Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Life and Tones of The Lake City V.F.D

 The Life and Tones Of The Lake City VFD.
The first due engine gets the action. A creative story.

             Senior driver, Al Selig, pulls engine 15 out of the bay. He waits impatiently for his volunteer crew of four to gear up. Al listens to the chatter on the county radio. Lake City Car one is on the scene reporting a confirmed structure fire; heavy flames are roaring from the living room window on the first floor of a four-bedroom colonial style, residential home. Tones go out for a second alarm. In frustration the senior driver yells at his firefighting crew with intense sarcasm, “If you guys hurry up we might be able to save the foundation!”
The apparatus is finally rolling and senior driver, Al Selig, is driving expeditiously down the highway. Captain Tom Reklaw, Al’s co-pilot, operates the attention getting air horns by yanking on the lanyard with a passion. While at the same time he presses the switch to the screaming mechanical siren without ceasing sending an audible message to motorists, “Get the hell out of the way!” 
If Al could bump and rub like they do on a racetrack then he definitely would. He wants to be the first-due engine’ on the scene in order to get himself and his crew in on the action. If his rig is third pumper on arrival-they may be re-directed to function only as a water supply pumper. Now there is nothing wrong with this position; water supply is vital. However, for a crew of well-trained interior firefighters, they all want to be in the action!
             Frank La Bracci is a senior firefighter and a lieutenant for the fire-police and traffic control unit, on an emergency scene. He arrives first on the scene and is preparing to direct the traffic once the apparatus arrive on the scene. Frank wonders which engine will arrive first as he hears sirens and air horns approaching from both his right and left hand side. By mere seconds, Al Selig arrives as the first-due engine’, with his chariot of heroes ready to do battle with the blazing inferno! His mission was accomplished as his crew moved quickly and bravely into position, holding the flames down from consuming the rest of the building.



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Monday, April 15, 2019

Encouragement! That's what I do. By Roger J Lown.

Dear Blogger friends,
I am Roger J Lown and I write to inspire, uplift, and motivate people via my e/books, speaking engagements, delight and enthusiasm in utilizing writing as an effective tool for helping people improve their lives. I seek opportunities through the Internet to spread my optimistic messages to people working on their dreams despite pessimistic atmospheres.
My approach is through empowering and building up an individual’s belief in himself or herself, thus encouraging them to utilize their own abilities in writing down their thoughts and ideas as an active and effective form of communication.
In my own personal experience of writing books, blogs, and posts, I emphasize and encourage the art of writing to reveal the opportunities in thoughts and ideas that our mind is capable of generating. When we understand how to program our minds to generate ideas and we understand that our past cannot stop us from doing great works and enjoying life, our lives get filled with joy and purpose.
Blogger friends, would you consider sharing my information with people you know who are like-minded ambitious optimistic go-getters? My work can be viewed on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/RogerJLown/
I am also the author of paperbacks such as “Set Free” under the pen name of R James Lown, “Change Your life Through WRITING”, and eBooks, “Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!”, “Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time” an eBook of light hearted short stories, “Your Encouraging Strategy” an eBook of daily inspiration and motivation.
Thank you Blogger friends for your time, I wish you well.
Sincerely,
Roger J Lown
Writer Author Entrepreneur
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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Your Can's and Do's. By Roger J Lown. #ability #action #daily

Your Can's and Do's:
Can you write your name and fill out forms?
Can you write notes?
Do you hold conversations with people?
Do you comment and reply on social media?
Do you send text messages on a daily basis?

If you answered, "Yes" to the latter questions, put your Can's and Do's together. We have confirmed that you have the ability to communicate and write. That's what writing is, a written conversation with a person. Now the battle is getting you to accept that you have the ability to write your ideas and your life story. Remember this, writing is not just about a book it is your ideas and suggestions, a written strategy of business, life goals kept on record to keep track of, and personal improvements to work on.

 We have the ability to write on a daily basis such as filling out forms and writing notes. We are able to stretch our writing ability to write our thoughts and ideas. Writing gives us a vision and allows us to see our possibilities on paper. From that point we are able to decide, plan, and take action on our ideas. Our mind is capable of producing great ideas. However, our ideas are similar to science experiments. They must be tested for common sense, benefit, safety, health and well being. Once our ideas pass through these filters successfully, we can begin working them from our dream to our reality.
I appreciate you in giving of your time to read my post. I wish you well.
Roger J Lown


These books are avialable by clicking on the following Amazon links:
http://amzn.to/2zvXec6 Change Your Life Through WRITING
http://amzn.to/2zwa8XC Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!
http://amzn.to/2yJbdgQ Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time

I also recommend clicking on these links to books on Amazon:
http://amzn.to/2yIdeIN George Lucas Biography
http://amzn.to/2xZU9oj Les Brown Its Not Over Until You Win!
http://amzn.to/2y0fJJa The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs

I own a Gateway Laptop http://amzn.to/2EGDeHA and used this device to transfer my writing paperwork to windows document to write create and publish Change Your Life Through WRITING.
Another writer author friendly device I rely on is my Machttp://amzn.to/2EEaQ8Q that I highly recommend


For more Information about Roger J Lown and his writing work visit the following sites:
Roger J Lown Blog Site: https://rogerjlown.blogspot.com/
Thank you for reading and I appreciate your comments.
Roger J Lown

Writer Author Entrepreneur

Saturday, February 9, 2019

Fire Whistle Heroes! A reality show created by Roger J Lown. #Producer #FireWhistle

October 16, 2018
Friday, April 4, 2014 (Original Date of Show Creation)
Created by Roger J Lown ©

A proposal for a reality show promoting and honoring Volunteer Firefighters/First Responders.

Title of Reality show: “Fire Whistle Heroes: The life of volunteer first responders.”


Pitch: From everyday citizens to firefighters at the sound of alert tones.

Narrative
“All across our nation in our communities there are men and women from age sixteen to sixty years of age who are trained and ready and willing to voluntarily answer their neighbors call for help. When their alert pagers open up and the firehouse whistle wails in the day or in the night our brave men and women become volunteer firefighters. When others run from the danger zone, we run in at the sound of alert.”

My proposal is that a camera person/crew follows volunteer fire and rescue personnel either individually or as a group in everyday life ready to respond to their neighbors call for help.
The audience will get to see our volunteers with their alert pagers and “turn-out” gear carried along, as they are ready when the fire/rescue tones “open up” and they listen to the call for help. Calls range from house fires to auto accidents, from down trees to down power lines to evacuating residents during hurricanes, tornadoes, and snowstorms and every emergency where lives are in danger. They will see the humanity of our rescue and ambulance personnel as they calm frightened patients in traumatic medical emergencies. The audience will also see the men and women of our communities marching in townships and county parades being followed by the pumpers, tankers, rescue rigs and ladder trucks which are polished and gleaming that are the pride of the department.

Volunteer first responders are on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days of the year including holidays and family events such as birthdays and weddings. I believe my fellow brother and sister volunteers want the television audience to observe the quick decisions the men and women have to make as they go about their lives until the alarm goes of changing their direction. There are occasions when they may have to decide for example if they are able to respond to a call. A first responder woman may be shopping when her alert pager goes off, does she continue shopping or does she drop everything and go to the alarm? If she is a mother with a child she is unable to respond. A first responder man may be at home working on a project where he to must decide does he stay or drop everything he’s doing and go? If he is a father with children in his care he is unable to respond. Depending on the nature of the alarm both may leave what they’re doing in the situation of a reported structure fire (also known in the fire dept. community as a 10-75) if their situation permits. On an all hands structure fire almost every volunteer responds because they want to be involved.

My objective is to show the love the men and women volunteers have for their service that some will plan their lives around the department. There is an old adage “It’s in my blood” and for these brave men and women the volunteer fire and rescue service is definitely in their blood and it is their life purpose to serve others.
Capturing the thinking and the mindset of the volunteer responding to an alarm preparing for the worst-case scenario on a critical alarm and maintaining a calm cool and collective state of mind is what I set out to achieve. I believe the audience will develop an understanding and appreciation what our volunteer First Responders go through physically and emotionally.

Through this show I want to displace that old negative stereotype that all volunteer firemen do is sit and around and drink beer while waiting for a call. Today our volunteer first responders serve a vital role in our communities taking time out of their busy life training to operate safely and effectively at building fires, vehicle accident extrication, as well as weather emergencies and natural disasters and wild fires in our woodlands. The men and women of America’s volunteer fire and rescue service put their heart and soul into everything they do for their department and their community. They take time out of their busy schedules, a day off from work to teach school children fire prevention in public schools. Often volunteers deal with a public who does not understand them especially when that loud fire whistle wails in the day and in the night, they don’t consider that a dedicated neighbor is answering that call for help. Yet they go about their duties in silent and humble service. It is due time that we recognize those who voluntarily answer their neighbor’s call for help despite no financial compensation, insurance, not even discount gasoline or repairs for wear and tear on their personal vehicles. Or the fact that they are called away from loved ones to answer an alarm. They don’t complain they just proudly serve their community and their country. It is now time that our volunteer first responders are recognized for their love and commitment for their neighbor. No one loves their neighbor more than our volunteer firefighters, rescue squads and ambulance crews who sacrifice their time and risk their lives to save others.

I am a former volunteer firefighter having served twenty years with the East Fishkill Volunteer Fire Department In Duchess County, N.Y as an active interior firefighter and 2 years as a lieutenant. Six of those years I also served as an ambulance driver. My desire is to create a show that shines with the American volunteer spirit and show ordinary citizens performing extraordinary acts of service. Everyday in America’s communities our volunteer citizens are prepared with their gear and alert pagers everywhere they go ready to roll when the alarm goes off. When the alarm goes off the siren mounted on the roof of the station (a traditional symbol of the American volunteer fire department) is activated. The siren wails calling her heroes to alert. This is the American volunteer fire department and this is their story.
Show script:

The show opens with host surrounded by members of a volunteer fire department.
Host: All across our great nation there are men and women in our communities who are trained ready and willing to voluntarily run into dangerous emergency situations when their neighbors find themselves in trouble. Tonight we get an opportunity to follow our volunteer heroes as they go about their everyday lives ready to respond when the alarm goes off.
Introduction ends with host saying the tagline: “I’m your host Roger Lown, Heroes at the sound of alert tones.

(Cut to commercial break)

When the show returns from commercial break a volunteer who is randomly selected is shown on camera stating the following:

Hello I am (John/Mary) (Doe) from the (hometown) volunteer fire dept and you’re watching Heroes at the sound of alert tones.
Show returns showing map of USA then zeroing on a state (for example New York) then a county, Dutchess county. The audience hears the hosts voice announce along with the maps (For example): New York State- Dutchess County-
The East Fishkill Fire District; Hopewell Hose Co.1, Stormville Fire Co.2, Hillside Lake Fire Co.3, and Wiccopee Fire Co. 4. Four stations one family and all one hundred percent volunteer.
The camera focuses on the chief, the station and the members living their lives in anticipation for a call.

Roger J Lown
Contact email: lownjroger66@gmail.com (Serious Inquires Only)

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www.amzn.to/2zwa8XC Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!
www.amzn.to/2yJbdgQ Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time

Books recommend by the author on Amazon:
www.amzn.to/2yIdeIN George Lucas Biography
www.amzn.to/2xZU9oj Les Brown Its Not Over Until You Win!
www.amzn.to/2y0fJJa The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
www.amzn.to/2C2ltzq The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale
www.amzn.to/2nLDBcx
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities"

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Thank you for reading, clicking like, and sharing this blog by author and entrepreneur Roger J Lown. Write your dream and work it until it happens!

Sunday, January 27, 2019

You have power in your click to support home busnesses. By Roger J Lown.

Click to #support #home based #businesses Blogger.com
#Share, spread the word. Thank you!

It’s all about the power of your #click. By Roger J Lown.
You can help support your local entrepreneurs and #families on Blogger.com by clicking on information links and product links,

A simple click on links with your mouse brings you to sites posted by an entrepreneur who post informational, entertaining, and inspiring posts on Blogger.com. Blogger.com has people, ambitious entrepreneurs who write posts as a part of their home based business. You can support your local home-based business owners on Blogger.com by clicking on information links and product links.

Amazon, where you can find my books:
http://amzn.to/2zvXec6 Change Your Life Through WRITING
http://amzn.to/2zwa8XC Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!
http://amzn.to/2yJbdgQ Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time



  


 I also recommend clicking on these Amazon links:
http://amzn.to/2yIdeIN George Lucas Biography
http://amzn.to/2xZU9oj Les Brown Its Not Over Until You Win!
http://amzn.to/2y0fJJa The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
http://amzn.to/2C2ltzq The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale
http://amzn.to/2nLDBcx Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities"

Blogger.com provides opportunities for entrepreneurs of all ages to work their home-based businesses. This is a great opportunity for parents to introduce their children to the world of the online entrepreneur and build their future knowledge as business owners! Clicking on links for purchase of products are favored on sites that promote monetizing. Which means you can make money online by providing healthy content that has quality and value for people.

Your mind thinks and dreams, writing shows your possibilities that are waiting for your action! Blogger.com is an opportunity for creative and imaginative people to showcase their ability and talent for entertaining as well as providing information on topics that interest viewers. wordpress.com is a great way to get started for creative and ambitious entrepreneurs who have the ability to run a home-based business and social media, Blogger.com helps make an entrepreneurs dreams possible through persistence, perseverance, and hard work.
By simply clicking on links to information and products, you are helping local home-based businesses. You can also help by liking, sharing, sharing videos that interest you, inspire, and inform you.

I encourage you to click on these links below for information, books that feed the mind, and useful products:
Amazon, where you can find my books:
http://amzn.to/2zvXec6 Change Your Life Through WRITING
http://amzn.to/2zwa8XC Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!
http://amzn.to/2yJbdgQ Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time

I also recommend clicking on these Amazon links:
http://amzn.to/2yIdeIN George Lucas Biography
http://amzn.to/2xZU9oj Les Brown Its Not Over Until You Win!
http://amzn.to/2y0fJJa The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
http://amzn.to/2C2ltzq The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale
http://amzn.to/2nLDBcx
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities
I own a Gateway Laptop (http://amzn.to/2EGDeHA) and used this device to transfer my writing paperwork to windows document to write create and publish Change Your Life Through WRITING.
Another writer author friendly device I rely on is my Machttp://amzn.to/2EEaQ8Q that I highly recommend.

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

Click to #support #home based #businesses Blogger. By Roger J Lown.

Click to #support #home based #businesses Blogger.
#Share, spread the word. Thank you!
It’s all about the power of your #click. By Roger J Lown.
You can help support home businesses and #families on Blogger by clicking on information links and product links,
A simple click on links with your mouse brings you to sites posted by an entrepreneur who post informational, entertaining, and inspiring posts on Blogger. Blogger has people, ambitious entrepreneurs who write posts as a part of their home based business. You can support your local home-based business owners on Facebook by clicking on information links and product links.

Amazon, where you can find my books:
 http://amzn.to/2zvXec6 Change Your Life Through WRITING
 http://amzn.to/2zwa8XC Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!
 http://amzn.to/2yJbdgQ Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time
  



I also recommend clicking on these Amazon links:
 http://amzn.to/2yIdeIN George Lucas Biography
 http://amzn.to/2xZU9oj Les Brown Its Not Over Until You Win!
 http://amzn.to/2y0fJJa The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
 http://amzn.to/2C2ltzq The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities"

Blogger provides opportunities for entrepreneurs of all ages to work their home-based businesses. This is a great opportunity for parents to introduce their children to the world of the online entrepreneur and build their future knowledge as business owners! Clicking on links for purchase of products are favored on sites that promote monetizing. Which means you can make money online by providing healthy content that has quality and value for people.
Your mind thinks and dreams, writing shows your possibilities that are waiting for your action! Blogger is an opportunity for creative and imaginative people to showcase their ability and talent for entertaining as well as providing information on topics that interest viewers. Blogger is a great way to get started for creative and ambitious entrepreneurs who have the ability to run a home-based business and social media, Blogger helps make an entrepreneur's dreams possible through persistence, perseverance, and hard work.
By simply clicking on links to information and products, you are helping local home-based businesses. You can also help by liking, sharing, sharing videos that interest you, inspire, and inform you.
I encourage you to click on these links below for information, books that feed the mind, and useful products:
Amazon, where you can find my books:
 http://amzn.to/2zvXec6 Change Your Life Through WRITING
 http://amzn.to/2zwa8XC Your Mind Your Possibilities Go Get It!
 http://amzn.to/2yJbdgQ Do Not Disturb: This is my reading time

I also recommend clicking on these Amazon links:
 http://amzn.to/2yIdeIN George Lucas Biography
 http://amzn.to/2xZU9oj Les Brown Its Not Over Until You Win!
 http://amzn.to/2y0fJJa The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
 http://amzn.to/2C2ltzq The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale
Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities
 I own a Gateway Laptop (http://amzn.to/2EGDeHA) and used this device to transfer my writing paperwork to windows document to write create and publish Change Your Life Through WRITING.
 Another writer author friendly device I rely on is my Machttp://amzn.to/2EEaQ8Q that I highly recommend.
Thank you for reading, clicking like, and sharing this post by author and entrepreneur Roger J Lown. Write your dream and work it until it happens!

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