Steve Holmes

Husband, Father, Retired ANG Officer. All tweets are my own

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Julie Paidar lost her husband, firefighter Mike Paidar, to a service-related cancer. After Mike’s passing, we worked together to pass the bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which provides real support to the families of firefighters lost to service-related cancers.

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

IAFF Local 21
Brother Firefighter/Paramedic Shane Clifton
August 31, 2015 - LODD
We will never forget

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

IAFF Local 21 will NEVER forget
Brother Tommy McDonough.

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

IAFF Local 21 Brother Mike Paidar.
EOW: 08/26/2020.
We will never forget

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Our first responders put their lives on the line to keep us safe.

That’s why I fought to pass the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act to ensure that we support families of first responders who pass away or are permanently disabled by service-related cancers.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

It was an honor to receive an axe from St. Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21. I was surrounded by heroes who put their lives on the line everyday to help others. I’ll keep working to honor the memory of Mike Paidar and ensure our firefighters get the support they deserve.

[Jason George @JGeorge49]

In St Paul, we respect and listen to our firefighters - this is a very impactful endorsement - and my councilmember earned it.

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

Firefighter Tim Bertz memorial
NEVER FORGET!

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

With great sorrow, Local 21 announces the death in the line of duty of Saint Paul Firefighter Tim Bertz.
Since he arrived at the hospital on December 20, Saint Paul, Harris and Lino Lakes Firefighters have been standing a continuous watch over Tim.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

I joined local firefighters and the family of Fire Captain Mike Paidar who we lost way too young to cancer. We worked together to pass my bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act, which will provide support to families of firefighters lost to service-related cancers.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

In St. Louis Park with Julie Paidar, her daughter Meagan, and local firefighters to highlight my bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act becoming law. After firefighter Mike Paidar died of leukemia, we worked together to support families facing service-related cancers.

[P.J. Norwood @PJNorwood]

“US fire departments are struggling with aging fleets, broken-down equipment, and wait times of up to four years for new trucks that now cost double what they did before 2020”
WE NEED HELP @HawleyMO @SenWarren @ChiefRubin @frankriccidc @fireengineering https://t.co/UP8WsYHIDp

[trainfirefighters @trainffs]

𝙄𝙁 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝘿𝙍𝙄𝙁𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙊 𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙇𝘼𝘾𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙔, 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙄𝙏 𝙏𝙊𝙂𝙀𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍, 𝙊𝙍 𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘿 𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍 𝙅𝙊𝘽 — 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘌𝘍 𝘒𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘚 & 𝘊𝘏𝘐𝘌𝘍 𝘉𝘙𝘜𝘚𝘏

📕𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 📖

🚒ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜰɪʀᴇɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅ❗
🏫ɪɴ-ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴ, 💻ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ,📱ᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ
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#FirefighterAccountability #TrainToTheStandard #NoComplacency #ComplacencyKills #OwnTheFireground #FireServiceCulture #StayBattleReady #HighPerformanceFirefighters #AlwaysBeTraining #AggressivePreparedSmart #ProfessionalFirefighterMindset #FirefighterDiscipline #MissionFirstFireService #EarnYourHelmet #FiregroundLeadership #ExcellenceInTheFireService #IfYoureGonnaBeHereBeHere #ReadyWithoutWarning #NoExcuseMentality #HoldTheStandard

[DCwildcatgirlsHockey @dcwildcats10]

Millitary appreciation game and fundraiser today as Dodge County plays Orono at the outdoor rink of the United Hero’s League in Hastings. JV at 1 and Varsity at 3pm. Come watch great hockey and support a great charity @PBFeldy @YouthHockeyHub @LetsPlay_Hockey @mnhockeytv

[St. Paul Police Federation @SPPDFederation]

Helping a little girl get home

I was walking with my granddaughter on a recent Friday evening when a police vehicle pulled up. Two large and meticulously uniformed officers exited the vehicle along with a tiny girl wearing a white tutu. As if they stepped out of a Norman Rockwell illustration, one officer took the girl’s hand and continued down down the street while the other officer walked over to me. He asked if I knew the girl, whom they found wandering alone. “No one has reported her missing,” he said. “But she keeps pointing down this street.” He then drove the car down another block and then another while his partner caught up with the little girl in tow.

My granddaughter never took her eyes off the little girl even as the trio became a blur. Later, she breathlessly told her dad that policemen were helping the girl find her home.

I couldn’t help but think about all the abuse police officers must endure doing a job that I could never do; in an environment of constant confrontation. And yet these two men were focused on a very simple act of kindness — helping this little girl get home.

Tom Collins. St. Paul

Letters: Two big police officers, one lost little girl https://t.co/DX9SCT7iJk via @pioneerpress (image was not part of the original story)

[Edward A. Kelly @IAFFPresident]

Thanks to the bipartisan leadership of @SenAmyKlobuchar & @SenKevinCramer, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act passed the Senate as part of the NDAA.

Now it’s up to the House.

Tell your reps to #HonorOurHeroes & keep the bill in the final NDAA.
https://t.co/KVVo57EfJw

[UNFUCKED FIREFIGHTER @unfuckedfire]

Every senior firefighter was once a rookie who decided to stay because someone showed them it was worth it.

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

IAFF Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 August 31, 2015- LODD Brother Firefighter/Paramedic Shane Clifton Never Forget

[Saint Paul Professional Firefighters Local 21 @L21_stpaulfire]

Local 21 Fire Captain Mike Paidar.
Gone, Never Forgotten.

[UNFUCKED FIREFIGHTER @unfuckedfire]

Great fire departments aren't built on perfect members but on the perfect understanding that everyone has something to teach and something to learn.