Posts Tagged: Nbc
A “feel good” story… this is the coverage Fire/EMS wants… Autism awareness
This is the kind of coverage we need . Positive results for unknown situations. Children with Autism. How do we handle rescues? Here's a father / firefighter on the NBC Today Show telling and showing us how ... take a minute, watch the clip and dig dee…
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Jon Stewart blasts Brian Williams on fire safety. But STATter911.com uncovers the real story behind near tragedy at 30 Rock & names names.
Putting on his fire investigator's helmet Dave determines who pulled the alarm during NBC Nightly News Tuesday night.
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NBC blew it. Then they blew it again.
What happened Tuesday evening is another huge blow to the fine folks in the fire prevention bureau. Then they blew it the next night as well.
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Former volunteer firefighter has his network newscast disrupted. Watch video of NBC’s Brian Williams from 30 Rock as fire alarm sounds.
The show must go on.
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Raw Video: Deadly Gas Explosion Rocks Tacony Section of Philadelphia
A Gas Explosion killed a gas worker in Philadelphia tonight. The explosion was caught on video.
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Must see videos ….
We're getting our 1st snow of the year here in Va. Now, it's nothing compared to what our Brothers and Sisters up in Buffalo area are getting but hey, it's snow...
The snow has me feeling the spirit of Christams so I wanted to share a couple of vi…
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Ambulance burns up 13 days after replacement requested
I guess the Jacksonville (Texas) ambulance heard it was going to be replaced ...
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I Say Fire Him…Spalding County Video Voyeur and Wannabe Firefighter Doesn’t Deserve to Be Called a “Firefighter”
The images are painful enough, but the Kempsons said the audio is agonizing, too, since they say it reveals a lack of concern and urgency by first responders.
"They didn't care for my daughter," Lucretia Kempson said. "I have a hard time that she wasn't treated with love."
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A firefighter with a cell phone camera brings another image problem for the fire service. The story from Spalding County, Georgia, like the video itself, goes viral.
The issue of firefighters with cameras is probably a topic of discussion in many fire departments today.
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You can fool some of the people some of the time..
Suppose we were asked as PIO’s to meet with the media directly after a structural fire where much more went wrong than right.
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Resusci-Annie move over Part 2: The Heimlich Maneuver never looked better.
The way to reach a wider audience when teach important life-saving techniques.
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Poor NBC Reporting in Philadelphia
There is an old adage in baseball that an umpire explaining his job once said “I calls em as I sees em.” Well it appears to me that if Justin Pizzi, a reporter at WCAU, the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, was calling balls and strikes his career as an umpire would be over before it began.
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Be Careful What You Wish For…
I have to think that ratings played a huge role in the cancellation. Face it, if the ratings were great then Hollywood would have scoffed at a bunch of clinicians complaining about inaccuracies.
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Trauma – The Fire Critic's Take
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Now that things have wound down after the premier of NBC's new show Trauma I would lik…
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Trauma Show on NBC…Thumbs up or Thumbs down
I just finished watching Trauma on NBC. I enjoyed the interactive chat session/podcast with Jamie Davis, Greg Friese, and others. During the evening we were joined by Aimee Garcia who plays Marisa the helicopter pilot.
I have to admit I missed some of t…
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Live in the Chatroom for Trauma Premier
I am currently in a chatroom discussing the new show Trauma on NBC right now EST.
The link and instructions are here
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Chevron on Apparatus – Making the Grade
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Over the past several ye…
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Monday Morning Shoutout – Raleigh/Wake Firefighting Blog
This week's Monday Morning Shoutout goes to the Raleigh/Wake Firefighting Blog. The blog is from Mike Legeros and based on the Raleigh/Wake, North Carolina area. However, Legeros has no boundaries on what he posts. He runs the gamut on fire, EMS, history…
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NBC's Trauma Premiers Monday Night
Tomorrow night, NBC's Trauma premiers. There is a chance I will be involved on a podcast of sorts about the new show. I have not worked out all the logistical stuff and realize I am way out of my league with guys like Jamie Davis (Mediccast.com), Greg Fr…
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