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Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 22 Jan 25

I'm still learning about what happened in the middle of the night. A very loud beeping noise woke me out of a sound sleep. My first thought was that I forgot to turn off my oven. However, when I checked, the oven and stove were...

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Firefighters in Wisconsin hoist deer out of a hole

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122237) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 Aug 24

Firefighters from the Stevens Point Wisconsin answered an emergency call a week ago when a deer fell into a hole on the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. The deer needed help from the firefighters to get out of the hole by...

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Change of Plans

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 25 Jan 24

No Canasta today. There's a meeting in the main building by the fire department about safety. So, I'll be walking over there in an hour. Other than that, I'm working on Wilderness Call. It's reading well. I'm making some...

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Power Outage Anyone?

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 27 Feb 23

As I was getting ready to get off the computer, it shut down without my doing anything. Yes, power outage. It lasted a couple of hours. I managed to use my phone to upload a new image on my profile. However, I uploaded a new one...

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A Donation from Local Firefighters

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 10 Feb 23

On Tuesday, we received a donation of about twenty boxes of goodies, from chips to cookies, to beef jerky, we kept half the box for purse and took the other half to the main pantry, and I'll probably save a few for the kiddos at...

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More family discoveries on MY maiden name

Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 14 Dec 22

I learned something today about my great granduncle, Charles Mansfield Wilkins, I didn't know before. First I'll explain that the family descending from my 2nd great grandfather lost contact with one another and didn't know...

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Fire Department rescues a dog trapped under a fence in Maryland

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122237) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 24 Jul 22

Paramedics who are employed by the Prince George Fire Department (PGFD) were driving on a road in Capitol Heights on Thursday afternoon when they saw a dog running on the same road when the dog who fled from his owner by jumping...

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July 12, 2022

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 12 Jul 22

Good Morning!! It's been a decent start to the day. Nothing I can really complain too much about. It's just life. Yesterday, I got a lot done. Not everything but a lot lol. I had to take another evoc test which is another drive...

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July 11, 2022

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 11 Jul 22

Good Morning everyone!! So far it's starting out a great day. This weekend we had a butt ton of rain and we had to get the Fire Department's food booth up at the fair over the weekend to be ready for today. We couldn't do it on...

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February 8, 2022

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 8 Feb 22

It's the day after Monday....Tuesday. The day that is supposed to be calmer than Monday but yet it still reminds you that the week is still young and you have s o much left to do. I got done all my work yesterday even with my...

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Fire department rescues a coyote that fell into San Francisco Bay

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122237) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 29 Nov 21

This rescue story is kind of odd since as far I know coyotes are not known for being near any body of water since my knowledge of coyotes is that they are animals who are seen on the desert area like the Warner Brothers cartoons...

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Sacramento Fire Department rescues a deer that nearly drowned in a canal

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122237) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 8 Nov 21

It is nice to see the members of the Sacramento Fire Department answer an emergency call from concerned citizens who saw a deer drowning in a canal near the American River. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon when the...

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November 2, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 2 Nov 21

Day two of November and I'm starting to feel a time crunch. I don't know why but I am. I didn't get any work done at all yesterday because I was giving my parents a tutorial in smart tv's and streaming. They're upgrading their...

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September 17, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 17 Sep 21

Good Morning Everyone!!! So I woke up in a good mood this morning. Without coffee so that's saying something. Last night rookie school went well. I found out that the two minute drills for putting gear on are gone. They now...

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September 16, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 16 Sep 21

Good Thursday morning!!! Time to get this day started and though the to do list isn't long, it's time consuming. My parents are going to Murfreesboro today to see what's going on with dad's hearing aids. That leaves me by...

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September 15, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 15 Sep 21

Good morning! Rookie school went pretty good last night so I'm doing pretty good lol. We forgot to turn my husband's alarm on so he may be a little late today but that's okay. I'm hoping today goes as smooth as yesterday...

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September 13, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 13 Sep 21

Another Monday that I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed for. The weekend was awesome. Friday we all went to dinner and hit Lowes after to see the Halloween stuff. Not a whole lot happening at that one but I did get my...

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September 8, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 8 Sep 21

Good morning! Yesterday was awesome lol. I actually got all of my work done. It's an unusual thing anymore but I'm thankful. We had rookie school last night and we were all prepped for it. Then it turns out that class got...

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August 25, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 25 Aug 21

Good Morning everyone! I am dragging today. I got most of my work done yesterday so that was a plus. I'm ten more dollars closer to Readers on the River so that made me really happy. The major thing was rookie school last...

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August 24, 2021

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7406) • Sparta, Tennessee 24 Aug 21

Good Morning!! Despite being mad tired, I'm in a really good mood. Last night was the first night of Rookie School and it was mostly power points but it was still good. I found out that my husband will be up there with me to...

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