| MA | WORCESTER | 2ND ALARM | 11 ORMAND ST | FD O/S W/HVY FIRE COND IN A 2.5 STY WDFR DWELLING. CMD RPTS 1 VIC BEING TREATED BY EMS ATT. 2 LSO | NEFA | UEA04 | UEA02

| NYC | MANHATTAN | TRAIN VS PED | UNION SQUARE L TRAIN STATION | UNIT'S O/S OF A MALE STRUCK BY A TRAIN. CONF DOA AT SCENE. INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. | UEA02

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NBC announced its fall TV schedule and one show in particular that I have been tracking is called Chicago Fire http://www.nbc.com/chicago-fire/. Chicago Fire is being produced by legendary producer Dick Wolf http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0937725/of the Law and Order franchise.

I have meet Mr. Wolf on the lot a couple of times…

| CA | SAN MARTIN | 2ND ALARM | 1405 CENTER AVE | FD O/S HVY FIRE COND IN A STRUCTURE.  3 LSO. DEFENSIVE OPS. | UEA02

| TX | MANOR | MVA | 16012 LITTIG RD | SCHOOL BUS VS CAR MVA. FD RQST 2 AMBULANCES TO THE SCENE. 1 VIC W/CRITICAL INJS | PIO | UEA02

| NYC | MANHATTAN | MCI | 5 AVE & E 132 ST | UNIT'S O/S OF AN EMS UNIT INV MVA W/7 VICS. DECLARING AN MCI ATT. MULTI-UNIT'S O/S | UEA02

"| IL | THOMSON | 5TH+ ALARM | BOX #352 @ 7722 RT-84 | CMD STRIKING THE 5TH ALARM FOR HVY FIRE COND INJ A STORAGE FACILITY.MULTI-LSO | UEA555"

| TX | ARLINGTON | MVA W/MEDEVAC | SUMMIT AVE AND GREEK ROW | FD CMD REQUESTING MEDEVAC AND 3 AMBULANCES TO THE SCENE, FOR A 3 VEH MVA W/CRITICAL INJS. USE CAUTION IN THE AREA, AND EXPECT DELAYS.(UEA555) | UEA204

| CA | WHITTIER | TRAUMA W/MEDEVAC | LA SERNA FOOTBALL FIELD | U/D UNIT'S O/S OF A FALL VICTIM W/TRAUMATIC INJS. RQST MEDIVAC FOR TRANSPORT. COPTER 12 RESPONDING. | UEA555

| NYC | MANHATTAN | BODY RECOVERED | HARLEM RIVER DRIVE OFF OF DYCKMAN ST | UNIT'S O/S CONF BODY FLOATING ON THE SHORELINE FDNY REMOVING THE BODY. DOA INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. CRIME SCENE UNIT BEING SETUP. | UEA02

| DC | WASHINGTON DC | STABBING | 1300BLK COLUMBIA RD NW | UNIT'S O/S OF A MALE W/ABDOMINAL STAB WOUND. EMS TRANSPORTING TO TRAUMA CTR | UEA02

| CA | SACRAMENTO | O/T AUTO | EB BUS 80 WEST OF FULTON | UNIT'S O/S OF AN O/T AUTO W/6 INJS. EMS O/S TREATING.  RPTS 2 VICS CRITICAL | UEA02

| NYC | MANHATTAN | JUMPER DOWN | 311 E 11 ST | UNIT'S O/S OF A CONF JUMP[ER DOWN. EMS TRANSPORTING IN TRAUMATIC ARREST W/NOTIFICATION & RQST PD ESCORT TO BELLEVUE ER. | UEA02

April 2012 ,

 I am officially retired from Wilson County EMA . I will miss the job , some of the people I've worked with and some,  I hope to never hear from again . I have spent 28 + years with most of them , some of them have been to my home ,broke bread with my wife ,son and I  , and most of those have never asked us to visit them . And yet , I was willing to risk everything to be there to back them up , such is life I guess . I look forward to Volunteering with the Baptist…

Pumpers will tow Rescue Trailers to the scene

(Heavy Rescues to be shut down and sold)

by: Lou Angeli

Wilmington, DE (May 11 2012) -- On January 1, 2011, the lone career Heavy Rescue in the State of Delaware was disbanded by the Wilmington (DE) Fire Department, and 17 jobs eliminated, in an effort…

Today I wanted to piggy-back on my post about inflammation and heart disease (keep the comments and emails coming).  I know that in health and fitness sometimes the best results are obtained from the simplest advice.  So here goes, in my opinion the absolute best thing you can do to lose weight, get healthy, or live a life full of energy is to eat by this ONE RULE:…

Good day to all. I'm a Firefighter from tthe Philippines and i'm considering to work abroad as a firefighter. Does anyone have an idea if my certification as an ARFF by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and 3years experience would qualify me as an ARFF abroad or can it substitute IFSAC or ProBoard requirements?

Hydrogen Response Considerations Online Course

http://www.responder-elc.org/index.aspx

At the firehouse I work at, the volunteer chief has decided on a procedure to mitigate a leaking 20 lb. propane cylinder.

When you arrive on scene and size up that you have a 20 lb. propane cylinder that's releasing gas from it's burst disc (not a pressure relief that we all think it has).  Next, find a trash can and fill it half way or so with water and turn the cylinder upside down in to the trash can of water.  The theory with doing it this way is that the liquid pushes to…