Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 15:55:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Moore <firejock_15@yahoo.com> Subject: Firefighting Brotherhood, Biography Firefighting Brotherhood Biography By: Firejock_15 Authors Note: Someone asked for a biography page, and I thought that it might not be a bad idea. So here it is. The following is real information about me, Firejock, and my family and co-workers. The Co-workers names have been changed to protect them. This info also happpens to match the information about Jeff in the story. The information about the firehouse, the firetrucks, and some other things like that has been changed to protect the department that I work for. Hello, my name is Jeffery Rourke. I am a 28 year old firefighter/paramedic for a large paid fire department in Maryland. I am 6'3", 255lbs, with light brown hair, honey brown eyes and a nicely packaged 7.5 inches. I have a mustache that I have had since I was 16 years old. My head was shaved last year for the Saint Baldrick's event to raise money for childhood cancer research. Most of our department did it. I work out 2-3 times a week, just to stay in shape for the job. I have been working for this department since I turned 18. I was promoted to Lieutenant in late November of 1999. I have been stationed at several firehouses within the department in the last ten years, but for the last three years I have been at station 13. I was promoted to Captain in February of 2005.I am the only openly gay fire officer in my department. There are several openly gay firefighters now, and I happen to be deeply in love with the most gorgeous of them all, Bradley Hannigan. Brad Hannigan is a 23 year old firefighter that is stationed at my firehouse. Brad is the most gorgeous man I have ever met, 6', 195lbs, blonde hair, ice blue eyes and rather well equipped in the hose department sporting his nice thick 8 inches. Brad is a very intelligent man and a great firefighter. Brad and I have been together for 2 years, and we are still as deeply in love now as we were then. I could not ask for a more perfect friend, lover, or soul mate. Patrick Rourke "Pop", my father, is a battalion chief with our department. Dad is a fiery traditional Irish firefighter who has worked his way up through the department and earned his spot in the chief's office. Dad is a very handsome man, 48 years old with the same light brown hair as me, but with just a trace of grey at the temples, 6'4", and around 235lbs. Dad also works out to stay in shape. I know if things were different, dad was younger and wasn't my dad, I would be after him in a heartbeat. Kathleen Rourke, my mother. Mom is a beautiful readheaded Irish Catholic woman. She is the one who keeps us all in line. A very traditional woman who is about 5'3" and 170lbs. Mom has earned her stripes in the fire department, and is well loved by the firefighters. Everyone loves when mom makes dinner for their station. Each station gets dinner once a month. Mom and dad married when dad was 18 and mom was 17. I was born 2 years later. I am one of 9 children, 5 girls, 4 boys. And all of us boys are firefighters, hell even 2 of the girls are firefighters. Dave Miller is a 49 year old greek god. Dave has been a firefighter at our department almost as long as my father. Dave works with me at station 13. At 5'11", 190lbs of solid muscle with his jet black hair and dark brown, almost black eyes, he is gorgeous. Too bad he is straight, but at least he is willing to play every once in a while. Charlie Cramer is a 36 year old typical straight Irish man. Charlie has been fighting fires for almost 20 years and has always been stationed at station 13. 5'9", 235lbs, with red hair that hangs like a mop on his head and a typical firefighters bushy mustache. Dave does have a little beer gut, but he is still an attractive man. And now for all of you firefighter/EMS people, the following is the information about station 13 and it's apparatus: I work at Station 13 which is one of the busiest stations in our department. It also happens to be the largest station in our department. Station 13 was originally built in the late 1870's as a small 2 bay station that housed a horse drawn engine and ladder truck. The fire service kept undergoing changes and the fire trucks kept growing in size, so the department had to keep upgrading and remodeling the station. The front exterior of the station was never changed, but the first floor was expanded off of the back of the station to allow the bigger ladder trucks to fit in, the hay lofts were sealed off after the horses were replaced with motorized trucks, and several other upgrades were completed. In early 1973 the department realized that station 13 was way to small for its growing population of firefighters and the continually growing size of fire apparatus. Our department debated over tearing station 13 down and building a brand new mega-station in its place, or simply keeping station 13 and building onto the station. It was decided that the original station 13 was far to beautiful a structure to destroy and since it was still structurally sound, the original station would stay, and a new addition would be built beside and attached to the existing station. The work was started and in late 1975 the addition was completed and station 13 became the largest station in our department with 2 bays in the existing station and an additional 5 drive thru bays in the addition. At that time Station 13 housed only an Engine and a Truck. It was decided that since Rescue 2's station was practically falling down around them, they would be moved into the new station. A reserve Engine and Truck were also placed at the new station. In the late 70's when the department got into the ambulance business, one was housed in the new station. This filled all but one of the bays. Today station 13 houses an Engine, a Truck, a Rescue, 2 paramedic ambulances, a reserve Engine, a reserve Truck, and a Duty Oficers Vehicle. Engine 13: A 2003 Seagrave Engine with a 2000 GPM Pump, CAFS System, Amkus Rescue tool system, and a lot of other firefighting equipment. Truck 13: A 2002 American Lafrance 100' Tractor Drawn ladder truck. For those of you who don't know what a tractor drawn ladder truck (tiller truck) is, the ladder truck is a lot like a tractor trailer. It has a cab and a trailer with a pivot point. The tractor section is controlled by the driver of the vehicle or "chauffer". The trailer section is controlled by the "tillerman". This is the guy that sits in the back of the tractor section and "drives" the back end of the truck. The back wheels turn just like the front wheels do. This allows us better vehicle control and a tighter turning radius. This truck carries a full compliment of search and rescue and ventilation supplies. Rescue 2: A 2000 E-One / PemFab custom heavy rescue with a full compliment of equipment for almost every type of rescue, including vehicle rescue, industrial rescue, rope rescue, confined space rescue, and high angle rescue, as well as, equipment to assist with search and rescue, ventilation, fire suppression, and structural collapse. Medic 8: A 1996 Ford / E-One paramedic ambulance. Medic 9: a 2002 Ford / Horton paramedic ambulance. Eninge 513: A 1983 Mack CF 600 series engine with a 1250 GPM pump and a 750 gallon tank. This is a reserve unit that is kept in our station. Truck 513: A 1974 American LaFrance 100' tractor drawn ladder truck. This is a reserve unit that is kept in our station. Captain 2: A 2005 Ford Expidition. This vehicle carries a full compliment of incident command and safety supplies, as well as, firegear and SCBA for the Captain. If you have any other questions, please let me know and I will try to answer them. Jeff, AKa FireJock