Hidden fort under the bed

Now before you watch this video, I just want to go on record to say that I am not a professional photographer OR videographer (if that's what they are called).

I have never had to shop for children's bedroom furniture until now, so it was interesting to see what kind of cool things they are doing with the furniture. I say "cool" if you are a kid, not so "cool" if you are conducting a search of a building, and are unaware of this kind of bed. What would you think if you found a bed like this. Just one more thing to make the job that much more difficult.

A face from the past

Thank you to a couple of Hopkington Fire & rescue members (whose names will be kept secret, to protect my sources) for finding, and giving this picture of Mumfy to me. I know it took me a while to get it up here. I had to make sure this really is Mumford, because the guy in this picture has hair, and he isn't wearing a hat The date of this picture is 2001, when Mumfy became an EMT-First Responder. I noticed in the picture that he is wearing a black mourning band on his badge, and I can not verify this or not, but I believe it is in reponse to the first patient he treated. The outcome wasn't good.

We sure do miss you.

New EMS protocol

The members of Batt 3's Engine 1, 5, and Amb 4 crews should be put up for a reward for a job well done last night. They were dispatched for a 20 Y/O female pt, CPR in progress. Being the highly trained bunch of EMT's and Paramedics that they are, they knew that the typical cardiac arrest protocols were not going to be effective in this case. With the quick thinking of say, a sloth, they bipassed the oxygen, epinepherine, lidocaine, and any other medicine imaginable, and went straight for the ammonia inhalant. Voilat! (spell check wouldn't work). A SAVE!!!!!
I have no doudt that after reading the narrative from this run report, the powers to be are going to be rolling out a new cardiac arrest protocol list. I just hope they get the indications correct, which are as follows: pt must have a pulse (this one never lost hers), must be breathing on her own, and her mother must be the one to perform CPR. The only side effect will be a sore chest (probably from the compressions).

Keep up the good work guys.

Swift water training

Yesterday evening we took a trip to the river for a little swift water training with the throw ropes, as well as some different techniques for crosssing in swift water. Brother Paul is using a 6' pike to navigate with, and although it may look as if Mic is keeping Lt. Holm and travis from falling, they are trying a 3 person method for walking thru swift water. It may not look like the water is moving very fast, but it was. The water felt GREAT.

Catching up

I finally caught up with FF/P Richardson to take a picture for this site. Keith Joined the dept in March (along with a few others), and drew the lucky Batt3 assignment card. Currently , he is assigned to Amb 4 where he is completing his independent status as a CFD Medic.

Congratulations to Probationary FF Cullen for passing his city wide street exam last week.

I caught a few of our medics in a computer class the other day. I think Frito was trying to show them how to play "pac-man". I also noticed that they made him sit on the floor.