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Transfer

I just found out last night at the start of my medic shift that they are transfering a bunch of us around to diffrent medics, I am going to our M43 starting Nov 10th. The reason is to try and get 2 paramedics on each medic, which makes alot of sense when it comes to patient care. If we were to get alot of als calls with only 1 medic he gets slammed with them all, now with 2 they can switch, or rotate calls. Makes alot of sense.

Added by John on October 18, 2008 at 8:05am — No Comments

In Memory of the Air Angels crew...

Just wanted to take a moment and remember the Air Angels crew and the one-year old patient that died yesterday in a helicopter crash in Aurora. The nurse on that flight, Bill Mann, was part of the crew that attended my department's open house two weeks ago and was very nice and gracious person, as were all the members that we met that day. Our condolences and hearts go out to the family, friends and co-workers that are dealing with this horrible tragedy. Rest in Peace.

Added by Fireman24 on October 17, 2008 at 11:54pm — 2 Comments

You Might Be A Firefighter If...

You Might Be A Firefighter If....

. You Have More Pagers In Yuor Possession Than Money.

. You Personal Vehcel has More Light And Sirens Than Fire trucks At The Station.

. You Can Tell What Type Of Fire It Is By The Smell Of The Smoke From 10 Miles Away.

. You've Ever Used The Pick Up Line "You're Hotter Than A 4-Alarm Fire."

. You Use The Jaws Of Life To Open Cans Of Soup.

. You Replaced Your Starirs With A Firepole.

. All Of The T-Shirts You Own… Continue

Added by Kaylynn on October 17, 2008 at 3:46pm — No Comments

You Might Be An EMT If...

You Might Be An EMT If....

. You Try To Schedule Days Off Around The phase Of The Moon.

. You Have A Bumpber stick That Reads "Stat happens".

. You Are The Only One At The Dinner Tanle Not Allowed To Talk About Your Day At Work.

. Your Pajamas And Work Clothes All Look Alike.

. You've Ever muttered "Nice veins" To A Complete Stranger.

. You Think It's Funny To Tell A Patient "I Know How You Fell, It's My First IV Too".

. You Have A Pet Named… Continue

Added by Kaylynn on October 17, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Medics Lab

Woohoo what a blast Lab was today, we were actually using maniquins for the most part, BUt today was about starting IV's and giving sq and im injections. We ended the day by starting an IV on each other (that was the good part LOL) Talk about how cool that was , WOW . Now to read up on the procedures more for the next few days and then Lab Testing time on Tuesday.

Added by John on October 17, 2008 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Female Shark reproduces without a Male

I found this article and thought it very interesting. Wonder if humans isolated on an island could do this? Man, now that would be messed up. Original article can be viewed here.

A hammerhead shark that gave birth in a Nebraska aquarium reproduced without mating, a genetic analysis shows.

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Henry Doorly Zoo

This shark’s mother is said to have had no… Continue

Added by Bruce C Ziebarth on October 17, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

Man Sells Boat "Accidentally" for $30

Taken from KCMQ.com.

If you don’t know how to sell something online, it’s probably not a good idea to learn by selling your boat. A German man accidentally sold his small yacht for $30 in an online auction because he didn’t know to set a minimum bid. He hoped to sell the boat for at least $16,000, but the thirty dollar bid was the only offer. Then the seller tried to cite “technical problems” and tried to take the boat off sale and not honor the buyer’s bid. It went to court and the… Continue

Added by Bruce C Ziebarth on October 17, 2008 at 9:13am — 2 Comments

hey from lemon springs,nc

hey sorry to use the blog for this but evidently you can only send a message to 100 friends and there is no way to pick them....or is there? any way just wanted to update all of my ffn freinds on the status of my dad... he seems to be in preety good spirits... he started his intensive kmo theropy this wk....so hopefully everything will work out ok.... i want to thank everybody who has been praying for my dad and my family..... please still keep us in your thoughts and prayers..... please stay… Continue

Added by firefighter739 on October 16, 2008 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Men Steal From Spy Store

I found this on stupid criminal files.

Men Steal From Spy Store

Courtesy of WNBC

DALLAS - Police said two burglars struck a Texas store that sells high-end security equipment, and the whole thing was caught on tape by 17 cameras rolling in the store.

"The point is, nobody is safe; there is always a stupid criminal out there," said Kris Webb, owner of Spy Supply.

The thieves broke into Webb's… Continue

Added by Bruce C Ziebarth on October 16, 2008 at 4:45pm — 1 Comment

Is it the full moon?

I don't understand people sometimes. For some reason it seems that several of the discussions I have been following have gotten a bit personal & testy. I don't know why we feel in necessary to call each other names.

We've fussed about grammar & spelling. Although there have been studies that prove that a person can read words that are misspelled & we are used to using the spelling & grammer check on our computers so we don't paty attention to type Os becaue it fixes… Continue

Added by Jenny Holderby on October 16, 2008 at 1:11pm — 4 Comments

1 Vehicle, 1 Traffic Stop, 2 DWIs

Here is today's Daily Dumbass from KCMQ.com.

Police in Fargo say two men were arrested for drunk driving in the same vehicle during the same traffic stop. A cop pulled over a 23-year-old man early in the morning. While that man was taking a sobriety test, his 24-year-old passenger got behind the wheel and tried to drive off. The passenger was stopped, and he also failed his sobriety test. Both men were taken to jail.

Good thing there… Continue

Added by Bruce C Ziebarth on October 16, 2008 at 9:48am — 1 Comment

Critical Incident Stress Management

Today I read two posts on FFN that made me think about CISM - Critical Incident Stress MANAGEMENT.

One was the death of a Chief which is often devestating for the members. My 1st Chief was my uncle when he passed in 1988 it killed me in more ways than one. After that MY CHIEF was a man I had known since I was a child playing @ the fire station with his kids. He taught me a lot about being a PERSON as well as an abundance of things they don't teach you in class about fire fighting. He… Continue

Added by Jenny Holderby on October 16, 2008 at 12:55am — 1 Comment

Looking for my friends from 9/11 between Sep - Oct 01

Hello my Brothers and Sisters in Service,

I do not want to be disrespectful in any way. I was part of the rescue operation at the WTC during Sep - Oct 01 and I have lots of photos of FDNY, NYPD, Military, EPA, USCG, Ground Zero, the Landfill and some of the people who were there.

If any of you would like, please help me by letting me know some identifying information L48, E94; I saw you guys every day and prayed for you and signed your book; I have a large group photo of 10 of you;… Continue

Added by RetCGGirl on October 15, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Hello Friends

Hello to all my wonderful friends, and a great, big, Texas "HOWDY!!!" to all my new friends.

I was going to send this out as a regular message through mail, but apparently the rules have been changed and I have to do it this way now. I guess I'll have to send out individual notes from now on or just keep blogging.

I have been off for a few shifts due to a foot injury. I finally went to the doctor and had it xrayed. According to the doc, the best he can come up with is tarsal tunnel… Continue

Added by Big Jim on October 15, 2008 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Daily Dumbass October 15, 2008

Yet, another idiot from KCMQ.com. To think, they say that weed does not hurt you at all. Look like it makes you dumber.

If you’re a stoner and you have the munchies, but don’t have money, you’d better come up with a better plan than today’s dumbass. 27-year-old Shawn Pannullo of Vero Beach went through the drive thru at McDonald’s, ordered food, got to the window and tried to pay for his burgers with pot. The cashier declined and instead called… Continue

Added by Bruce C Ziebarth on October 15, 2008 at 8:57am — 2 Comments

The small gifts

It has been brought to my attention by our lord that I havent been thankful enough for the small pleasures and gifts in my life. I lost virtually everything for him to remind me that nothing is for certain and to take nothing in life for granted. I have redeveloped my appreciation for the smallest gifts in life such as a gesture of kindness from a giving and loving soul, to transportation, to a roof over your head and food in your stomach, not having to wonder from one night to the next where… Continue

Added by Amy on October 14, 2008 at 11:56pm — No Comments

firefighter combat challenge

Does ESPN still air the firefighter combat challenge on tv? If so when might they air it?

Added by Dan on October 14, 2008 at 11:18pm — No Comments

Cancer Update!!!

Well I have had another trip to the hospital via ambulance this time.I had four blood clots and two went through the heart and are in each lung.The others are in the vien near the heart and now I am on Lovenox blood thinner shots.I will then meet with a surgen and have the portacath taken out And when that happens I will be in the hospital over night to watch me since on blood thinners.I am going back in the hospital in the morning. To get another round of chemo and to be watched since… Continue

Added by Robert Nichols on October 14, 2008 at 9:53pm — No Comments

New Online Drill Posted

Hello All:

Just an update to inform anyone interested that we have a new drill posted on our website. The drill is by Wichita, KS firefighter (and FOOLS of Oz member) Chad Cox. Chad is a great instructor and we hope to see a lot more from him on our site. His first drill is entitled: "Through-the-Lock Forcible Entry: Storefront Doors". It is located here: http://brotherhoodinstructors.com/wordpress/

In his article Chad uses photos and videos to drive home the basic… Continue

Added by Brotherhood Instructors, LLC on October 14, 2008 at 9:48pm — No Comments

OMG Exam 2 Results

OMG is all I can say and Thanks to all who encouraged me to look positive. I got an 76% on the exam a whole lot better than I thought I had done. Although my average went done it is still at an 84% for the class so I am very ecstatic about my grade, if there are any corrections I will post a blog updating them. Thanks to all who responded earlier.

John

Added by John on October 14, 2008 at 8:03pm — 2 Comments