The Loss of a Good Friend.....

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Captain Jack Young, CFD Retired.  Captain Jack passed away today after a long illness.  He will always be remembered as a good man, and a Captain who  prepared his firefighters for the job.  I was blessed to have met him early in my career when he was at Station 12.   Thank you, Captain Jack, for sharing your love of the job with us all. You will be missed.

CFD Huger Street/Engine 8 Celebrate 100th Anniversary!

We celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the CFD Huger Street/Engine 8 Station today with many members of the CFD and the community in attendance. Thanks to the men of Engine 108 for their hospitality!

Congratulations to Our CFD Kids!!

This is a special time of year to congratulate all of our CFD kids who are graduating. Whether it's preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school or college, we are proud of them all. Special congratulations to all the Moms and Dads, or other folks, who have guided these young people each day as they have reached this special time in their lives!!

What's Cooking in the Garage?

As you know, we have several vehicles in our Team for our public outreach programs. Well, after our recent appearance at the Fallen Firefighters' Survivors' Poker Run, we were, once again, bitten by the bug! Catch a glimpse of the next addition to come. Don't want to tell you too much yet, but it will be red!!! Hope to have it ready for the Fire-Rescue Conference in Myrtle Beach.

Sertoma Club of Summerville to Present First Annual Louis Mulkey Dinner & Golf Tournament!

The Sertoma Club of Summerville is presenting its' first Annual Louis Mulkey Dinner & Golf Tournament on May 21 & 22, 2010, at the Pine Forest Country Club. Dinner will be on Friday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. and the golf tournament will tee off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Click on the heading above for more information!

A Mother's Day Tribute

Years ago, when I was a young boy, my Daddy taught me that success in my life would be measured by the influence of many women, whether it be my mother, my future wife, sisters, daughters, granddaughters, friends, co-workers or others that came into and through my daily existence. My mother, Mary Mishoe, continually showed me just how right he was as I enjoyed her love and guidance for many, many years. Today is a day we honor our mothers and I have always observed it as a day to say thank you to all of you that are such a special part of my life. Thanks to my other Moms, Betsy and Vada, my wife, MoJo, whom I could not live without, my sister, LuAnn, whom I love dearly, my daughters, Leigh-Leigh, Heather, Lisa and Stephanie, my other “daughters”, Elena, Jessie, Jessica and Nikki, all who make me proud each day to be their Dad, my granddaughters, Haley and Chase, who give my life special meaning, my co-workers, Cupcake and Munch, who make a working day as fun as ever, all of our CFD wives and mothers, the Charleston 9 women, mothers, wives, fiancées and sisters, who continue to show great courage and, most of all, to my Momma, Mary, who left us some years ago but continues to live on with me each day with her beautiful spirit.

Happy Mother’s Day, I love you all and thanks for being a part of my life!

Gerald

Remembering Our CFD Families.....

We have many friends and family members of the CFD in the flooded areas of the Tennessee and Kentucky region. Please keep all of them in your thoughts and prayers in the days ahead.