Feelin' the Love

I've always viewed this blog as a truly grassroots effort that should reflect all that's of concern or note to the members of the Westfield Fire Department and to our larger community of brothers out there on the net. I check the "hits" to our site (I like to indulge myself) to see where people are coming from and how they're coming to visit our "little corner of Connecticut." I often find myself typing a new post late on a Tuesday night after the weekly drill - feeding off the then-current energy of our members. Sometimes I find great information on the web that is relevant to our department. One of my favorite sites for quite a while has been www.FireRescue1.com - so it was quite a surprise and honor to find out that they had included us in their launch of a section featuring firefighter blogs. It's well worth the "trip" to see some of the great blogs out there that our brothers have been running - go take a look by clicking here.

Welcome Back Dave!

At our officer's meeting this evening it occurred to me that with all the "changes in management" this past spring, we took on a new/old lieutenant back in May without any formal recognition here on westfieldfire.net. Shame, shame, shame. Dave Peterson, seen here with his lovely wife Linda, had risen to the rank of captain back in the late 1990's and stepped down in the early 2000's to spend more time with his family and to run his business. Well, apparently Dave has this stuff in his blood because he stepped right back up this past May to fill an open LT position. Dave is one of our most experienced firefighter/EMT's and his hands-on knowledge will certainly make a big difference "on scene" and around the firehouse. Dave - great to have you sporting a white hat again! We'll see you at the "big one!"