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Pro Surfer Lifeguard Porn star :twisted:

It happened on a NJ Highway. The NJ State Police are notorious for wanting to keep the highway open at all costs. They have even gone so far as to arrest a Chief who refused to move his apparatus when told to by a Trooper, despite the fact that the apparatus was blocking traffic to protect the scene!

Doc, I am going to respectfully disagree with ya there. There have been multiple heat stress studies done that prove that shorts are beneficial, especially for firemen. That being said, there is absolutely NO excuse for not pulling up your bunker pants before taking off. Or vollies not having at a minimum of a squad jumpsuit to get into before taking off.

Fire and EMS providers wearing SHORTS on an MVC. No road vests, despite being on a major highway.

My condolences to the families, friends, and co workers of our deceased Brother and Sisters.

http://www.dps.mo.gov/home/MoveOverVideo.htm

So most of you read my EMS Bunker Gear thread. You get the point I am a fan of PPE on MVCs. Apparantly, these morons aren't Lets play a game. Who can spot the most foul ups? http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=5823 Click on video. And these are EMS, Fire, and Police representatives from 3 South Jersey cities, including Abescon, Pleasantville, and Atlantic City,(why am I telling you? Cause the video says where it is!) both paid and vollie. Complacency is not limited to either! Wear your PPE!!! That includes those dorky road vests!!!

If I stumble across something, or I hear something big going on close to me (lots of Federals, and lots of woop woops), I may grab the digital cam, and head out. When I work in Jersey, I had the FD, and PD on my radio. We were often co dispatched with FD, so that wasn't much of an issue, but the EMS channel was a non-repeater channel, so several times if we weren't monitoring FD or PD, we would have missed vital info. Plus I like to keep the volume low, and hear PD go out for an EMS call (why they catch it before us, beats me :roll:, but I would get up, put on my belt and jacket, look at my partner, and say, "we got a call." Then the tones go off. I had one partner CONVINCED that there was a vibration I felt in my jaw (titanium plates in there) before the tones go off. Probies..... :twisted:

Got one in a size medium?

DING DING DING!

You nailed it to a "T"! I have made a couple of off duty, after hours ocean rescues for these walking job securities.

You laugh, but it works! The beat to that is roughly 100/min. What is the rate of compressions/min we aim for? The Zoll CPR guy at Firehouse Central in Orlando told me that, after I "failed" the first time playing with the interactive CPR dealy. I hummed along the tune, and "passed"! I like Placebo - Infra Red

I remember my first job pretty well... I was working in a city that I basically grew up in. Summer was in full swing, and, at the Jersey Shore, meant that the shoobies were coming in droves. And with vacation, comes stupidity, especially driving. MVC at the toll plaza on GSP, MM 29.5. Family of 4, 3 girls, and a mom hit the toll plaza, and couldn't make up their mind if they were hurt or not. We ended up transporting 2 backboarded patients, and 2 non injured ones. Hind sight, shoulda called for another bus. Remember to stay calm. Deep breath when you can feel the jitters of adrenaline coming on. You ain't gonna be any good to anyone if you are a nervous wreck. Remember your training, stay calm, and don't trip!

I think that it would be safe to deduce, from what was gathered from the article, that this would be a fresh water drowning. I really can not think of any places that (still) have salt water pools. Being in the Sunshine State, one of the nations leaders in drownings, especially in children, I will forward this to my instructor, the Chief of the Beach Patrol, and my classmates. Thanks for the story!

Offered, not mandated. At the time, there were 3 MAJOR wildfires endangering homes, livestock, and in some cases, people in the county. If we had more people, then we would have been sent home, but rest, rehydration, and a quick meal, and back out we were sent.

Stupid as this one is, it helped me remember Wenckeback.

Not everyone sees dieing as an LODD as heroic. If you go that extra mile to save a life, then yes, you did something heroic. Those that die from excessive speeding, 300 lbs, eats like crap, and never works out, or 87 years old and dies from a CVA, but just so happens to be in the firehouse, those are bullshit. Pure and simple. Those people have no buisness in the fire service, and while their dept may lament them, and beat their chest, and call them heros, there are many who ask, why? Why were they in the fire service? They obviously have no buisness being there. http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/ http://firefighterclosecalls.com/

Many of us spend > $400 on a leather lid which will last the majority of our careers, and some are fortunate to have their fathers, or even grandfathers lid, from when they served. I suppose it depends on how strong the sense of tradition is in the dept, depends on how much they value their helmet. I now see the part about giving it to their C/O. Better then just taking it, but it could lead to bad juju later down the road. When I DQed a pair of firemen for smoking in rehab, and refusing to get their vitals taken, I went right to accountability, and told him who was out. That nipped the problem right in the bud, as they were escorted to their truck and told to sit in the cab until they returned to quarters.

There are better, and more diplomatic ways to do things. Enable the rehab officer from barring anyone from returning to service. After leaving the hot zone, and before going to rehab, they must gather their tags from accountability. (this is more for larger incidents, but still happens in some places) so hang onto it. They can't enter without a tag. Talk to their crew, and explain to them what the deal is. Especially talk to the company officer. You can take my jacket, gloves, pants, boots, mask, but you lay one finger on my lid, and its a different story.

We joke about taking some ones lid, but you try touching some ones leather lid, and you will be luck not to leave as a Trauma Alert! :shock: I can really see how EMS gets frustrated about how Firemen treat them at fire rehab. But at the same time, I am guilty of it myself. When you get a large incident, such as the 08 wildfires here, there is just too much fire, and not enough apparatus and firemen to protect everything, and everyone. You go to rehab as ordered, get your IV, and 1000 bag, and want to leave to get back out there. Its not intentional disrespect to the EMS personnel, its the training, and culture that we have. Heck, I was threatened with taking my card after I was caught several times bolusing myself, rather then letting the bag just flow. If the Fire Dept you are working with does not do EMS, then there is a chance that they are just undereducated to the threats to them. Sit down with an Officer, and see about having a class with them, to explain why you do what you do, and you are not being vindictive or an arse about it, but doing it for their safety. Chances are, once you explain to them that you are looking out for their safety, and not just being a prick, they will look at you in a different light.

I am have been catching myself looking at peoples arms. Seeing if I had to get a IV, where I would go. Since I am in Florida, and not man people wear long pants or shoes, when I see an elderly person, I look for the pedal edema, or signs of diminished circulation. Long lasting skin wounds, and bruises seem to stand out to me. As a fireman, I look for exits, always having 2 ways out, fire pull stations, sprinklers, extinguishers, what type of construction the structure is, how I would do a search, etc. From working in an urban area, and taking lessons from ACPD, I don't trust people with their hands in their pockets, or just acting "hinky". That 6th sense that tells you something is up with that person, but you just don't know what....

Dude, they are ESU, ergo badass. Nothing badever happens to badasses. :roll:

I was not even referencing wildland fires. The radiant heat from a structure fire WILL ignite the houses on either side of it, if it is not promptly extinguised. 10 or less?! Was your dept trying to kill firemen? Command Chauffer Safety Officer 3 on the initial attack line 2 on the backup line 2 doing an initial search 2 doing outside ventilation 2 doing interior ops (opening up walls, or ceilings to expose fire) 4 personnel on FAST And with that, you will need the "utility infielders" to assist where needed. Where do you get off saying that we get as close to utopia no matter what the cost?! Granted, in many places, EMS takes a back seat to suppression. However, the line firemen and officers, for the most part will do their very best to ensure the pt. receives the highest level of care possible. The officer of Squad 41 was reassigned, and disciplined, despite the fact that his actions saved the life of the patient. And to insinuate that Fire only cares about protecting property is nothing short of ignorant as well. RECO-VS says it, it is taught from DAY ONE in the academy, you save lives, you mitigate the incident, you protect property. To accuse me of personal attacks when you personally attack the motives and moral charachter of firemen everywhere is nothing short of hypocritical. Statements like these only further the rift between the services when the other is blissfully ignorent of the duties of the other. Were it not for the vast amount of information on this site that I find useful for going through Medic school, and to possibly aid my future patients, I would, without a doubt, leave it, and its self righteous attitude behind. I came here to further my education, and most of what I have found are self aggrandizing attacks on fellow public servants who are victims of their own management.

I see you failed to note the sarcasm there. I am him. Yes, once I am done In Sept (I changed classes so I could get away from the firemen who were compelled to be there) I will be going back to the academy to finish Fire II, and then go on to work somewhere as a Career Fireman. Don't even attempt to read into that as me going to Medic school merely to get hired. If that were the case, I would not come to this site and put up with the arrogant attitude that many people display here.