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Highland Park Michigan Firefighter, “A Year On My Lid” (Video)

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Highland Park firefighter Scott Ziegler pieced together this montage of video taken from his helmet cam over a one year period.
Scott —
“I put together a bunch of clips from some of the better helmet cam footage I got this year while fighting fires in Highland Park. I had to replace several lens’s and a couple mounts throughout the year, so the camera was not always on my helmet. I used a contour ROAM. other then the lens being easily scratch I would have to say it held up great for what it went through.
We love doing our job in Highland Park. And we do it often. Our aggressive attack might seem odd to some since most of these are “vacant” homes. But we are here to put fires out and the best way to do that is from the inside. Stay safe brothers…stay low”

Published on Dec 31, 2012 –

Apache’s On The Job In Iraq. Watch The Rats Scurry!

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It’s Good Friday but it’s just another day on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan for our soldiers and Marines on the ground and in the air.

This four minute clip had me yell out TWICE. Adrenaline rush from my easy chair. Way to go guys!

Troutman Fire and Rescue Guided to Crash Scene by Onstar

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I was pointed to this story by reader Stephan Cross.
I don’t have OnStar in any of my vehicles so I have no personal experience with the product. In this case the product paid the freight.

Video: Cal Fire, “Who We Are” – All Risk

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I have posted this before, the video is somewhere in the archives, but I like it so much I thought I would post it again. Cal Fire officially shut down the 2009 fire season this week and unless we see some Santa Ana wind events before the end of the year this wildland fire season is in the books. Of course Cal Fire is more than a wildland firefighting force and the video reminds us of that.

This stirs the adrenaline, especially the final scene.

Good work this season guys!!