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Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Thank Your Volunteer Firefighters


"Morning Bernie, I don't think anyone of us can appreciate the dedication and training involved with our firemen until that individual has lived through a fire. Our volunteers are non paid professionals. God bless them all." - Carol Cuono.

A fixture in Slate Belt politics, Carol Cuono makes a point that I neglected to mention yesterday.

Volunteer firefighters battled the Nicos Polymer blaze all day yesterday, starting at 5 AM. That includes the men and women of Nancy Run Volunteer Fire Company.

After spending a day risking their lives in a community miles from Bethlehem Township, these volunteers spent the evening handing out fire hats to kids at National Night Out, and their equipment still looked brand new.
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16 comments:

  1. Chris MillerAugust 3, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    We can't thank these guys enough

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  2. AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    What about joe brennan

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  3. AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Thank you volunteers. Thinking of those who would get out of bed on a cold night to try to save my family and property is overwhelming.


    Also agree with OT 2:41. Why isn't anyone calling for Joe Brennan's resignation?

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  4. Bernie O'HareAugust 3, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    It;s amazing to me that in a post dedicate to people who thanklessly risk our lives for us, two selfish people would rather anonymously snark Joe Brennan. You can do that on Keystone Politics.

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  5. DaveAugust 3, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Couno Bernie..not Coumo. She's the former mayor of Bangor. Job well done by all who helped contain the inferno.

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  6. Bernie O'HareAugust 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Today is my day for screwing up names. I'll correct that error at once, and thank you for pointing it out, Dave.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Is that Angle in the blue shirt? If it is he lost weight!

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  8. Bernie O'HareAugust 3, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    That's not Ron, but he does look like him from behind. Ron is in Tartola, taking a well-deserved holiday with his wife.

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  9. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    Why is Angle in this picture? He doesn't know what a volunteer is. And don't say it ain't him Bernard.

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  10. Bernie O'HareAugust 4, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    It is not Angle. You seem to have some unhealthy obsession.

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  11. ZornAugust 4, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    bethlum doesn't have volunteers. they have worthless union greedy sit on your butt and collect OT union thugs

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  12. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Zorn are you a lonely homo? why does Bernie allow you to post vulgar things off topic? whats the score Bernie?

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  13. AnonymousAugust 5, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    bo prints the truth

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  14. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    bernie hasn't scored in years - noe even with trish - angle maybe

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  15. AnonymousAugust 9, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Hats off to the dedicated fire volunteers.
    P.S. A belt and suspenders - isn't that a corpulent angle trademark? - very fetching. Are you sure he's not back from dry tortuga?

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  16. Bernie O'HareAugust 9, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    He returned late Thursday night. That is not Ron, although he looks like him from the rear.

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