Posts Categorized: Harry Reid
Fire Chief’s Termination Met With Protests
It is hardly unusual these days for a fire chief to be terminated. Fire chiefs are under attack from all sides – including angry firefighters, and upset political bosses.
What is unusual is when a community rallies around a fired fire chief. That is…
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North Carolina Court of Appeals Uphold Validity of Chief’s Contract
On Tuesday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case of Fire Chief Steven Earl Elliott, formerly of the Enka-Candler Fire and Rescue Department. Chief Elliott had an employment agreement with the department through October 31,…
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Former Chicago Fire Commish Sues Mayor and Predecessor
The former Fire Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department has filed suit against Mayor Richard Daley claiming the mayor and his chief of staff forced him to resign over false sexual harassment allegations.
Chief John Brooks resigned on May 7, 2010 a…
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Another California Fire Chief Sues City
In what seems to be a disturbing trend, the third California fire chief in the past 2 weeks has filed suit against his employer. Fire Chief Ron Hittle filed suit last Thursday against the city of Stockton, seeking to challenge the city’s right to fi…
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Not EMS: Political MSM journalism at it's best
Yay! and Hooray! for Sherman Frederick and the Las Vegas Review-Journal!If you ever come to the nebulous area in Northern Illinois and/or Southern Wisconsin where I live and work you definitely should e-mail me, I'll treat you to good Wisconsin Cheese, a…
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A sincere Thank YOU – and some behind the scenes info
Today is a day of rest, and so was yesterday honestly, at least as far as the blog is concerned. Gkemtp(it) is making me do honey do's all day. There's a lot, being that I've been working almost 100hrs per week and haven't had much time to do them. So th…
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EMS Rule #2543
It's 16min till end of shift... do you know where your favorite frequent flier is?
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Linky stuff – Great EMS/Fire blog
In case you haven't been keeping up with the blogroll over on the side, you may have not seen that I put up "Notes from Mosquito Hill" over there. Mack505 writes it and I really am liking his stuff. If you haven't been there, go check it out. Then come b…
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The Handover is coming! The Handover is coming!
Coming soon to Life Under the Lights, The Handover Blog Carnival!Yes, Medic999 has convinced me to put my money where my mouth is and host an edition of the Famous EMS Blog Carnival. Hopefully I can live up to the heavy expectations of the readers and fi…
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Still more Everyday EMS Ethics – Gkemtp(it) is born
I've been on this kick lately for medical ethics in EMS. So, I've decided that "Everyday EMS Ethics" is going to be a featured area on my blog. I think that It's annoying my wife Gkemtb who, by the way, is starting Paramedic school today and is now becom…
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Everyday Ethics for EMS Providers
Mike left a comment on the last post I wrote "EMS Politics, Medical Ethics, and… What would you do?" with a good quote that I'd like to bring the forefront of discussion: "Your next call could be your last call". That sentence sums up something that I'…
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"The Handover" is Coming!! Oh, and some changes to the blog.
This is just a reminder for everyone that the new edition of "The Handover" Blog Carnival, the Finest EMS Blog Carnival, is coming up soon! It is being hosted by Medic999 who is saying that this is the biggest blog carnival yet! The theme for this month …
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