Yellowknife firefighter perishes

[northernflame]

Just thought I would pass on the sad news.

A Yellowknife firefighter perished yesterday morning in the line of duty when the roof collapsed on him.

Youing man of 24, married and less than two weeks on the job. Apparantly he is newly arrived in town from Calgary.

Getting tired of walking by a local school here in town and seeing the flags seemingly always at half mast.

News brief can be found here:


http://www.cjcd.ca/

[Bill Bumface]

Vary sad... although I found it a little odd his wife was 18

[Inferno]

Originally posted by hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 01:05 PM
Vary sad... although I found it a little odd his wife was 18

My dad was 24 when he married my mom who was 17 at the time.

[jam26]

My girlfriend knew him quite well and says he was the biggest Flames fan she ever met.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 12:05 PM
Vary sad... although I found it a little odd his wife was 18

He is 24, she is 18.. who cares. They are both adults.

Sad story indeed.

[Incinerator]

Originally posted by hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 06:05 PM
Vary sad... although I found it a little odd his wife was 18

Man no offence but I find that comment is just completely inappropriate...There's a firefighter who lost his life on duty serving his community here, show some respect...



RIP...and best wishes to the other injured firefighter for a speedy recovery.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally posted by Incinerator+Mar 18 2005, 03:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Incinerator @ Mar 18 2005, 03:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 06:05 PM
Vary sad... although I found it a little odd his wife was 18

Man no offence but I find that comment is just completely inappropriate...There's a firefighter who lost his life on duty serving his community here, show some respect...



RIP...and best wishes to the other injured firefighter for a speedy recovery. [/b][/quote]
"Its a little odd"

That is now some horrible offensive phrase?

Jesus

Oh wait.. that word might offend you too.

[Incinerator]

Originally posted by hulkrogan+Mar 18 2005, 09:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hulkrogan @ Mar 18 2005, 09:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Man no offence but I find that comment is just completely inappropriate...There's a firefighter who lost his life on duty serving his community here, show some respect...



RIP...and best wishes to the other injured firefighter for a speedy recovery.

"Its a little odd"

That is now some horrible offensive phrase?

Jesus

Oh wait.. that word might offend you too. [/b][/quote]
As a matter of fact it does, I'm a Roman Catholic. :angry: Flame away with your atheist-left comments.

I didn't say the phrase itself was offensive, I'm saying this is a horribly inappropiate thread to be talking about the victim's family in the manner that you have done.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally posted by Incinerator@Mar 18 2005, 03:35 PM
As a matter of fact it does, I'm a Roman Catholic. :angry: Flame away with your atheist-left comments.

I didn't say the phrase itself was offensive, I'm saying this is a horribly inappropiate thread to be talking about the victim's family in the manner that you have done.

Well I'm Roman Catholic too, and I realize Jesus is just a word. Watch:

Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus... nope, no lightningbolts or locusts or anything freaky like that.


My comment wasn't disrespecting the guy at all, and it would be akin to if he had a 3 eyed cat. I would have probably said.. "wow.. he had a 3 eyed cat! Isn't that strange."

[Bill Bumface]

Originally posted by fotze@Mar 18 2005, 03:44 PM
Next thing we will find out that you scalp tickets.

No way fotze, I know my sure paths to lightning bolts and locusts, and thats one of them!!

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 03:28 PM

"Its a little odd"

It isn't a huge deal Hulk, but it's just.. the guy just died.. bigger concerns then the fact he and his wife weren't the same age.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally posted by MrMastodonFarm+Mar 18 2005, 03:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MrMastodonFarm @ Mar 18 2005, 03:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 03:28 PM

"Its a little odd"

It isn't a huge deal Hulk, but it's just.. the guy just died.. bigger concerns then the fact he and his wife weren't the same age. [/b][/quote]
True, but I could point out how incenerators name, and signature are very disrespectful to a good guy that just burned to death.

I guess it might be because I had already read quite a bit about this story before this thread was posted so I had already gone through the thought processes of how sad it was to lose a husband/kid/friend that way, and now a side detail of the story struck me as interesting. The fact that thinking of anyone in my highschool graduating class being married at the time is interesting to me doesn't seem like its totally disrespectful to the guys memory.

Oh well, I'd probably get jumped on for saying janitor instead of caretaker or caretaker instead of custodian by some people, so I guess its no suprise this gets people upset. I'll leave the thread now so it can be used to honour his memory.

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally posted by Incinerator+Mar 18 2005, 09:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Incinerator @ Mar 18 2005, 09:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 06:05 PM
Vary sad... although I found it a little odd his wife was 18

Man no offence but I find that comment is just completely inappropriate...There's a firefighter who lost his life on duty serving his community here, show some respect...



RIP...and best wishes to the other injured firefighter for a speedy recovery. [/b][/quote]
Wow are some people oversensitive.

[Agamemnon]

Way to hijack the sympathy thread, bravo.

Another tragedy in a string of tragedies we call 'life'. Its sad when they go so young.

[Incinerator]

Originally posted by Agamemnon@Mar 18 2005, 10:14 PM
Way to hijack the sympathy thread, bravo.

Another tragedy in a string of tragedies we call 'life'. Its sad when they go so young.

Sorry, I guess my blood pressure did go up a tad, a relative of mine is a firefighter in HK...no hard feelings Hulk.

Back on topic now...

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally posted by hulkrogan@Mar 18 2005, 04:06 PM
True, but I could point out how incenerators name, and signature are very disrespectful to a good guy that just burned to death.

Sure, if you're Professor John Nash you could do that.

[TheyCallMeBruce]

Ok, who the hell cares what age the wife is. The thread is about a firefighter who died. Let's get back on topic.

My condolences to the family. Although huge risks are involved, a job should not have to cost people their lives.

[metallicat]

What a tragic story, and a tragic loss of life. My condolences, and best wishes to his family, friends, and co-workers.

[pope04]

Terrible loss. Godspeed to his family, friends and co-workers

[pope04]

Just heard on the news that the other firefighter involved in this incident has now perished. A father of five children, he had been on the job for twenty years.