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Types of Steel (UHSS)
Something that has caught my attention is that automakers are careful on stating that their vehicles have Ultra-high Strength Steel. Some call out a B-Pillar made from Dual Phase (DP) 950 as a High Strength Steel. However, reference the chart below and t…
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Anchorage City Council Gives MDA the Boot
AS THE ANNUAL LABOR DAY "FILL THE BOOT" CRANKS UP around the nation, the Anchorage, Alaska, Mayor and City Manager are telling the FD that this will likely be the last year that they will be able to stand on the city streets to gather donations.
The cit…
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LP Ka-Boom Splinters Entire Home
A PROPANE LEAK LED TO A DEVASTATING EXPLOSION that blew an entire home apart in Billett, Illinois, Tuesday evening. The only person home at the time was a 15-yr.-old boy who was in the bathtub and was literally blown out of it when the leaking gas igni…
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Sometimes Firefighting is Just a Game
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S PLAYED OUT ON A MONOPOLY BOARD.....
Yes, it's coming soon: MONOPOLY: Firefighters Edition
It's played on a real MONOPOLY board, except the street names have changed, and of course the game pieces are FD-oriented. Instead of …
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Morning Lineup – August 27
Do you remember our story from this past weekend about Adonis Bell, the 11-yr.-old boy who saved his family from a house fire? The Chicago youngster roused the family, then carried his infant cousin out of the house and placed her safely away from the …
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Privatize the fire department. Satire now on YouTube.
Click here and then scroll down for the latest fire and EMS news from STATter911.com[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb8qG76L9jE&hl=en&fs=1&]Just to be clear, the video above is a satire. It is a message that really has nothing to do w…
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Buffalo's Lt. Charles McCarthy & FF Jonathan Croom died of smoke inhalation. Listen to 911 calls.
Click here and then scroll down for the latest fire and EMS news from STATter911.com Buffalo Fire Department pictures of Lt. Charles "Chip" McCarthy & Firefighter Jonathan Croom via The Buffalo News.Listen to 911 callsWatch story on search of buildin…
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And one more thing…
And this is important... It's damn near fighting words up in my part of the woods....
Is it "Mursa" or "M-R-S-A"?
Honestly, we run into it enough.. Tell me how you pronounce it. And TJ, for the record, I know your answer.
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Blogroll addition.
I've recently found this blog, and I'm now a fan!If you haven't been by "Notes from Mosquito Hill" yet, stop by. I'll bet you'll be adding it to your blogroll.I did.
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Goofus and Gallant: EMS Edition.
Lately I find myself feeling like I'm living a real life cartoon strip at work. Anyone remember Goofus and Gallant from Highlights magazine?
You do? Excellent. Read on.
You don't? Here's an example:
(For the record, this particular strip is f…
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3-alarm fire in Belleville, New Jersey. Two buildings destroyed.
Click here and then scroll down for the latest fire and EMS news from STATter911.com[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFisUg0I0C0&hl=en&fs=1&]FireFightingNews.com has posted a good account and pictures of the 3-alarm fire early this mor…
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Everyday Ethics for EMS Providers
Mike left a comment on the last post I wrote "EMS Politics, Medical Ethics, and… What would you do?" with a good quote that I'd like to bring the forefront of discussion: "Your next call could be your last call". That sentence sums up something that I'…
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Medpedia…
Has anyone else been contacted by them? Looking for good bad or indifferent opinions...
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Firefighter Monopoly: On Sale Now
I reported on the new Monopoly Firefighter Edition just the other day (link). The new game is on sale now at The Fire Store. They are warning potential buyers to purchase them now in order to get a hold of them before they sell out! They will be delivere…
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"The Handover" is Coming!! Oh, and some changes to the blog.
This is just a reminder for everyone that the new edition of "The Handover" Blog Carnival, the Finest EMS Blog Carnival, is coming up soon! It is being hosted by Medic999 who is saying that this is the biggest blog carnival yet! The theme for this month …
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Firefighter Health and Wellness
Are we giving city hall the right information about the importance of firefighter health
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On the road to nowhere.
Last night was simply ridiculous with the number of canceled and unfounded calls.Sleep? What's that?We were up and rolling to a call about every 45 minutes through the night, only to be Greened on every one. From shortly after midnight until the shift ch…
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The Tide Still Comes In at Burnham Beach
THE BURNHAM BEACHFRONT FACING THE BRISTOL CHANNEL in England is noted for its very wide and flat beach. It is also notorious for its fast-rising tide due to the flatness that catches many people off-guard. That is what happened when a couple of you…
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Fired Ambulance Worker Tries to Go "Postal"
EMPLOYEE-OF-THE-MONTH BRANDON MURRAY, 27, is no longer praised at the Alert Ambulance Co. in San Diego, California. On August 21 the firm's "fleet manager" was suspended for an undisclosed reason and three days later he was fired. On that same day, t…
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Firefighters Poker Face Video
The title of this video is "Firefighter Poker Face Music Video Southern Utah FUNNY GOOFY GREAT".
I do enjoy seeing firefighters enjoy their jobs. Let us just hope that these guys are better at firefighting than the are at dancing. The song "Poker Face" …
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