Posts Categorized: Ems
I don’t know where we’re going but we’re making good time!
It's not about us ... me, you, him or her. It's about US ... the Fire Service .. THE BROTHERHOOD. Maybe our small gestures will inspire greater ones from others ....
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Guilty!
Rhett (Lt Rhett Fleitz aka The Fire Critic) and I have been at this for a while now. We share common goals and a direction. We've always known that we would eventually "make it" somewhere ... we just weren't sure we'd end up exactly where we wanted to be (or if we even knew where that place was).
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EMS Surveillance or Survival?
I know there are probably agencies out there with some real control issues, but the use of technology that monitors your EMS system are not really about employee surveillance. Sometimes this monitoring is actually about your protection, but most often …
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TODAY!
TODAY ... these brothers are fighting to recover. TODAY ... their families sacrifice and suffer. What will YOU do to help TODAY?
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Messing with the “Po Po”, Company Pride and a fire kicking Ass!
Here in "The Noke", we have a GREAT working relationship with our Brothers in Blue (Police Department). You never read it in our paper or see it on the news but we see a lot of shootings, stabbings and just general assaults. Having a good and trusting relationship between Fire/EMS and Police is crucial on these types of incidents.
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Paying it forward … an investment in Brotherhood!
The thing is ... you have to do more than just talk about Brotherhood, you have to act. You have to do something (ANYTHING..big or small) to make a positive impact on the Service and aid our fellow Brothers / Sisters. Rhett and I try to do so everyday. Zach founded and entire company on that principle.
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The “illusion” of death!
The " Illusion of death " .... HA ! There is no "illusion". Death is VERY real and nobody knows that better than those of us in the Fire / EMS service. We see it often .. sometimes daily. What we see is not the drama coated "Hollywood" death but the REAL thing. It's not pretty!
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I need a Priest !
That's where I have a small problem ... I always have my helmets "blessed" before placing them into service and I've decided to ask our newly appointed Department Chaplin, Father Sandy Webb; to do it for me. We've actually spoken about it before so I'm sure he will, it's just that he's currently out of the Country.
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HP-EMS Profile: Huron Valley Ambulance
This month's high performance profile is Huron Valley Ambulance (HVA), a nonprofit service that has distinguished itself as being high quality and achieved CAAS certification for service in southeast and south central Michigan. HVA was created in…
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Free the Internet
I try to avoid purely political discussions on this blog, but today is different and that is because the very future of blogs just like this one at are stake. Blogs exist to further discussions and make people think about positions and question their b…
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Becoming infectious
The point I'm working towards is this. I think that together, Rhett and I have a pretty good grasp / understanding of Pride and Ownership ( and know all to well that it takes more than a few Memorial Stair Climbs or our face on a coin). Now, all we have to do is to figure out what to do with it. Actually, that's not 100% correct either ... we know what to do with it ... that's part of owning it.
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Trial by Fire .. a MUST SEE video
"TRIAL BY FIRE: Lives Re-Forged," is a NEW documentary film about burn survivors and highlights life-saving fire prevention awareness. It features American War Hero and "Dancing With the Stars" Champion, J.R. Martinez and others who survive personal fire tragedy as well as focusing on what FIRE FIGHTERS do.
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Firefighter innovation … homemade tools and the 1st road trip of 2012
You know what they say about firefighters.... we will figure it out someway or another AND ... if we can't fix it, we will fix it (break) so nobody else can ! LOL
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Retirement Cluster, Bull riding and the 1st road trip of 2012!
Several of our members REALLY impressed me. It's been a long time since I've seen multiple members stand up and say what's on their mind.... what's on ALL OF OUR MINDS ! The second video in that above link to the Melrose Misfit was a toilet flushing ... THAT'S OUR MORALE ! It been there for a while.
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Going to the funeral isn’t enough ….
These men were a part of our Department, our "family", OUR "Brotherhood" . They are a part of our history ... our traditions.... the subjects of great stories, unbelievable acts and even some good firehouse pranks.
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Revisiting Repeat Patient Transports
The High Performance EMS website has been up for a year now and in review of all the topics we have visited, there are two that have stood out in particular both by the number of search terms as well as the number of page views. They are "dynamic syste…
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Under staffed, attacks on our pension, a Close Call, 2nd alarms to rubbish fires…. Ironifremen.com is back on line!
We all need a room full of firefighter wives, girlfriends etc like " Suki " to fill council chambers etc every time they talk about, debate and consider budget cuts to Public Safety. And don't think for a minute that your Department budget or your pension is safe. Right now, my pension is under attack. It's been coming for some time now but it's just here recently that the majority of our members have "seen the light"
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MUST SEE Video … start 2012 off right!
As I was looking through my 2011 posts, I found this video that I had posted back in March 2011. It 's a GREAT video that offers a message for anytime but I thought it very appropriate for New Year's Eve .... "Save the Shoes"
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The “Fire Critic” Rhett Fleitz hospitalized while Dave Statter shows he cares!
Now, even I'm confused! OMG ... we should be writing Soap Operas instead of blogs/web sites. LMAO !! 2011 has been a GREAT year for Ironfiremen.com, FireCritic.com and I'm sure Statter911.com as well. We've had a BLAST and hopefully kept you informed, educated and entertained along the way. I'm working on my Year in Review post ... it should be a good one.
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Money well spent!
The occupants were in a panic, fearing they were trapped; but Randy had it knocked down within seconds and with less than 500 gallons of water. Our County Brothers will be ecstatic to read that we even got the "brush rake" off the rig. Randy quickly got to the "head", extinguished and began "cutting a line" .... LMAO ... if we only had a " PULASKI" tool.
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Responding
One of my favorite EMS blogs on the internet belongs to Lt. Michael Morse of Providence, RI Fire Department. From the very beginning and to this day whenever I read one of his posts I feel like I could have been a third partner on the scene, right th…
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SAMPLE Your Agency
Judging interest of the EMS community based on searches that end up at this website may not be a fair assessment of the larger group, but interest sure seems to be growing around performance concerns. I don't know if there is any acute cause but a long…
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After Christmas SALE
Actually, it's not a sale.... what I want to talk about is basically FREE.
It also doesn't have to be around the Christmas season to get it ....when you're with the right folks, it's available 365 days a year.
I'm talking about Brotherhood, family, friendship and doing something for someone else without expecting something in return. I guarantee that if you make it a point to visit Ironfiremen and Fire Critic.com on a regular basis, we'll show you plenty examples of each and all that it will cost you is the time you spend reading. I'll go a step farther and ask you to "buy into" what we are selling ... it's no gimic.. WE PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH and the return is invaluable!
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If you Want to be a clown ….Remembering our fallen and another LODD in Massachusetts
Chief Houff was the Battalion here on C-shift as well and even though he works for the County, we got to see each other a lot. Not just work either .... Chief Huff stayed by Billy's side everyday of his fight. It was a true testament to BROTHERHOOD.
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The one thing I wont tolerate …
Bill took issue with my use of the word "LUCKY". I'm not going to get into my beliefs ... luck, fate, evolution vs creation etc. I will say that Bill made a good point and I could have chosen a better word.
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