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Overcooked Pasta in Montreal
Police admit that it might be part of a turf war between organized criminal groups.
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You Don’t Say !
Always be nice to your children.
They are the ones who will be
choosing your nursing home.
.......... Phyllis Diller
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Finally, a first-due job… and a pretty good one, at that.
Our wagon driver's voice came from the front of the cab, punching through the audible mess of sirens and air horns as we screamed a left out of the firehouse.
"It's off! This one's off!"
The other back step guy and I looked at each other.
What? …
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The Six-Step Method for 12-Lead ECG Interpretation
I'm sometimes asked how I approach 12-lead ECG interpretation. I use what I call the "Six-Step Method" (which actually has seven steps).It goes like this:1.) Rate and rhythm2.) Axis determination3.) QRS duration (Intervals)4.) Morphology5.) STE-mimics6.)…
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Crazy Heart
Tom Cobb wrote Crazy Heart years ago. Now it's a movie getting some great reviews. Jeff Bridges recently won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the main character and there is a good chance he'll win an Oscar.
I met Tom through my Uncle Brian. The two …
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Who Should be at the Tip?
Where your SCBA and all PPE when in and around an IDLH. Officers must make sure their people are safe at all times.
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USAR’s Returning Home
THE SITUATION IN HAITI HAS BEEN downgraded from "rescue" to a "recovery" operation and the USAR teams are gradually getting packed up and returning to their homes. Some video reports are starting to show up now from their localities documenting their r…
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Car Fire To Go
A FLAMING AUTOMOBILE LEFT THE ROADWAY and crashed into the front yard of a Chicago home early Monday morning....
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Chicago Donates Ambulances to Haiti Relief Effort
THE CITY OF CHICAGO HAS REFURBISHED THREE recently-retired ambulances and is sending them to Haiti as part of the relief efforts.
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Monday Morning Shoutout – A Firefighter’s Own Worst Enemy
This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to "A Firefighters' Own Worst Enemy". The blog is a new one that recently captured my attention. I would categorize it as a hybrid training blog with some real World experience written in by the author.
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Morning Lineup – January 25
In the case of a city like Memphis, you have to wonder about the entire city administration and ask, just what in the world are they thinking of?
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Who Needs Accessible Exits?
Don't let this pass inspection. These blocked doors can be dangerous and impede exiting patrons.
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Busy Blogger Rerun #34132
Good morning all!
I've been running quicker than I've been able to keep up with lately and I thought that I'd dig down into the archives and give you an older post to read. I think that it's entertaining.
I take that back, I think that it's frankly…
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Quick Takes
Monday's Quick Takes loaded with fire and EMS news.
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To The Intoxicated Person Who Fell Off A Bridge…
... precisely 47 seconds after the Saints won the NFC Championship Game:
Your coordination sucks, my friend, but your timing is impeccable.
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Dear Brett Favre:
You've done it all. I've been a fan for all of your eighteen years in the NFL, and tonight was the first time I've ever rooted against you.
Through all the constant retirement waffling, all the interceptions, all the haters who called you washed up, c…
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“..to be a fireman”
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Tonight I received a forwarded post from another brother. Headline read, "..firefighters sacked for response to fatal fire". The headlin…
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Dave and Tom
These guys aren’t out to bust my balls. They’re working to make me the very best medic I can be. And I appreciate that.
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Reporters look closely at arrest records in two fire departments. Firefighters’ brushes with the law are being scrutinized in Memphis & Pittsburgh.
Firefighter arrests make news in Pittsburgh and Memphis.
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Ambulance Driver’s Aimless Tweets
So nervous about the Saints/Vikings game, you couldn't drive a knitting needle up my butt with a sledgehammer right now. Geaux Saints! #
Nursing homes should really have more accurate names, like Decubitus Manor, or Our Lady of the Clogged Feedi…
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360 Degrees of Separation
360 Degrees of Separation. The fireground often has competing or conflicting incident priorities, demands or distractions before a complete appreciation of all mission critical or essential information and data has been obtained. The effective assessment…
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It’s more than just Size-Up; Situational Awareness and Dynamic Risk Assessment
Dynamic Risk Assessment is commonly used to describe a process of risk assessment being carried out in a changing or evolving environment, where what is being assessed is developing as the process itself is being undertaken.
This is further problemati…
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Twenty Ten
As we've transition into a new year, and as plans begin to take place that frame and outline the year’s activities, foremost in this planning, preparation, scheduling and outlook should be those activities and commitments that training, education and s…
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