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Wayward Pilots Update
THE TWO FLIGHT OFFICERS ON THE NORTHWEST AIRLINES plane that overshot the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport by 150 miles have told the Federal investigators that they were both engrossed in working scheduling planning on their laptop computers.
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Cudahy Fire Update
KURTIS POPP, BROTHER OF JOSHUA POPP, was sentenced today for his part in starting the July 5 fire in Cudahy, Wisconsin, that caused $50 million damages to the Patrick Cudahy Packing Plant
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Corporate Charity in Rochester for Vol. FF
Longtime member, Marty Blakely was on vacation this summer when he became ill from a blood clot in his leg. Diagnosis found that the clot was a product of a cancerous tumor in his leg and it had to be amputated. Marty has a family and now a very limited means of support, so the FD held a fund-raiser to help with his expenses.
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Role reversal: Battalion Chief nabs cop on drunk driving charges. Read and watch the story from Toledo.
Fire department blows whistle on suspected drunk cop who responded to investigate apparatus wreck.
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Mystery Minute 01.06
The Legend of Old Red begins with Chapter 1 HERE.
Chapter 6
Several days later, the Fire Chief was driving past the station when he noticed that Old Red was sitting in its old spot and the Green Machine was sitting out in the rain. Figuring that he w…
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Volunteer Numbers Dwindling in Yakima
YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON, IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME problem of shrinking volunteer firefighter applicants felt elsewhere around the country. Many of the county fire stations are only covered by paid FF's during the weekdays and rely on the volunteers…
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Something I found in the Iowa State EMS Protocols
This is an excerpt from the newly released State of Iowa Statewide EMS protocols that I'd like to bring to the attention of the EMS blogosphere. Bravo to the State of Iowa for giving us the tools to improve the profession!
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65 year old female CC: Chest pain
EMS is called to a hotel for a 65 year old female complaining of chest pain.
On arrival, the patient is found sitting on the edge of the bed in her hotel room. She is alert and oriented to person, place, and time.
Her skin is pink, warm, and dry.
Onse…
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Who Ya’ Gonna’ Call?
IN THE BALTIC REPUBLIC OF LATVIA, THEY CALL THE STATE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE. Calls started pouring in shortly after 5:30 pm reporting a "ball of fire" plunging to earth near the town of Mazsalaca and setting a field on fire. Firefighters found a cr…
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Pay Me Now ….. Or Pay Me Later
FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA, DECIDED TO meet the economic downturn by not replacing three of their four 10-yr.-old ambulances.
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Carcasses Across the Toll Lanes
Three tractor-trailers collided, crushing the man's car between two of them, and two truck trailers overturned with one of them spilling a load of fresh beef carcasses across the roadway around 2:30 am this morning.
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Live or Die
Man in serious condition after being impaled in windshield
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man who was struck by a car on Route 95 and became lodged in that car's windshield early Sunday is in serious condition Monday morning at Rhode Island Hospital.
Jose Flor…
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Bringing His Work Home With Him
naturally he took the time to set up some surveillance cameras around his house. It turns out to have been more practical than you'd first think, because they picked up an arsonist who attempted to burn his house down Saturday morning.
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Spheres of Influence
The fire department social structure is like a large, extended and slightly dysfunctional family. Within this family everyone has a sphere of influence. The range of your sphere is determined by personal competence, public reputation, credentials and whatever baggage you carry. New officers are subjected to a credentials check. The firefighters want to figure out how the new officer will respond to requests, problems and emergencies.
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Quick Takes
Monday's "Quick Takes": Must see video of tanker explosion; Houston's cam ban; Gary fire; Firefighters win minimum staffing ruling; More videos; An un-retired firefighter.
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360 Burn Around the Fire Web
Mandating volunteers; ensuring family time after you hang up the leather for good[ and remembering Roanoke Captain Chris Brown- all on FireDaily.com's 360 Burn for this week.
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Busy Weekend for the Fire Critic
I was busy this weekend. The whole Critic family traveled to Nashville for a quick weekend to visite grandma and grandpa Critic in Mount Juliet (just outside Nashville). On the way there, I learned of a Franklin, TN firefighter who died while working his side job for Rural Metro
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Making it To and Through Retirement