Skooter92

OK-At the risk of sounding ignorant, and NOT desiring to set off a flame war.....are there really competitions out there for FF's that have them using race cars to show proficiency in some firematic skill?

With a good bowl of chili or two, bet I could give that puny nuke a run for it's money. Nuclear detonation, my a$$.......!

Highly recommended. Me and the wife are planning on going. Try keeping me away from an all-you-can-eat pastravaganza.

You say "po-tay-to" and I say "po-tah-to"........ But at least we're both saying it in English. There may be some regional differences in clear text, but a difference in a ten code is absolute. And even 10-4 is different jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

¿Deseo la comprensión de las transmisiones de radio, autorización del clarificante? This has been a demonstration of the principle that if we ALL DON'T SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE on the radio, then IT DOESN'T WORK. And yes, I'm yelling, because SOME PEOPLE don't get it. Plain english. Use it. It saves time and lives. Oooohhh, catchy.

How about mounting a road flare to the top of your helmet? Advantages: -Easily recognizable -360 degree visability -No worries about batteries. Going dim? Light another one. -Talk about safety while working those highway jobs! No, really, I'm not going to patent this one. It's MY contribution to the effort.

How is he unfortunate? He misses out on being stuck in a room with either you or Artie for a tour? That isn't unfortunate, that's just good karma!

Do yourself a favor, though...use splitters specifically designed for the ranges you are looking to receive. Don't use the Radio Shack UHF TV junk...invest the $ and order from somebody who has the good stuff. Using a pre-amp with splitters isn't a terrible idea, depending on how close you are and your LOS in relation to what you want to listen to. Two words....low loss cable and connectors

I don't hate people-I really enjoy the vast majority of my patients, most other providers, and even the occasional family member. I have zero love for stupid people. I've developed an intolerance for a$$holes that unfortunately I can display at inopportune moments. Positive aspects? Patience for those with diminished capacity (through no fault of their own..intoxes/stoners/dopers do NOT get warm fuzzies from me).

Yeah, but: White Trash + Lucrative TV Contract=Rich White Trash!

Absolutely, Chris192. When your "freedoms" infringe upon mine..... If you choose to excercise your "freedom" to not wear a seatbelt or a helmet, it shouldn't infringe upon my right to reasonable health care premiums. Society shouldn't pay for a foreseeable idiocy, and your choice shouldn't be reflected in my paycheck deductions.

I don't like nitrile gloves for the simple fact that if they're punctured or torn, they won't rip or show the integrity issue as readily as latex. Other than that, I think black gloves are silly but if it floats yer boat.......

OSHA is a paper tiger. Try getting them to actually come out and cite anything. Sure, they'll send out a letter suggesting in the least offensive of terms that you might have something less than wonderful on your worksite. Unless someone dies/gets mangled/shows up on News 12.........don't count on them for much.

I suffered a moderate head injury, with a concussion and memory problems, from an ambulance accident where as the passenger my seatbelt was OOS. I went through the windshield, was rendered unconscious, and ended up going to a trauma center. Not fun; entirely avoidable. Not wearing a seatbelt, after almost twenty years in EMS, is stupid. I have NEVER seen a patient whose outcome was worsened or who was killed because of a seatbelt. Not once. The greater good is served by wearing them, period. If you choose not to wear either a motorcycle helmet or a seatbelt, then we as a society ought to have the option to opt out of covering your medical, disability or other expenses incurred by your refusal. Your right?....our right too.

The night of the I-287 job, I was dispatching for Empress down in Yonkers, when all of a sudden 60 Control pops up on Empress's frequency with the following (according to my failing memory): "60 Control to Empress Central, we have a report of a small airliner down north of I-287, multiple fires and patients on the ground. How many ambulances can you send me?" My dispatch partner and I looked at each other with an "oh sh$t" expression and then ended up sending multiple units, including the entire off-going BLS transport shift, and a supervisor, who ended up lost somewhere for four hours. Marty Gallagher was working 60 that night....I remember trying to get more info as the night went on, and how utterly collected he was as the radio traffic was so chaotic.

Well... At least we've still got Uranus.

You mean we're back to using THIS?!

Crank alert radio? Will it notify you if your partner/wife/boss is grumpy? THAT I would buy in a heartbeat.

Any comment from the cat? Seriously, nice work, Chief!

P.S.-Don't blame the region-it's all about the state.

Izzy-you think YOU have difficulty understanding NY State's logic? Join the crowd. At a recent call audit, I along with some other folks sat and listened in amazement as one of the people who work in the REMSCO office explained that, as far as NY State was concerned, if I take a patient to an out-of-state trauma center, even if it's the closest "appropriate" facility for the patient, I haven't actually taken them to a trauma center because NEW YORK STATE HASN'T DESIGNATED/RECOGNIZED IT AS ONE. Never mind that the other state has-NY hasn't, therefore it's a PROTOCOL VIOLATION. So, do the right thing by the patient and you still may take it up the a$$ as far as NY is concerned.

Gotta agree with WAS.....I've called Medical Control many a time, gottten permission to leave the patient as-is, and then agreed with the doc on the time-and passed it on to LE as the official pronouncement time. Not everyone benefits from seeing the body thumped on and hauled to the ED, and many thank us for NOT doing so. Compassion is doing the right thing for the family according to the situation....and not every ED does such a great job taking care of the ones left behind.

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I don't think that Greenwich is going encrypted; rather, they are going to a digital format that is currently not supported by any of the digital scanners available. Encryption is usually overkill in a digital system because the voice signal is already converted to a format that isn't easily usable-some scanners will allow you to receive Motorola APCO Project 25 Digital trunked radio systems operating at 3600/9600 baud, but for the most part other digital schemes are not receivable. It would be interesting to find out which system they are going to-anybody know about the bid?

Who cares who shows up-as long as they are timely, equipped, knowledgeable and act in a manner so as to convince all that they are there FOR THE PATIENT. If you don't fulfill the above, I don't care whether you are paid, volunteer, Martian or from Uranus..... You are NOT a professional. No further, no further on the thread, K, per the officer on scene.