Broadways jumper

Friday morning Engine and Ambulance 4 were sent to Thompson St. for what turned out to be a man down in the street. The patient had jumped from his 8th floor apartment balcony, and came to rest in the middle of Thompson St. after clipping the power lines on his way down. He was conscious and complaining of leg pain, and in pretty bad shape.
After the pt was transported to the ER, he was than flown to the Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Center. He died 8 minutes into the flight.


He survives a jump from the 8th floor, but can't survive an 8 minute flight in a medical chopper. Now that is irony.

A Rare Group 2 Training Video

Well looky, looky, looky. I came across a rare group 2 training video that was pretty interesting.

Enjoy

Engine 1 stats

From June 21, 2007 to June 21, 2008, Engine one has respoded to 2,424 calls. 1,244 of those were in their own district, with the remaining 1,180 responses to other districts. With Enhine 1 being taken out of service for the night shifts, things are going to be getting quite a bit busier during the nights for everyone else. I guess the ladder companny will have to find and dust off their medical equipments, and start polishing up on their EMS skills.

Meet Brenden McEwen

Brenden is nine years old. He is the stepson of one of our 22 year union members. Brenden was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. He is NOT a candidate for surgery, and has just recently begun his chemotherapy treatment at the Cancer Center for Pediatrics at Dartmouth Hospital.

Brenden is one of five children. Like most of us, dad works two jobs and mom works one. The intrusiveness of this treatment will require mom to take a leave of absence from her full-time job, and dad from his part-time job. With the cost of fuel prices where they are, and the length of the drive to and from the clinic, the financial burden of this alone is unimaginable.

A website has been set up to allow others to follow along with Brenden's progress. The link is : www.caringbridge.org/visit/brendenmcewen I urge you to take time out of your busy day to visit the site. Brenden's mom has been posting updates to the site daily. Having never been through a challenge such as this, it is hard to imagine what Brenden and his family are going through. Our thoughts and prayers are with them every day.

If you would like to make a donation, a couple of funds have been set up.


The Brenden McEwen Fund
c/o
Merrimack County Savings Bank
167 N. State St, Concord, NH 03301


OR


Brenden McEwen Fund
C/O
Concord Firefighters
100 Hall St.
Concord, NH 03301