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Michigan City Laying Off Entire Fire Department
THE CITY OF ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN, CITY COUNCIL voted last night (Tuesday) to lay off its entire 27-man fire department effective in 30 days.
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56 year old female with a “cardiac disorder”
Here's an interesting case submitted by Mike from Massachusetts.
Here's the story in Mike's own words:
EMS is contacted by a local rehabilitation facility for a female patient with a cardiac disorder. Initial dispatch is an ALS ambulance, ALS squad…
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Burn!
Think your FD needs help? Check out this promo for a documentary on Detroit Fire Department. It's a great video and can really put things into perspective.
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St. Louis’ “Fire Truck Surgeon”
George Mard has worked at the St. Louis Fire Department's garage since 1995.
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Christchurch Earthquake Update
IT IS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN NEW ZEALAND and as the sun set there were 75 known dead and about 300 people still unaccounted for.
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Pre-arrival video, plus priceless citizen narration of Long Island fire. Farmingdale auto body shop destroyed.
Play by play during a two-alarm fire yesterday.
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One Meridian Plaza High Rise Fire: Twenty Years Ago
On what began as an uneventful Saturday night twenty years ago, a fire on the 22nd floor of the 38-story Meridian Bank Building...
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What have the unions ever done for us?
Ask a silly question, get a silly answer.
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Allen Park to lay off entire Fire Department
You just cannot make this stuff up! Allen Park to lay off entire Fire Department. That's right the entire department except for the Chief. Just in case you are wondering, Allen Park is small city just outside of Detorit with a size of 7 square miles. The best part of the whole story, is city officals do not have a backup plan to provide fire service!
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Nomex Underoos: ON
I always thought EMS had more in common with law enforcement than the fire service.
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Morning Lineup – February 23
The poster appears to think that it isn't necessary to know the basics of fire hydraulics in order to properly operate your fire pump at an emergency.
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PSA #3
10 Questions before dialing 911:
The people who bring you 911, in an attempt to streamline and improve our public service commitment have developed the following questionnaire. Please post in a conspicuous place, preferably next to the phone. In the e…
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For You EMS Newbies…
... Episode 36 is up on Confessions of an EMS Newbie.
Ron and I discuss the philosophical question, which kills you quicker, the arterial bleed or the compromised airway? We answer a few listener questions, discuss PASG, and offer a few non-traditiona…
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House Ka-Boom in France, 2 Dead
AN EXPLOSION TUESDAY MORNING in St. Jean d'Angely,France, destroyed a house and caused significant damage to the two neighboring homes
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George Washington Bequest Creates University
Bequest, congressional appointment, threatened historic firehouse. Welcome to The George Washington University!
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Promotional Opportunities
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, FIRE CHIEF Stephen Reid stunned the city officials and the fire department when he "abruptly" resigned last Wednesday after serving only nine months on the job.
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This Ones For The Workers
Strange days are upon us. I'm with the workers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfGTDyjVSE
http://www.dropkickmurphys.com/2011/02/22/take-em-down-the-dropkick-murphys-stand-with-wisconsin/
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General Washington’s Fire Engine
Oral history says that he was a supporting member of the Friendship Fire Company, one of the earliest fire companies in Alexandria.
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Several Videos of FDNY in Action this past Week
Newsworking is a youtube channel that offers some excellent video coverage of FDNY in action. This past week they managed to capture several jobs in New York City.
Be sure to check out Newsworking on youtube and subscribe to their videos!
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A Good Cause
I know that in the current economic climate, people have enough problems paying for their own rent, food and medical care. But we here in the United States still have it pretty sweet.
You could, for example, live in Haiti.
And in the best tradition…
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EMS Today Countdown: T minus 5…
I leave Sunday for EMS Today. The conference itself doesn't begin until March 1, but I'll be heading to Boston for a couple of days prior to hang out with the Northeast Gunblogger tribe and get some shooting and storytelling in.
While at EMS Today, I'…
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Ancient
Seventeen years ago he was shot in the back of the head during a carjacking. He recovered, got married and got on with his life. Today, things caught up, he developed a severe headache, blurry vision, then started to seize, then lost control of his bowel…
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If You’re a Connecticut EMT…
... I'll be speaking at the 15th Annual Connecticut EMS Conference in Cromwell on March 18-19.
Look me up, and I'll sign your book, share an adult beverage, or just swap lies with you while I'm there!
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