doug_e

Most likely 7 of those pisses when he was awake....

Lookin' at the photo, the cans look like Coor's lite, or Diet Coke. With a Fresca or two thrown in for good measure. Remember, There's food in beer. There's no beer in food! Besides his perforated liver, his urethra must be like LDH... That's 4.5 gallons of beer a day. And 13,125 gallons over all. If your bladder holds about a quart of urine he took 3,281 pisses in 8 years. He pee'd roughly 9 times a day.

At five cents deposit per can, that's $3,500.00 BUCKS! What's the address? Having actually read the article this time they've already recycled them for $800 .

Saw this last night and was laughing my a** of. If you have IO go to CH.#652 the FX Preview Chaannel and select "Rescue Me Special", then "Special Presentation" on the next page... Well worth it...

Does the SFFD know something we don't about using SCBA's? With almost everyone walking around with their waist strap unbuckled and their regulators off it looks like that's thier SOG for car fires. I also like the use of the smooth bore handline. I'd like to say well done. But I'd be lying!

A Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) was added to NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, 2003, concerning the securing of hose storage areas on fire apparatus. A TIA is issued when an emergency need arises to amend the NFPA document between regular adoption cycles. This TIA was issued by the Standards Council and became effective on November 18, 2005. My question is: Is this TIA for mandatory for newly manufactured apparatus only or all apparatus, new and old? Or mandatory for new rigs and advised for in service rigs? For more info... LINK: NFPA Hose bed securing

Actually had a converstation today about this very subject. I am looking into a chaplain from all faiths present in our village.

I guess he figured they never complained before - WTF? That'll be an interesting first tour of duty when he returns. Now when you drive by that farm all you hear is "Leeeeeeee, Baaaaaa, Leeeeeee...

From what I've read, used, been taught, and taught one of the things about suppression is "size does matter". All too often I've seen fires get away from the attack team because they made their initial attack short of the 'supression potential' required. Suppression potential is the amount of water delivered/water required (d/r=p) to overcome the conditions encountered, Optimal sp > 100%, i.e : - 20' X 50' bldg. = 1,000 square ft. divided by 3 = 300 gpm (basic flow rate calc.) - with fire in one room roughly figure, 25% involvement with 25% lateral and 25% vertical exposure ( 75% of 300gpm = 225gpm required or r= 225) d = 250gpm with sb 2 1/2" or 175gpm with 1 3/4" r = 225gpm water required p = 1.11(111%) with sb 2 1/2" or .77(77%) with 1 3'4" With a 2 1/2" you get over 100% of what you need,with a 1 3/4" you get just over 75% of what you need. If 50% involvement, such as the living room/great room involvement + 50% vertical and lateral exposure will require 100% of GPM at which point a 2 line attack will be required. If you did it with a 2 1/2 and an 1 3/4 your SP= 140%, two 2 1/2's = 166% Remember that you need that water source soon, you have between 2 to 4 minutes. Just a good "rule of thumb" calculation.

Looks Great Guys!!!!

Mine was false alarm, a pulled box. Never made it to the scene, though. Went back to the firehouse to report in, and get my "P" for the alarm when another "box" came in right down the block from the first. I jumped up into the hosebed and put on some gear and then dropped back down onto the backstep. I will never forget that feeling. Only to be topped by the site of a fully involved car right across the street from the pull box. November. '73 - FDMV

I recently recieved an email inviting me to look at Fire Engineering magazine in a digital format on line. Flipping through I took a closer look at the Volunteer's Corner article. Reading through it I became increasingly pissed off at the tone of the message "What if Nobody Came". There is an interesting trend afoot to frame this discussion in that way. It sounds like talking points to me...But that's for another day, I digress. But near the end of the article the author relates a story about a friend, of a friend of a friend or some such tripe, who fell and dislocated her shoulder. Not a life threatening injury. He writes about how this Kathy broad, the wife of a firefighter, like that legitimizes her, rushed to her friends aid and decided that it was a serious call that required an ambulance to transport them to the ER. On the first tone the local volunteer department got a driver but no EMT to tech the call. As written the cop, who arrived on the scene, offered to drive the woman to the hosptial to expidite care but this local public service genius, Kathy (the wife of a firefighter) felt that if they did that it would mean a agonizing wait in the ER. After they re-toned for an EMT good old "Florence Nightingale" there blurted out, "This is why we need a paid department!" So basically this jerk felt that her friend needed a $150,000 ambulance and a driver and EMT to take her to the ER because she is so self important that she shouldn't have to wait in the ER for treatment. I know this is quite a rant and includes a number of landmines in it but it pointed out to me (again) the root problem in our EMS service today. That is ABUSE of the system. Take a good listen to any of the local county dispatch agencies and count the number of non-emergency calls we have to respond to because John Q. Public has gotten the message that if you think you need any type of public service you should dial 911. And if you have to go to the hospital you NEED to go there in an ambulance so you can usurp the system. The answer is - No, Kathy, you schmuck...We don't need a paid service. What we need is for people like you, the wife of a firefighter who should know better, to stop squandering a limited resource on BS calls so you don't have to wait in the ER. In my head I hear Cartman of South Park screaming this at her... I feel much better now.....Oh, I have to go now and do a mutual aid cover for an elderly man feeling nausious, I'd better hurry....

Date:02/06/06 Time: 11:04 hrs. Location: Rt. 9A S/B @ Town Line (Across from Taconic Pkwy N/B ramp to 9A) Frequency: 46.26 Disp. - BMFD OPs Rptr. Units Operating: BMFD - R37, E92, E93, 53B2, 2053 MP-Medic1, OVAC 36M1 MPPD, BMPD Description Of Incident: One car MVA w/one patient pinned. Driver stated he was cut off and over compensated losing control of vehicle. Car operating in lane 1 (Right Lane) skidded across shoulder onto grass and traveled approx. 150' across stream and head on into tree. Car was resting on an embankment at a 30 degree angle. Arriving units stabilized the vehicle while medics and EMT tended to PT. Crews from R37 and E92 were assigned to extrication and E93's crew provided ground support and suppression handline. Extrication team removed roof and lifted PT onto board, packaged and removed to ambulance for transport ALS to WMC. E93 remained on scene to provide suppression cover for tow operator. All units clear at 12:10 hrs. Writer: Doug_e

I'm just over 200lbs. on a good day and four of us in the 200lbs. club sat on a Stryker to test the load capacity. I believe the salesperson said the max was 750lbs. Worked flawlessly! The price at the time was $11k with a rebate for our old stretcher. I would love to get a hold of one, that's for sure.