By Karen Kruse
A CHICAGO FIREHOUSE:
STORIES OF
WRIGLEYVILLE'S
ENGINE 78
By Karen Kruse
FIRE RELATED LINKS:
To purchase great firehouse gifts, visit my friend Chief Art Stoike (retired) at: 
Please visit my friends of the 5-11 Club of Chicago: 
I am a proud founding member of the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago. Feel free to visit them at: 
Feel free to visit my friends at the Northside Fire Brigade here:
For great
fire gear, visit my friends at Ride Backwards:
For fire related books, please visit Fire Training Resources at:
To purchase models of Engine 78's firehouse or engine, click here:
To learn about toy truck models, including fire engines, at Toy Trucker & Contractor , click here:
Visit my friends at C & C Embroidery! They make GREAT embroidered firefighting and EMS gifts! To learn more, click here:
To purchase fire plaques, please visit my friends at SK Designs: 
Hey, Ladies! Get your very own hunky South Florida firefighter's Calendar! It looks great on my wall! To order, visit them at: 
Speaking of calendars, if you are looking for shift calendars (and more), visit my friend Ryan at:
Please visit my friend Ted, at Ted's Engine House:
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Stop by and see my buddy Traffic Dan, at:
Visit fire artist retired Capt. Paul Beckingham at:
Get the latest "Smoke Buster" gear (t-shirts, ballcaps, etc.) at:
For daily inspiration for firefighters, click here:
My friend Chaplain Skip Straus was honored to contribute to the Fireman's Bible. To order your copy, click here:
Click on the CFD patch to visit
Tony's Cabin of Fire Department patches:
Please
visit my Elgin FD buddy Brian, to purchase those great Beanbag Toss Games. I'm
sure he could come with one with a maltese cross on it for you! Click here:
Please visit my friends at the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America at: 
Visit the Pompier, Pump & Playpipe Society of Indiana, the Indiana Chapter of SPAAMFAA here: 
The Firefighter's Best Friend is out. Look for the plug for A Chicago Firehouse on page 35, and learn more about the book by Drew and Trevor Orsinger here: 
Learn more Firefighters Real Stories by clicking here: 
For the latest fire news, visit:
Here's another fire related site:
For other great firefighting links, click here:
To search on fire topics, visit:
For fire photos, forums, news, RSS and more - share your experience -
visit:
To find out about the book Firefighter's Night Before Christmas for kids, visit:
WRITING LINKS:
I am a regular contributing writer to Working Writer : 
My friend Marsha Jordan is a writer, but more importantly is the founder of a charity for sick children. Please visit their site at: 
Visit my friend Denise at the Gotta Write Network and look for my interview: 
Visit a fellow writer friend Linda Mickey and find out about her latest thriller at: 
Be sure to visit my writing buddy Dallas Woodburn to learn about her latest work at: 
MEMBERSHIP LINKS:
I am a member of the Association of
Gravestone Studies: 
I am a member of Mensa, the High IQ Society: 
OTHER LINKS:
For great free ecards on friendship, please visit 123friendshippoems.com at:
For 100 more free ecards, please visit 100free-ecards.com at:
Wish your
loved ones on their birthday with these birthday wishes cards:
Visit my Mensa friend Clyde Forrester at:
To find out more about the Library Cable Network, click here:
My book is included in the permanent collection of the Alexandria Library in Egpyt (see link, above). Travel to Egypt with Egypt 7000 Travel who will provide you with a worry-free Egypt tour. Visiting Egypt means visiting the Pyramids,Sphinx, Museums, Sinai, Luxor, Aswan, and the Red Sea. Click here for travel information: www.egypt-online-travel.com
My book is featured in several sections of Literary Leaps. To find out more, click here: 
I am proud to have donated 12+" of hair to Locks of Love, a charity that provides wigs for kids who need them. To find out more, click here: 
FIRE DEPT LINKS:
Please visit my friends at Fairfax Fire & Rescue Co. #8: 
Please visit my buddies at the Buffalo Ridge Fire Station, Engine Co. #28: 
Union Bridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Union Bridge,
MD.
Taneytown Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 - Taneytown,
MD.
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To read articles from the Daily Herald, the Courier News, and the Booster click here:
To see the Chicago Sun-Times article I wrote, click here:
To learn about other pieces I've written, click here:
To read about Living by Faith and my contributions, click here:
To see the Foreword, Preface, and Table of Contents, click here:
To read Karen Kruse's Biography, click here:
