| C- Shift entertains MCFR's first paid Fire Chief. |
| Mon. Nov 3rd 2008 |
On November 3rd 2008, Chief Cooper stopped by with Gene Gallant, MCFR's first paid fire chief. MCFR is preparing for our 30 year anniversary....
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| Ambulance arrives at The Hornets Nest. |
| Mon. Sep 1st 2008 |
At 0800 on September 2nd 2008 Rescue 1 will go in service as an Advanced Life Support Transport Unit. Squad 1 was placed out of service on September 1st when Engine 1 became an ALS Engine Company. The Rescue is staffed with the two members formally of Squad 1. On October 1st 2008 Marion County Fire ...
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| Engine 1 becomes a Paramedic Engine Company. |
| Mon. Sep 1st 2008 |
Engine 1 was placed in service as an advanced life support Engine Company at 0800 this morning. The truck will respond with a crew of 4 with at least one being a state certified Paramedic. The change is due to Squad 1 being placed out of service and replaced with a ALS Transport unit designated as R...
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| Members of the Nest train with MCSO and Jacksonville Swat. |
| Fri. Aug 29th 2008 |
Several Members of Station 1 participated in a week of training with members of Marion County Swat and the city of Jacksonville's Swat Team. The training was provided by Louisiana State University and took place at the Florida State Fire College and an abandoned school in Lowell. Hazmat member...
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| Congratulations to Captain Joe Amigliore. |
| Tue. Aug 19th 2008 |
The Hornets Nest would like to congratulate Capt. Joe Amigliore on his promotion out of the Training Division to District 2 A-Shift. Capt. Amigliore was a Lieutenant at Firehouse 1 before being promoted and assigned to training....
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| The Hornets Nest Welcomes New Members. |
| Tue. Aug 19th 2008 |
Engine 1 will ride a little heavier with the addition of a 6th FF on each shift. We would like to welcome the following
Dwight Leon FF/PM/HMT to A-Shift from Engine 16 A.
Mike Hoover FF/EMT to B-Shift from Engine 11 B.
Chris Hancock FF/PM to C-Shift from Engine 11 C.
Chris Glenn FF/EMT to C...
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| Marshal Runkles passes State Paramedic Test. |
| Sat. Jul 26th 2008 |
Marshal Runkles has completed months of Paramedic Training and last week became a State Certified Paramedic by successfully passing the State Test in Gainesville. Runkles is now 1 of 3 medics on C-Shift....
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| Engine 1 will now be responding with a crew of 4. |
| Sat. Jul 26th 2008 |
Beginning on August 2nd Engine 1 will be riding a little heavier with the addition of a 4th Firefighter. This brings staffing to 6 per shift with 2 assigned to the Squad and 4 on the Engine. Members are waiting on the release of the official transfer list to find out who will be moving in....
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| Interviews for open spots on HazMat completed. |
| Thu. Jul 17th 2008 |
This afternoon 10 Firefighters interviewed at Headquarters to become members of the Haz Mat Team. The team has 7 openings to complete the 40 member roster. The interviews were completed by Chief Ramage, Capt Schultz, LT Calder and LT. Gragen. Each interview lasted about 30 minutes and candidates wer...
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| A-shift Transfers |
| Wed. Jun 25th 2008 |
FF / EMT / HM Mussnug is returning to The One House on A-shift...
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