emergency calls.

Until next time....

Acting Fire Chief Mike Aguon on K57 Radio with Patty Arroyo

Acting Fire Chief Mike Aguon, along with PIO Fire Captain Andy Arceo, were on the K57 Radio Talk Show hosted by Patty Arroyo. A lot of the Fire Departments key issues were talked about.

Acting Fire Chief Mike Aguon

You can listen to their interview on-line.

Here is the web link:  http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13088:acting-fire-chief-mike-aguon-and-fire-captain-andy-arceo-with-patti-arroyo&catid=52:k57-interviews&Itemid=151

Until next time....

Day of the Plane Pull for the American Cancer Society

Team GFD and friends participated in the American Cancer Society's annual plane pull event and what a great event it was.

The theme for this year's event was, "Towing the Line to Save Lives". This is an annual American Cancer Society fundraiser. The entry fees alone this year brought in over $20,000. There was food, various displays and info booths set up inside the huge VQ-1 aircraft hanger along the flight line on Tiyan. The event was well attended. I would estimate the crowds to be in excess of 2000 people.

In the plane pull competition itself, more than 40 teams went head to head for the best time. The competition was ferocious. Everyone gave it their all.

Here are a few pictures that I took:

    Another team is pulling a 737.

Part of Team GFD at the staging area.

                                                                                                        Team GFD receiving their briefing.

Capt. Soriano, team coordinator, laying down the strategy. 

                                                                              Team GFD and friends ready for the big pull

                                                                                                                                                         Team Picture for Team GFD. 

                         The start of the Big Pull.

Everybody giving their all.

                                                                                                                                               Pulling so hard a teammates hair (red tee) is

                                                                                                                                               blowing backwards.

           The pull is over and the team is exhausted.

 

                                                                              It's time to party now boys. Great job!!!

Though Team GFD did not win the event, we won in our hearts as all teams did. We contributed towards winning the fight against cancer. It was a great time for a great cause.

More pictures are available to view at this web link: https://picasaweb.google.com/rueben.olivas/ACSPlanePull9Apr2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCLrtmvmQ8fiBcw&feat=directlink

Until next time....