Thursday, December 31, 2009

Personpower January 6 and 8, 2010


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Small HFD Calendar 2010


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Friday, December 25, 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Personpower December 29 and 31, 2009


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Merry Christmas!

2010 Full Size Calendar


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I'm working on posting a copy of the small calendar.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

DOUBLE-CHECK Your Vacations!!

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This is the very close to final draft of the 2010 vacations.

Check VERY CAREFULLY and make sure you got the vacations that you requested and/or deserve. Call me if you have any problems, questions, comments.

Personpower December 21 and 23, 2009

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Check Your Vacations!


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Here is the first draft of the 2010 vacation list.

Some people made errors.
Some people got bumped out of their spots by others.
Some people ran out of time.

CHECK YOUR VACATIONS and let me know if there are any errors or needed changes!!

This is just a first draft. There may be changes later that cause you to lose days (e.g. if you are the 8th person on a particular day).

Monday, December 7, 2009

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Friday, November 13, 2009

Personpower November 19th and 21st, 2009



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DFD Seat Belt Procedure





Try it.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Personpower November 3rd and 5th, 2009


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KTRK Report On Ruggles Fire


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(There was video. Anyone have a link?)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Personpower 10/2, 10/4 2009

Here's a link to next tour's manpower. No pretty pictures.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Personpower September 24 and 26, 2009


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Stations 7B and 8B Only: Vacation Drawing for 9/24 and 9/26

Winners:
  • 9/24: Pettie
  • 9/26: Sanchez and Stulce
I have extra/cancelled vacation days to give out. I have one day available for 9/24 and two days available for 9/26.

All personnel from Stations 7B and 8B *** are eligible. Enter and submit your information below.

I'll give them out by random number drawing before the end of the day. Deadline for putting your name on the list is 4 p.m.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Drawing Names For 2 Vacation Giveaways Tour After Next

Winner (by random number generator): John Suchecki 9/18
Nobody put in for 9/16.



I'm cancelling two vacation days tour after next (one for 9/16, one for 9/18) and will be giving them away to members who scored either "Excellent" or "Good" on last week's no-show list.

If you qualify, fill in the boxes below, scroll down and hit "submit". I'll draw names next tour.

Personpower September 8 and 10, 2009


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(Q. Which kid is the future firefighter?)

NYC Building Collapse

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

District 8 No-Show List August 25, 2009



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The list shows who personally shows up at work and who doesn't, for any reason. Last 4 digits of payroll only are shown, to maintain privacy (3-digit numbers should start with a zero).

Member with worst attendance are at the bottom of the list; best attendance are at the top.

Engineer/Operator Exam Is August 27th. Good Luck!



"Men, if you want to know the essence of leadership, it is this: The ability to memorize hundreds of pages of useless bullshit, and then regurgitate it on a multiple choice test. That is all."

George S. Patton
address to West Point Cadets, 1941 *
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Personpower August 31 and September 2, 2009

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* Updated 8/25/2009 at 19:25.

Raleigh NC Ladder Truck Emulates HFD Engine 8

Monday, August 17, 2009

Monday, August 10, 2009

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Friday, July 24, 2009

Personpower* July 30th and August 1st, 2009

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(Extra vacation days drawing pending. Will be updated asap.)

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Jeff Caynan's Defense of HFD

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Houston firefighters are fortunate to have two outstanding leaders at this critical moment: Phil Boriskie and Jeff Caynon.


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Detroit Fire Truck Accident Caught On Tape

From Houston Press...

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Manpower July 22 and 24, 2009


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Two Vacation Days Available Next Tour



We have one vacation day to give each day next tour. We'll have a drawing to everyone whose attendance is "Excellent" on the below "no-show" list (see post below).

District 8 No-Show List July 16, 2009



Click image for list showing actual attendance at work for the year so far.

The list shows who personally shows up at work and who doesn't, for any reason. Last 4 digits of payroll only are shown, to maintain privacy (3-digit numbers should start with a zero).

Member with worst attendance are at the bottom of the list; best attendance is at the top.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Next Two Tours...

...this blog will be on vacation.

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Manpower June 28 & 30, 2009


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San Francisco Fire Fighter Crushed By Falling Debris

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Manpower June 20 and 22, 2009


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(Updated 6/14/2009 at 18:10)

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Winners of 90%+ Attendance Vacation Drawing



June 20th: Locke
June 22nd: Roquemore

Manpower June 12 and 14, 2009


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Friday, May 29, 2009

District 8-B No-Show List


Click image for list showing actual attendance at work for the year so far. 

The list shows who personally shows up at work and who doesn't, for any reason. Last 4 digits of payroll only are shown, to maintain privacy. (3-digit numbers should start with a zero.)

Member with worst attendance are at the top of the list; best attendance is at the bottom. 

Manpower June 4 and 6, 2009


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Final draft (I think).

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Groups Call for HFD Chief's Resignation


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Senior Captain's Exam Is May 28th. Good Luck!



"Men, if you want to know the essence of leadership, it is this: The ability to memorize hundreds of pages of useless bullshit, and then regurgitate it on a multiple choice test. That is all."

George S. Patton
address to West Point Cadets, 1941 *
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