Firefighter

This will be our last blog for the Volunteer Fire Company of the Week. Although I have enjoying spotlighting our Hometown Heroes, submissions have dropped off to nothing. If people don't send me anything, then there is no feature. Maybe it was a good idea that just ran its course...

Congratulations to this week's Hometown Heroes: The Eggertsville Hose Company. Here's their story:  The Eggertsville Hose Company is one of the busiest volunteer fire companies in Western NY with over 1000 responses annually. The Eggertsville Hose Company (EHC) is located in the Town of Amherst just north of the City of Buffalo.The ...

This week's Volunteer Fire Company of the Week is The Wendelville Volunteer Fire Company. Member Diane McCollum shares their story:

Congratulations to this week's Volunteer Fire Company of the Week: The Bennington Volunteer Fire Company. Personally, I go back a long time with this fire company. I used to host a lot of country jamborees there back in the late 1980's. One of their members helped to save my life back in 1989 when I was accidentally shot in the head in a field in Bennington...

Congratulations to this week's hometown heroes: The Saint Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Company. Here is their story: Our department was founded in 1926 by a group of concerned citizens that felt there was not enough adequate fire protection in the Town of Wheatfield, NY...

Congratulations to this week's Volunteer Fire Company of the Week: The Rapids Volunteer Fire Department. Rapids Volunteer Firefighter Chris Furlong shares their story with us: Hello, I'm a Fire Fighter at Rapids Vol. Fire Dept. we were founded in 1935, located in the Town of Lockpot in Niagara County, NY...

If you listen to the show, you know I am a huge fan of Denis Leary. He is a brilliant actor, comedian producer, writer and a champion of firefighters. His firefighter cousin was killed in a fire years ago which prompted Denis to create the Leary Firefighter Foundation...