Lego City Fire Academy

Check out this new Lego Fire Game.  Take your Lego Firefighter Recruit through the Fire Academy.  You move up through the ranks by completing various Lego Challenges such as saving a food competition and getting down the fire pole with the right gear on.  Have Fun!

http://city.lego.com/en-US/games/fireacademy/default.aspx

Adrenaline - Firefighter

Here is a cool little documentary style video.  A former Navy Seal goes through a day at the Fire Academy.  This shows reminds me a bit of Dirty Jobs.  The video is only half of the show...that sucks.  Enjoy!

Station Fire Video

Here is a video of the Station Fire we found on Youtube.  The Station Fire was in the Los Angeles mountains near the end of August through the beginning of September.  It was the largest wild fire in Los Angeles County history.  We could see the giant plume of smoke from our home over 50 miles away, not to mention the smoke and ashes.  The plume looked like a volcano had erupted.

Sprinkler's Clubhouse

Check out Sprinkler's Clubhouse from the Chandler Fire Department in Arizona.  The clubhouse is currently being remodeled so they only have videos posted for now.  Sprinkler is a Fire Safety Clown that looks like he hits the gym pretty hard.  Sprinkler and his pal Dusty show you how to be safe around the pool, with helmets, in the kitchen, and so much more.  Enjoy!

http://www.chandleraz.gov/default.aspx?pageid=924

Fireman's Brew

Check out this line of Fireman Drinks.  They have a line of sodas that the kids can enjoy.  Flavors include Root Beer, Cream Soda, and Black Cherry soda.  Your kids will love the opportunity to drink a fireman soda.  Equally important are the beers they have for the older kids.  They make a Blonde, Brunette, and a Redhead style beer.  If your in the LA or Orange County area check your local store for it and if they don't have ask them to get it.

http://firemansbrew.com/index1.html

Firefighter Monopoly

We just found Firefighter Monopoly.  It is your standard Monopoly game redesigned with a firefighter theme. You got Flash Over and Back Draft cards, Probie Place and Firefighter Freeway as property cards.  Mathew has played Monopoly with the rest of the family and he follows along pretty well.  I think this game will take his interest in Monopoly to another level.

http://www.firefighterplay.com/

New Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog Video

Check out this new video from Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog.  Firefighter Dayna narrates this new video all about Sparkles.  Who knew Fire Dogs can wear nail polish?  Mathew wanted to put some nail polish on our dog.  Enjoy.

http://sparklesthefiresafetydog.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-sparkles-fire-safety-dog-video.html

New Sparky Website

Check out the new and improved Sparky the Fire Dog website.  They have greatly enhanced the web page's navigation for kids.  They have also added some new features such as Activities, E-Cards, and Cartoons.  Enjoy!

http://www.sparky.org/#/Sparky

Guardian Angel

My sister sent us this picture in an email.  This is a beautiful ice sculpture.  If you have something you want to share with us  send us an email: dave@kidsfirefighter.com

I found a little more info on Flickr about the creator.  "The photo was taken by the creator of the sculpture, Darlene Racicot of Timmons, Ontario. The sculpture was made as a dedication to the firefighters and police who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. It was inspired by a photograph of a firefighter sitting, exhausted as this one does. The photo was digitally altered to show 2 Angels, one leaning on each side, comforting the firefighter.
The sculpture was entered in the South Porcupine Ice Sculpture contest in Feb 2002. It is 10ft tall, 15ft long, and took 250 hours to complete. It won the contest.
In the Fireman's hands is a connector assembly to a self-contained breathing apparatus. It is attached to a backpack of oxygen tanks, and feeds regulated air to the face mask, which is hanging behind his left leg.  " http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilively/462911867/

One Last Holiday Parade Video....

This will be the last holiday video until later this year (or next time we find another good one).  This is from the Palm Springs Festival of Lights.   They had a number of decorated new and classic fire trucks.  We did not know about this parade although it has happening for many years now.  Palm Springs is not too far away from us maybe we will make the trek next year.  Enjoy.

5 Year Old's 911 Call

Mathew's Uncle sent us this news story.  This 5 year old called 911 when her dad had an apparent heart attack.  She displayed courage and calmness on the phone with the 911 operator.  Great Story!

Here is the full audio of the call:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6cksmhtGWs

Fire Trucks at War

Check out this Fire Truck site.  They have historical photos from Fire Trucks used by the military during war times.  The photo above caught our attention right away.  Who has seen a Fire Truck tank before?  It can be found in the Vietnam War section.  Have fun!

http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/

Lego Fire Repsonds to Big Rig Accident

The Lego Fire Department responds to an accident involving a Big Rig.  These stop motion videos are pretty neat.  I am not sure if Mathew and myself have enough patience to make one of these though.  You have to take many photos and then combine them to make these videos.  Good work by the dude who made this video.

Fire Truck Wallpapers and More

Check out these Firetruck desktop wallpapers from E-One.  E-One is a Firetruck manufacturer.  There are 18 different wallpapers showing most of the rigs that they make.  Mathew has his own user login on the computer and he loves these wallpapers.  There is more too, check out these links:

Wallpapers:
http://www.e-one.com/merchandise/wallpapers.htm

Screen Saver:
http://www.e-one.com/merchandise/screensavers.htm

Postcard Generator:
http://www.e-one.com/merchandise/postcard-generator.htm

Happy New Year!

We wanted to Thank you for visiting our blog through out this past year.  We appreciate all of the emails we get from the community.  We wish you a Happy New Year!

With the Rose Parade tomorrow we were trying to find out if there are any videos of Fire Truck floats on Youtube.  Unfortunately, we could not find any.  We did find this super cool video of LA Fire Department helicopters loading up with water in a small lake.  Enjoy!