A Mutt is someone or thing that
will abuse and mistreat a Firefighter. This can be the City, the Mayor, the
Chief in Charge, the habitual caller, or the homeless Person who starts a
fire and leaves.
These are people that have never crawled down a hall or made the last room
in an effort to do their job. If they can't get the job done today well maybe
next week will do.
If we don't get the job done people might die and our brother and sister might
also die. So we always lay it on the line and leave a little behind at every
fire. I say that in a dark smoky hallway I can't tell the race, creed or sex
of my fellow firefighter, I just know that they are with me. I don't care
who or what you are as long as you are a firefighter and want to protect your
brothers and sisters.
Leather forever. Stay low and let it blow!
FTM-PTB
Mike Dugan, Captain FDNY
EGH- "Everybody Goes Home"
"Although “EGH”, Everybody
Goes Home” is not always possible, it is part of what we strive for.
It is why we train, it is why we read, it is why we interact with each other.
We need to share the knowledge. The more we share, the more we pass on what
we have learned, the safer we will be. The fewer funerals we will have to
go to, the more of our Brothers and Sisters that will go home. Because it
is all about protecting each other". (Pressler 2002)
RFB- "Remember Fallen Brothers"
(Michael Ciampo, LT. FDNY)
"The Fire service, as a whole, is collectively still trying to recover from the effects of Sept. 11. The 343 members of the FDNY who made the supreme sacrifice that day will always be in our hearts and forever on our minds. As part of our FOOL’s “signature”, R-F- B, “Remember Fallen Brothers”, these heroes should never and will never be forgotten. This should also include ALL of our fallen Brothers, no matter where they were from, or the matter in which they died. Their names have been added to long list of those that have laid down their lives so that others may live." (Pressler 2002)
KTF-
"Keep The Faith"
(James L. Jester- Captain Ocean City)
"Keep the Faith. With all that has
happened we must believe. We must have faith in ourselves and in the others
that think like us. They can transfer us, they can make you cut your mustache,
the can tell you what you can’t wear on your helmet, but never let them
break your spirit!" (Pressler 2002)
DTRT - "Do The Right Thing"
( Bob Pressler's. Lt. Ret. FDNY)
"With everything going on in our
lives, both personnel and professional, this may be sometimes hard to do.
We are always pulled in several directions when there are tough decisions
to be made. Even after weighting all the possibilities or options, decisions
are sometimes still very hard to make. But, under closer examination, there
usually is a “right thing”. It may take personnel sacrifice, it
may not be what you really would want to do, but it is the correct thing to
do."