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I have come to somewhat of a debacle in my career in public safety... I have two choices 1. Take the promotion as spokesperson for County OEM 2. Or take the Paid Lieutenant position for the County Fire What do you guys think?

Basically, All the Volly Houses have one officer who is always at the station, Who responds to calls, There are two other Lt.'s. Duty Section 1, Duty Section 2, Duty Section 3, I have duty section 2 which is middle of the week, So I spend my time at the station from tuesday to friday evening with the two paid paramedics and one firefighter, When a call comes in, Lets Say a car rollover on the highway, Tones will go out to the pagers, i.e. Medic 80, Hondo, 29Delta, Car rollover I-25 mile marker 282, Than I will Respond in either the Officers vehicle or On a rescue rig with the other FF and the Medic will respond as well....

Thanks Gents, Took the Lt. Job, and Received my vehicle yesterday, Can't wait.

Bernalillo County, New Mexico Bernalillo County Fire Department, Bernalillo County Sheriffs Office Structure Fire inside of former meat packaging plant. Incident Command Advised of 1,000 Gallons of ammonia in the structure I'll try to keep you guys updated. http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1601659.shtml?cat=500

I think I am going to take the Lt. Job. My family supports it... And there are better benefits and hopefully in another ten years I will be wearing a white helmet. For now I'll be moving to the Red one.

If you have been a Volly for a certain amount of time you can take the Lt. test... All the Volly Districts in the county are operated and owned by the county... If I were to take the Lt. Job I would be a District Lt. So I would be a shift commander for that region which consists of three districts... I Wanna do whats best for my family but I don't wanna sit behind a desk and miss the thrill.

They Both pay the same, They both have CSP, The only one that will allow advancement is the Lt. Job... Anything farther on the OEM job would be governor appointed... If I were to take the OEM job I would not be able to continue on with Firefighting as a volly... I love that job but I have a wife and a baby and I know she would prefer me riding a desk... So many variables... I figure some of you old timers would know...

That thing is.... Ugly... But looks like a workhorse. That is quite the front light package... What will it's purpose be?

Try this one a few weeks ago... Dispatch: Medic 60, La Cienega Response, Unknown Medical, Sheriffs Office on scene Medic 60 Responding Dispatch: Medic 60 Be advised, Male is reporting that his P**** Has been removed by wife Medic 60: Uhh, Copy that dispatch. Dispatch: Would you like a second page medic 60? Medic 60: Uhh, No. Disptach: Copy Medic 60 Medic 60: Medic Sixty on Scene, One adult male, Lacerations and Cuts to Genital area, Please advice St. Vincent's. Probably the most off the beaten path i've seen, except for the volunteer departments that call for back up because of apparatus problems, i.e. No gas.

Thank You for educating me on, That I was under the impression that BOT usually used old Rigs, but i see that if FDNY is Fielding 70 of those other rigs than it is a good idea to have at least one that will transition when the recruit leaves training.

How Does FDNY afford to use almost brand new apparatus ( and we all know that seagrave isn't cheap) as bureau of training units? Can someone explain that to me?

The town I live in has suffered far too many DUI and DWI deaths. What are other states penalties for driving under the influence of any substance, legal or not legal?

The question I often ask when I am out with friends is: Here are your options A.Taxi Ride B. Impounded Car C. Death D. Prison Usually they take option A But nobody is willing to learn about it.

I myself have lost friends to drunk drivers, as well as friends going to jail for DUI and DWI. Four teenagers were killed when a drunk driver was in the wrong lane and hit them head on. Four teenagers, he probably won't even get the manslaughter charges for the four that were killed and the driver of the car who was airlifted and is suffering health problems. Its really sad. The local government has started impounding drunk drivers cars and auctioning them off however most of them are wealthy businessmen who can afford another car and bail. When is the Federal government going to impose on this "epidemic" ?

What a shame, nice car.

I think the definition of Personal Escape System is varied by type of training.

Perhaps I am wrong in what you guys consider a Bailout system.... I just carry that stuff for everything.

Reminds me, fishing season?

I think I was trying to help people learn from my experience but it got out of hand, if you ask me. I have learned quite a bit on here by just lurking in the shadows and not posting at all. So I do see where your coming from.

Something off senor?

Wow thats a lot of quotes, I am a Firefighter certified In interior attack as well as a rescue technician. I consider myself a career firefighter, and just because I don't get paid doesn't make me not. Instead of making financial gains I make personal gains as well as meeting a lot of interesting and nice people every day. º My current bailout system is a 50 ft. 1/2 inch rope with the CMC device and rope bag. º My previous system was a 100 ft. 1/4 inch rope with a one piece descender. That one cost forty dollars º When I do respond to structural fires I am almost always on OV because I am good at it and it was one of the first things I learned to do on scene. º I wouldn't consider what I did as a bail out but just another means of leaving the building º It was a structure fire, my SCBA became low on O2, I guess thats just what I call it. º The construction workers told the C1 who arrived on scene first that they thought everyone was out in broken english but they had left the building because of the smoke and flames. (so not really extension) º Therefore the C1 ordered the first arriving crew which was myself and four other guys to begin interior ops. º Upon arrival there was three pieces of apparatus on scene Engine, tanker, engine, along with C1 vehicle and other POVs º Not everyone in the county is certified for interior attack º I was one of five that was º Flame extended º Nozzle guys exited through front door º search team exited through second story window Does that clear things up? this should really be in another thread. Thanks

Condolences from the WEST. Rest in peace. Stay low.

I didnt graduate from WSS I did an independent study program and graduated in 2002, the skiing was good, loved competing as well. The one used in the incident was the second link. i somewhat prefer that one over the new mechanical device and am considering trading it in. I haven't been doing any interior work lately. Mainly MVAs and Rescue situations. The line was placed on the first floor, in another room where I believe an electrical circuit malfunctioned and that was determined to be the cause. I took about 25 minutes to arrive on scene and the fire had not extended from that room adjacent to the stairs. However as soon as we began interior ops the fire spread across the corridor pushing the attack team out and calling for an "all out" procedure.

Welcome to New Mexico. It took about fifteen minutes to respond from station, add another ten for us volly's to arrive to station. It was a heroic act, I recall one guy requiring to transport to hospital.