Beach Association Retired Fireman- "BARF"-West Coast

06/17/2018

06/06/2018

Today marks the 74th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the assault, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foothold in Northwestern Europe.

05/22/2018

News anchor Blair Miller of Boston 25 News explains why modern homes pose an increased health risk to firefighters. Then, firefighter Glenn Preston shares recounts the summer day when he found out he had cancer.

05/02/2018

Lunch with Chief Baker- with: Jim Baker, Janet Baker, Dis Ableman, Darrell Relyea, Tony Rivas, Jerry Adams, Tom Johnson, Don Miner

04/23/2018

Today was Captain Ed Filio's last shift after a great career with SDFD! Congratulations,Dukie! Welcome to BARF and the retiree club!

03/23/2018

Tragic day for the fire service! Thoughts and prayers to the families and our brothers and sister at York FD and FDNY. RIP, brothers!

Three firefighters died Thursday while battling two separates blazes, one in Pennsylvania and the other in New York.

03/05/2018

Close call today in NYC!

Dramatic video shows part of the roof of the building falling onto firefighters as they battled this raging fire in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

03/05/2018

The hidden injuries of the job are just as real as the ones you can see. The reality of firefighter post-traumatic stress

02/25/2018