http://fire-awards.com/blog Tips - News - Articles Thu, 22 May 2008 23:46:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en L’Oréal Presents - Your Dog Is Worth It Too, Day - Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, August 16, 2008 A special event which is put together by some employees of L’Oréal of New Jersey in memory of a former co-worker, to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2008/05/22/your-dog-is-worth-it-too-day-dogs-get-in-free-when-accompanied-by-a-people/ Hazleton Heights Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 of Hazelton, PA just recently celebrated their 90th Anniversary, and our friend Joe Bugda was kind enough to share some photos of the awards ceremony. FireAwards.com sends a big "Congrats" to this first class department. Tags: Hazelton Volunteer Fire Company, ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/09/26/hazleton-heights-volunteer-fire-company-no-4-celebrates-90th/ Tags: Decals, Firefighter, EMSBy popular demand, FireAwards.com has obtained a great line of firefighter and EMS themed decals. Most come in 2 sizes, are printed on highly reflective vinyl, and the graphics are great. Be Sure to check them out! http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/09/26/firefighter-decals-a-sticky-subject/ The premier of the movie "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James is slated for July 20th and has been anxiously anticipated by the staff of FireAwards.com. Just over a year ago we were contacted by the friendly people at Universal Pictures regarding ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/07/18/chuck-and-larry-and-fireawardscom/ We have just received in inventory a great looking "Old World" styled pocket watch. After careful scrutiny from our staff - the consensus is that this new model will be every bit as popular as a similar watch we used to carry but had been shamelessly discontinued by the ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/06/06/firemans-old-world-stlyed-pocket-watch-is-a-big-hit/ If you are a police, fire, or ems first responder and are not aware of Steven Jones and his First Response Coalition then you need to check out the First Response Coalition web site. In brief, the FRC is dedicated to the support of first responders particularly regarding interoperable radios ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/04/25/national-first-responder-appreciation-day-have-you-signed/ A quick search on the Fireawards.com site for the term "Maltese Cross" will return dozens of items used as gifts or awards for firefighters. A quick search on Google for the same term returns about 1,230,000 results. The short version of how this symbol became synonymous with firefighters and ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/04/11/the-universal-symbol-of-fire-service/ McLaren Regional Medical Center paramedic instructor Jamie Kitchen receives an "Award of Gratitude" from his paramedic class of 2007 presented by Paramedic Chris Tolan. McLaren Regional is located in Flint, Michigan.  Tags: Award, Paramedic, McLaren Regional Medical Center http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/04/02/paramedic-instuctor-receives-award/ Ever need a lot of plaques or awards but also needed to watch your budget? Well FireAwards.com has just the solution to that problem. A 5" x 7" plaque as low as $6.50 each in quantity, that includes 4 lines of engraved lettering, is just a flat out great deal when ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/03/26/new-firefighter-economy-plaque-when-your-having-more-than-one/ Receiving an award is a big thing for most people.  Whether the setting for the ceremony is informal or formal, we all like to be recognized and appreciated.  With this thought in mind, there are a few things that an award committee (yes - even if it's only 1 person) ... http://fire-awards.com/blog/2007/03/22/4-no-brainers-for-the-awards-committee-2/