It’s that time of the year again, it’s hard to believe that time goes by so quickly. Today is VES’s Birthday! Four years ago this website was created as a neutral, unbiased and un-intimidating medium were we could share ideas, methods, and techniques of this great profession. We truly believe that Truck Company functions are an art, and have become The Lost Art of The Fire Service. It is imperative that we protect this art for generations to come. The avenue to a safer fire service is by being proactive rather than reactive in both our training and our tactics. We need to bring back the aggressive yet safe attitude to the fire service, in order to continue to protect each other on the fire ground. This can only be accomplished through sharing the knowledge and educating each other.
We can honestly say this site has been much more of a success then we could have ever possibly imagined. This website was started with the intentions of sharing some information on the local level. Thanks to each of you, it quickly became so much more than that. We have gotten emails, comments, and material from people all over the world! The overwhelming success of this site would not be possible without each and every one of you. No amount of thanks could possibly be enough. It is because of you, our loyal readers, that this site is what it is!
We have some big things in the works for the future. Thank you for your continued support an understanding as we continue to expand the site. Stay safe, and train hard!
Thank you for all the great material over the years! Really hitting home what needs to be.
It has been a pleasure to digest anything posted by VES!
Happy Birthday VES, great job, keep up the good work
Congrats on four great years. And congrats, by the way, on being a proud papa (not of a website). Keep the great info coming.
Happy birthday! This has been a great site, where we can all share ideas and training to become better firefighters.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VES!!! Great site!!!
thanks and happy birthday….
Unlike my coworker DMAN I dont leave many comments but i do look at all the articles tips and pictures keep up the good work
congrats on a successful four years guys! ive learned a lot from all of the posts and continue sharing it with my department here in VT. Good luck in the future years with VES.com, thanks and stay safe
CONGRATULATIONS on the 4 year anniversary of this web site. It is the Brotherhood of the service that keeps this job together. Through the disasters, tragedies, and budget cuts. Thanks! Keep up the good work! and Stay Safe! Mike Brown BCFD T15
Congrats boys.
You know you’re popular when you troll sightings go waaaay up.
I will continue to visit and participate here even though you post pictures taken by guys I don’t work with of buildings that aren’t in my first due.
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VES has consistently been one of the best firefighting knowledge sites that I visit on a regular basis. The articles and generally helpful attitude of the community here is great. Congrats on a solid four years
Congrats brothers on providing our service with such an informative site! Keep up the great job!
Mike Burkett Truck 1 BCFD
Happy B-day! Awesome site.
Solid Work Brothers. Keep it comin!
Happy Birthday VES!
I also am one of the quiet ones on this site. I really enjoy the posts and the comments from all the other learning professionals out there that are willing to try something different and share it with the rest. I cant wait for the 5th birthday….
and the 6th….
and the 7th…
you get my point. Thanks all. this site is the best!
Keep up the great work guys. I’ve learned and continue to learn a ton from this site.
Your efforts to implore the fire service to continue to sharpen its skills and stay on its game with the interest of sending people home to their families is heartfelt by those that care as you fellas do.
Know that in both large and small ways you have contributed to a firefighter’s shadow filling his doorway again because of something he learned here and utilized it at an incident.
My hat is off to you.
RS FDNY.
I spend almost as much time on VES as I do…..OK, Ill just say I look at alot of VES.com
GONGRATS…..
happy birthday, congrats, and keep up the great work.
happy Birthday this is the best site and the best job
congratulations… keep it up.
Thanks for many good useful tactics/strategies and observations. Keep up the good work.
I love this site! I haven’t been in this many juvenile arguments since 7th grade!! Oh, and the fire tips are pretty awesome too.
DMAN72 is ‘on point’: the sniping, flaming, chest-beating is really kept to a minimum around here.
That says as much about those participating as it does about the gents running V_E_S.
There’s alot going on behind those doorframes or under those shingles: if we don’t inform each other, no one else will.
Stay Safe.
Congrats, Keep the posts comin. best truck ops site on the net
Love it, even a hose dragging nozzelman ape like me learns something (from time to time, usually when rewarded with food). Best wishes on the next 4 years.
This site is great for those of us that aren’t in the busiest departments and don’t get a chance to see most of this stuff first hand. I have learned a ton from here and have used a lot of it for drills and training in our little dept. Keep up the good work.
I loves me some VES!
Congratulations on the 4 years from VA! What makes this website so great is alot of what is posted on here is applicable from the busiest urban companies to the rural/suburban department where truck functions are just as important even when their may not even be an actual Truck. Thanks again.