C Shift Thanks You

We would like to thank everyone for their tremendous support over the last week during the illness and loss of our great friend and Captain. The following people were instrumental in helping Chris and honoring his memory:
-RMH ER staff including the CT and MRI staff
-RMH NTICU
-Roanoke Fire EMS Admin. staff
-Captain Wines and LT. Fleitz for writing an detailed recap of Captain Brown's career
-Oakeys Funeral home
-Jordan Framing (for framing all of the collages seen at the funeral home)
-First Baptist Church
-All the Roanoke Fire EMS personel who cleaned Station 1 from top to bottom inside and out, including all of the trucks
-All of the off duty Firefighters from Roanoke County and Salem who staffed Roanoke city stations to allow City personel to attend the funeral. Station 9's blog has a complete list.
-All of the Roanoke City Police Officers who manned every intersection along the route.
-the Honor Guard
-Lynchburg bagpipes
-Roanoke City Dispatch
-Chung Price and his catering team
-Zac Beckner for his video presentation
-the personel who cleaned up after the reception
And lastly, the three who were there for the family's every need, and who will be mad for our mentioning their names, Jamie Brads, Toby Bedwell and JJ Price
We sincerely hope we haven't neglected to thank anyone.

We wanted to say thanks again to everyone involved
Station 1 C shift AKA "Brown's Hounds"

In Memory of Captain Chris Brown

We have lost a true hero,

The BigShow and the entire Roanoke Fire/EMS deparment mourns the death of Christopher W. Brown

Click on this link for a look at Captain Brown's career Local 1132 .

If you ever worked for, or with, Captain Brown you would be able to tell a story about how fair he was to everyone, or how he took the time to teach you something or learn with you to make you both better firefighters, leaders or people. Captain Brown took time with each one of his firefighters or officers getting to know them as employees and human beings. The short time he was on this earth, he made a huge impact. Captain Brown did not ask his men to do something that he would not do and that was When you tried to get the broom, mop, flash light or tool away from him you were going to get a battle. He thrived on making this department the elite and it was contagious if you worked for him.

Your spot may be filled but you will never be replaced!

1965 -2009

Prayers for Captain Brown

Captain C.W. Brown was admitted to RMH on Wednesday. Since then he has had multiple tests and a surgery involving a mass found on the left frontal lobe of his brain. We are asking for everyone's prayers during this trying time. Pray for his family.



Our appreciation to Station 2 and 5 today they came downtown and provided lunch and dinner for the family and crew while we spent the day at the hospital supporting Captain Browns immediate family.

***not pictured above but currently station at Number 1 Alex Hunt and Lynwood English***