Posts Tagged: Washington Post
Another view on DC shift change controversy. Brother of slain New York Times reporter David Rosenbaum points to studies saying current 24/72 & Chief Ellerbe’s 12-hour shifts both aren’t safe.
Marcus Rosenbaum writes that 24/72 and 3-3-3 12-hour-shifts both aren't good for patient care.
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IAFF Local 36 rebuttal to Washington Post: ‘A shift toward sleep deprived firefighters.’
Union president cites shift study in Canada supporting 24/72.
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Washington Post supports DC Fire & EMS Department shift change. Editorial board calls it ‘A shift for the better’.
Post cites money savings, unification with EMS and preventing medical mistakes.
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The State of the Fire Service – Pension Attacks and Union Busting
So many firefighters have been fighting for collective bargaining for years...and now that fight has swayed to keep collective bargaining for the ones who already have it.
Now our pensions are under attack. Our pensions, and our salaries are being scapegoated as the reason for budget deficits. We are the problem according to some.
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Bi-plane crash at Reagan National Airport caught by multiple cameras. Washington Post reporter on board. No injuries.
Camera was rolling from inside the plane and many were set up at the airport to record the arrival.
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On Fire Watch
During my quick trip to Las Vegas, I’m glad someone was on fire watch at The Fire PIO desk. I want to thank Bill Carey at Fire EMS Blogs who does such fantastic work managing these blogs as well as well as websites for FirefighterNation.com/ Fire Rescue Magazine /JEMS.connect/JEMS.com LawOfficerConnect/LawOfficer.com.
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Washington on ice: Drills, ice breaking & an attempted rescue. Police PIO makes sure firefighters get credit.
Videos and stories about ice breaking and ice rescues on the Potomac and other waterways in the Nation's Capital.
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Morning Lineup – October 22
This is it, the day that has been hyped and watched for by the geeks and home computer users for the past 10 months. Windows 7 begins selling and appearing in new computers everywhere. Despite many people's wishes, it isn't a complete re-make t…
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Court rules for white firefighters over promotions
I have only followed this story a little bit and it was given more publicity once Sonia Sotomayor was plucked for the high court.
The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their ra…
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Monday Morning Shoutout – Paramedic-ing Blog
This weeks monday morning shoutout goes to a new blog (much like this one). The Paramedic-ing Blog is new and he knows it. He makes no bones about being the new guy on the block. The blog is written by a medic who works for a fire department in Californi…
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Give a Shoutout
Hey all you webmasters out there. The Fire Critic is looking for shoutouts, or at least a mention on your site. We are running a grassroots marketing effort here at The Fire Critic Headquarters and we need all the help we can get. We believe that we have…
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2nd Class Citizens
Morale...it is all about morale. Firefighters usually don't have a huge audience when it comes to complaining about working conditions or pay and benefits. Occasionally we get all together and stage a public demonstration in order to have the media help …
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Cardiac Arrest only kills 300,000 per year?
Michael Jackson reportedly died of cardiac arrest. I was watching some of the news following his death and one of the channels reported that cardiac arrest only kills around 300,000 each year in the U.S. They followed it up with the fact that there is on…
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DC Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe now gets his say. His views on going to 12-hour shifts for firefighters. Plus the chief is getting a lot of heat. Read the comment cards.