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Medics Lab

Well Medics lab was more or less a review of patient assessment; still have a test on it Tuesday morning though. It was kind of weird though cause some how I ended up in a group of ladies and when we went through the motions of trauma rapid assessment each of us had to be the victim and rescuer. Talk about awkward knowing that the person you are going to touch really isn’t hurt and being of the opposite sex wow that was tough. Although we all made it through the drill, all of us and the… Continue

Added by John on October 4, 2008 at 9:06am — 2 Comments

Class

Well class today wasn't what I thought the instructor was going to cover, Initially since the wind storm he was going to keep us longer today and make up one day of class combining two into one but that wasn't so. Now we have to make sure we cover the material ourselves which isn't to bad, but still would have been best in class, at least we have a week in order to read over the material and get ready for the 2nd exam.

Added by John on October 1, 2008 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Fallen Firefighter Memorial

Yesterday we had our 17th annual Miami Valley Firefighter/ EMS Memorial Day Observance. It is a very sombersome expirence to attend. The really great thing is that they have a site set up at Stubbs Park in Centerville, Ohio for the monument to be placed permanently. It is with great hope that we never have to add any more names to the memeorial, as well as any memorial anywhere in the world. I have already planned on attending again next year.

Added by John on September 29, 2008 at 3:22pm — No Comments

Exam correction

After Medics class today I found out there were a few mistakes on the exam. The mistakes were very helpful to my score as it increased it from an 83% to a 87%. The instructor had 2 questions that were keyed in wrong on the scantron and 2 questions that he felt we did not cover and thought it only fair not to count it against us.

Added by John on September 26, 2008 at 6:53pm — No Comments

Exam 1 Results

The results for the first exam are in it took him awhile but was still pretty quick in my book to get them out. I ended the test with a big whopping "83" on the test. That made my day seeing that, our instructor said it was a great start for the intire clas as everyone did well.

Added by John on September 25, 2008 at 9:05am — 1 Comment

Exam 1

Well took my first Medics exam today, and as of now I am waiting for the intructor to post the scores. He had said we should know sometime today, but the wait is agonizing. I do feel pretty good about the exam although I have to admit I was worried about it. I feel like I definitly passed but as to what percentage I have know Idea yet, and when I find out I will be posting an update.

Added by John on September 24, 2008 at 3:49pm — No Comments

Medics Update post wind storm

Well due to our power outage I was unable to attend medics class Wednesday, I am sure there are lots of other Brothers and Sisters who were up a lot too, but I think I averaged about 2-3 hours of sleep a night over the past couple of days and it has taken its toll on me. The good news was I really didn’t miss anything in class as the instructor had already made up a contingency plan to cover missed lectures.

Added by John on September 18, 2008 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Ike Remnants

Well Ike came thru our area and although it was just hurricane like winds it did enough damage to our county as well as many others here in Ohio. Our station stayed on post for quite awhile yesterday and racked up alot of wire down calls and other misc. calls. all without power in the area which was kinda wierd looking. everyone of us said we would do it again in a heartbeat if we had to do it again.

Added by John on September 15, 2008 at 7:10pm — 2 Comments

Medics class update

Well the second day of class went better than the first, I was a little worried about lab time schedules but that has been resolved. This Wednesday we have a quiz over anatomy and a math calculation relating to medications, we will also be covering the rest of anatomy and physiology. Well stay tuned for the next update, Stay safe

John

Added by John on September 14, 2008 at 1:16pm — 1 Comment

First day of Medics

WOW the first day of class and my emotions are like "am I crazy, what am I doing" , but I am sure that I will give it my fullest attempt at doing well in the first quarter of class, its just going to take some study time and some extra time doing clinicals, and with a little luck and prayers I should get through this.
Thanks for the support in advance.

Added by John on September 10, 2008 at 3:20pm — 1 Comment

Structure Fire

Well we had another structure fire, this time it was at a school!! luckily it was around 1900 hrs and only a few kids were there and all made it out unharmed. The fire appeared to have started in an electrical room and was pretty much contained there. There was so much smoke from the fire it was almost umreal, it looked like the entire place was lite up, but it was all electrical smoke and stank to high heaven. some our crew did pull a bunny that was in a classroom out and we used a pediatric… Continue

Added by John on September 9, 2008 at 9:24am — 3 Comments

Class Text Books

Hi Brothers and Sisters, Just wanted to let everyone know that I recieved my Paramedic books today and from the orientation 2 weeks ago or so we have already been assigned reading homework. So as of now my time on FFN will be limited more than I would like but, in the long run will be worth it. I will be checking in from time to time and posting updates, stay tuned for those, and a Pre- Thank You for the support for this class in advance. Take care and Be Safe.

Added by John on September 4, 2008 at 7:59pm — 1 Comment

Church Detail

Today A church in our community was holding a special service at a local park and wanted all of the Fire Department to show up for the ceremony. As it would be my Engine Company was the only one to show up, they had also set up Careflight to show up as well. We were there for only about 30 minutes or so awaiting for the services to conclude when we were dispatched for a medic assist, and to which I was also listed to accompany the medic when it arrived to take the patient to the hospital. One… Continue

Added by John on August 31, 2008 at 9:56pm — No Comments

Class is set

My Paramedic class time has been set, Got my books on order, as well as my clinical shirts we are required to wear. So if anyone sees any smoke from my page don't worry its just my brain burning up Ha Ha Just Kidding. I know it will be hard and alot of work but in the long run it will be well worth it.

Added by John on August 22, 2008 at 11:01am — 1 Comment

Paramedic class

Hey all Hopefully tomorrow I will have my registration complete and will be enrolled into the Paramedic program. I have financial aid and all just got to hope they don't fill up the morning class. I am both anxious and at the same time very nervous taking this big step. I am sure I will do just fine in the program, mainly cause this is one thing I want to do to help out, more than I can as an EMT-B. It may cut down on the amount of time I have to be on this web site but I will try to at least… Continue

Added by John on August 20, 2008 at 2:03pm — 2 Comments

Washington Township Firefighters receive Accreditation

Local fire department receives special recognition

Posted: Aug 18, 2008 10:28 PM EDT

Updated: Aug 19, 2008 01:48 AM EDT

Local fire department receives special recognition

Washington Township Firefighters received a special recognition at Monday's township meeting. They became the first in the Miami Valley to achieve accreditation thorough the Commission on Fire Accreditation International or CFAI.

CFAI recognizes departments who meet a set of… Continue

Added by John on August 19, 2008 at 9:34am — 1 Comment

WTFD Ice Cream Social

On Sunday 8/10/08 our Association for the Fire Department held its 60th annual Ice Cream Social at Station 41. It was a beautiful day for the social and lots of people came out for the BBQ chicken, burgers, dogs and corn, Oh did I mention the ICE CREAM. They were also entertained with music and live demos from all of our Firefighters. My Station (45) did a tanker ops demo as well as a bucket brigade game for all the kids, (sadly there were no losers in the game it was a tie), the next demo was… Continue

Added by John on August 11, 2008 at 5:11pm — No Comments

Garage fire

Yesterday (7/13/08) our Dept responded to a garage fire, My engine company was first due and we initiated an attack thru the front door to the interior door to the garage. Initially there was impingement at the door frame and that was extinguished, I was trying to open the door easy so we could attack the fire from the doorway once opened. As it would be the door did not open easily, and when it did it swung open quickly and the flames rolled at my partner and I, all I could see was a face… Continue

Added by John on July 14, 2008 at 10:00am — 4 Comments