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May be my longest post ever…sit down.. we’ll see
First off, I need to say that my / our thoughts and prayers go out to several folks this week / today. We have had some family members of our brothers pass this week. 1st Lt. Riddle from down at "The Deuce" lost his brother this past week. I haven't spok…
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What is the next “Low Hanging Fruit” of EMS 2.0 and of US Healthcare Reform?
I'm inviting all types of healthcare providers to the party on this one. What's the next "Low Hanging Fruit" for EMS 2.0 and for US healthcare reform. What can paramedics do that would remove some of the burden from the Emergency Healthcare System inside of six months?
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Errant SUV Crashes Into Firehouse
A WOMAN IN LAKE DELTON, WISCONSIN, who probably wishes she hadn't stayed out so late Friday night, crashed into the Delton Fire Department's station at 6:30 am Saturday morning.
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Bridgeport Firefighter Michael Baik died of smoke inhalation. Joined the department at age 47.
Nothing conclusive on autopsy of Lt. Steven Velasquez.
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Transport
We stop the rescue in front of a bunch of cops and a struggling female. She's six feet tall, two-hundred pounds and wound up tight. The cops immediately drag her to the rescue door, and before I get out of my seat have opend the side door and are trying …
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It’s the Clothes That Makes the Man
Police say that he entered the bank wearing a blonde wig, clown pants and fake breasts underneath his shirt.
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FF’s Still Battling Blaze
CONWAY - Due to increased fire activity on the Hardwick Rd. Fire in Horry Co., the South Carolina Forestry Commission will be stepping up its firefighting effort in the week ahead. Crews working the fire this weekend experienced one small break over and…
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It’s Almost Like They’re Saying It’s Expensive!
I'm sure glad that sort of thing isn't likely to happen with the system we have in place over here.
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Monday Morning Shoutout – PGFD PIO Blog
This week's Monday Morning Shoutout goes to the PGFD PIO Blog. Mark Brady is the PIO for Prince George's County Fire Department in Maryland. His job, in my eyes, is one of the most difficult FD PIO jobs in the Nation.
Why the most difficult? In my eyes because of the sheer size of the County, number of departments, it being a combination department, as well as many of the news stories and scandals that have occurred there.
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Fogbound Ambulance Ends Up in Creek
AN ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMBULANCE went off the road and into a creek Tuesday morning.
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Angle needs a new Angle
One of the more hotly contested Senate races taking place this fall is in Nevada where Sharon Angle is trying to unseat majority leader Harry Reid. I think it is safe to say that Angle, who was leading Harry Reid and is now trailing slightly in the polls, is starting to be looked upon as a “wingnut.” She certainly is not making any new friends in the media. Angle held a so called “press conference” recently in which she invited the media but bizarrely refused to even acknowledge their presence when they tried to ask her questions after the event ended.
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Another Useless Record Broken
COLLEGE STUDENTS AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, in Utah, being college students and all, set out to break the unofficial "world's record" for the largest-ever Water Balloon Fight.
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2 Dead, Many Rescued in Retirement Home Fire
FIRE BROKE OUT IN A ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, RETIREMENT HOME on Sunday afternoon that created a large rescue effort on the part of the fire department.
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Ambulance vs. Police Cruiser
A PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, POLICE CAR responding on an emergency call collided with an ambulance Sunday evening around 5 pm at an intersection.
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What Does It Take To Be A Firefighter Anyway?
If the people we are recruiting can't even solve the simplest of daily problems, what makes us think that at 0200 with the roof falling in on us that there will be sudden improvement in judgement and reasoning?
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Fire Claims 3 Teen Siblings in Wabash
AN EARLY-MORNING FIRE IN WABASH, INDIANA, took the lives of three teenagers Sunday morning.
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Quick Takes
Fire & EMS news for Monday.
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Morning Lineup – July 26
is it right to make an emergency patient wait longer when his neighbor could be rendering aid more quicky?
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Is That Helicopter REALLY Necessary?
A great many ground EMS crews are infected with advanced rotoriasis, but the problem is not limited to the EMS profession. Quite a few rural ER docs are ate up with it, too.
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“Bring in Your Rottweiler” Day Promotion Fails
AN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND, PET SHOP THOUGHT THEY had found a good way to promote their business Friday when they sponsored a "bring in your rottweiler" event.
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Overheard on the ‘Bolance
Kelso: "I swear to God, I'm gonna punch his lights out."
AD: "Take a deep, cleansing breath. Get in touch with your inner child. Go to your Happy Place."
Kelso: "Knocking him the fuck out would be my Happy Place."
AD: "Sorry, your window to d…
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Menacing Wildfire Threatens Towns Around Marseille
THE FIRST WILDFIRE OF THE SEASON took off Saturday evening in the southern region of Rhone, France.
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