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For you EMS Newbies…
... Episode 32 is up at Confessions of an EMS Newbie.
Ron and I discuss the Trendelenburg position, permissive hypotension, and how creepy it is transporting dead bodies. I also succumb to the urge to be politically incorrect.
Yeah, I know. You're …
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Note For Pipe Band Fans:
Piping Season Starts Soon
PIPE BAND FANS IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, D. C. AREA will want to circle their social calendars for Saturday February 5. That's when the Northern Virginia Firefighters Emerald Society Pipe Band will be holding their annual …
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For Those Of You With My Personal EMail Address…
... hopefully you know me well enough to know that it is highly unlikely for me to be begging all my friends for 1500 British pounds to pay my hotel bill after I was mugged at gunpoint.
Far more likely would be me emailing you for a) bail money becaus…
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Frigid Firefighting – cont’d.
There probably wasn't any greater challenge than the apartment fire that faced the Lebanon, New Hampshire, firefighters shortly after 8:30 am on Monday morning while the outside temperature was minus-20º F.
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Pigeon Poop Collapses Roof
VACAVILLE, CALIFORNIA, FIRE OFFICERS ARE BLAMING a pile of pigeon droppings for causing a canopy roof over a gas pump island to collapse Monday.
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Voting Continues and Listen to the Finalists Tonight on Firefighter Netcast LIVE!
The Voting Continues for the Black Diamond Boots Fire & EMS Blog of the Year Contest.
Don't let any early leads make you complacent. Last year we saw some early leads and strong comebacks. Just today we have seen several blogs getting a lot of votes!
Tonight (Wed. Jan. 26th), the finalists have been invited to be on Firefighter Netcast. The direct show link is here and it starts at 9pm EST!
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DeKalb County Wrongful Death Suit Settled – Lesson Learned
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against DeKalb County arising out of the death of Ann Bartlett. Mrs. Bartlett died on January 24, 2010 after her oxygen device sparked a fire in her home.
Bartlett called 911 to report the fire and fire …
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The Best of Motivational…or Demotivational Firefighting Posters
There are some good ones out there, but by and large you can tell that most of them were not created by firefighters. I say this because I think it is our duty to come up with better motivational and/or demotivational posters. Don't ask, I don't know what the difference is between the two. They are simply funny posters that mimic the original styling of posters someone came up with. The object is to be funny.
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What a difference a day makes….
The good news is that I got the "Cowboy Cadillac" back. I have been without my truck for 2 weeks and I'm not sure how much longer I could have made it. She laid down on me while hauling hay from Captain Flora's farm. Lynn is the Captain on A-shift at Luc…
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Firefighter fights fire at his own house. Video & story from Columbia, South Dakota.
A house fire Monday morning heavily damaged Firefighter Steve Wander's home.
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Prolonged Industrial Fire in Pennsylvania
A FORMER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING PLANT that was stocked with raw lumber is burning this morning (Wednesday) in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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Fired Facebook EMT Gets Day in Court
A FORMER EMT WHO TRASHED HER BOSS on her Facebook page in late 2009 and was fired shortly afterwards, made a brief court appearance Tuesday in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Anonymous Is A Kick-Butt Firefighter
Did you push up these stairs? Have you ever? Really? Tell me again where it is you work, I must not have heard you the first time.
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Firefighter Netcast Show
Rhett and John have asked the finalist of the Black Diamond 2010 Fire and EMS Blog of the Year to join them on tonight's show. Ironfiremen.com will be there!
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Industrial Fire in Detroit
A 2-ALARM (ENHANCED) FIRE IS BURNING this morning in an industrial occupancy in Detroit, Michigan.
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2011 Honda Insight Hybrid Electric Body Structure
The 2008 - 2011 The Honda Insight is a hybrid electric vehicle. The Insight has the Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) Body Structure. Which means a strong body structure.
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Why We Search:
Neighbor Rescues Two Squatters From Springfield, Missouri Fire
Neighbors knew home was vacant for years and squatters were using it during the winter.
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Another Ski Lodge Burns Down
A POPULAR SKI RESORT IN CHATAUQUA COUNTY, New York, lost its well-known ski lodge to fire Monday night.
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Gone
Most people have no idea places like this exist, or if they do know, they keep that knowledge tucked away somewhere.
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Fire Destroys Old Pelzer Train Depot
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PELZER - Firefighters battled flames at an old train depot in Pelzer this morning. West Pelzer, Whitefield, Powdersville and Cheddar firefighters res…
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Morning Lineup – January 26
Alabama attorney W. Daniel Miles states that only 35% of the taco filling is an actual solid, with only 15% of that protein...
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Early raw video: DC two-alarm house fire at 1666 Fort Davis Place, SE.
Video and fireground audio shortly after the first companies arrive at 1666 Fort Davis Place, SE Tuesday afternoon.
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Black Diamond 2010 Fire Blog of the Year.. 200 votes and counting!
WOW!! Thanks and sorry guys. We hit 200 earlier today but I haven't been home or near a "puter". The Buckaroo and I have been trying to catch up. I finally got my truck back so we've been hauling hay ALL DAY LONG. I also had a Union meeting tonight that …
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FDNY Whacked with Two $20 Million Wrongful Death Suits
December 27, 2010 was a tough day for many New Yorkers. A devastating blizzard, unplowed streets, traffic gridlock, a back log of EMS calls 1300 incidents long... then the prompt removal of the Chief of EMS… and now two $20 million dollar l…
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Cadillac DeVille Presidential Limousine (Extrication?)
Given the State of the Union speech tonight I figured I would poke a little fun. Does the Secret Service carry extrication equipment??
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