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Members- Recently, I've been debating whether or not to add a politics forum section here on the EMTBravo Network. With the presidential elections coming up, and all the other policitcal issues going on, I am considering it. But, one part of me feels that it would breed uneccesary tension between members. There's also plenty of Politics forums on the internet....but would it be beneficial to have one here on EMTBravo to discuss political issues with fellow members of the emergency services, as politics can have a different effect on us then the general public. Can we have a forum where we can discuss politics, have heated debates, and keep it civil and respectful and not personal? What do you think? -Seth

As you may have noticed, at this time we are allowing 1 discussion thread of the new President Of The United States. This thread will be closely monitored for any immature remarks and any hostility. This decision was made by the staff of this forum. Any such activity will result in posts being deleted or the thread closed. Please note that the opinions stated on threads are the opinion of that particular member, and in no way reflects the opinion of EMTBravo.net.

I just wanted to bump this thread to remind some members why our staff has been directed to squash political threads that have popped up. Although some my cry censorship, I made this decision with the input of the members of this forum who overwhelmingly opposed political discussion. Which has been further proven in some of these threads. There's many other forums to discuss politics, and giving how heated these threads have gotten, we are sticking to what the members have asked for.

EMTBravo's Member Of The Week Ending November 7th, 2008 is batt2 Posts to date: 114 posts Joined: Joined: 6-October 04 Member #: 891 Click Here To View batt2's Profile Page batt2 has consistently posted correct, concise, relevant information that is valued and used by many forum members. The knowledge he shares with us, and experience he brings to the forums is much appreciated. -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Member Of The Weel is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Member Of The Week nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Members Of The Week are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT eligible for this program. A Member Of The Month is chosen by placing all the winners of "Member Of The Week" up for voting by the general membership at the end of each month. All EMTBravo.net Member Of The Month Award winners are then elegible for the "Member Of The Year" title, announced in December. Members can recieve the "Member Of The Week" award up to three (3) times a year maximum. If you wish to opt-out of this program, please notify an EMTBravo staff member ASAP.

Just an update, we have changed the title of "Premium Member" to "VIP-Supporting Member" to better reflect the members who are generously helping financially to keep this site online and free..... Thanks to our supporting members, donors, and advertisers for helping to cover the enormous montly costs and keeping this site online and free, and enabling us to keep building a better and better site!!! Don't forget our donation portal (Click "Donate" link on top of page or button on EMTBravo.com). Every little bit from our community helps, whether it's one dollar or fifty.

EMTBravo's Member Of The Week Ending October 2nd, 2008 is WAS967 WAS967 is an Alpha Members: 1,000+ Post Club Posts to date: 2020 Posts Joined: 21-November 03 Member #: 71 Click Here To View WAS967's Profile Page WAS967 is a charter member of the site, and has always presented interesting topics and informative posts. WAS967 is an EMTBravo Staff Alumni and helped a great deal during the development of this forum. -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Member Of The Weel is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Member Of The Week nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Members Of The Week are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT eligible for this program. A Member Of The Month is chosen by placing all the winners of "Member Of The Week" up for voting by the general membership at the end of each month. All EMTBravo.net Member Of The Month Award winners are then elegible for the "Member Of The Year" title, announced in December. Members can recieve the "Member Of The Week" award up to three (3) times a year maximum. If you wish to opt-out of this program, please notify an EMTBravo staff member ASAP.

We'd greatly appreciate you linking us from your site to this site. Simply insert this code and it will show the EMTBravo.net logo and link to this page. <a href='http://www.emtbravo.com'><img src='http://www.emtbravo.com/EMTBravoBanner.jpg' alt='EMTBravo.com' /></a> Much appreciated!! -Seth G.

For technical and administrative reasons, we will not be processing any applications for Verified Membership from Saturday, October 4th until Sunday, October 12th. All applications submitted during that time will be processed October 12th. To be able to post and participate on this forum, you MUST be a Verified Member. To find out more, please click on the link below: Verified Membership Information & Application If you have been putting off getting Verified, please do it ASAP so that you're not blocked out from posting during the processing hiatus. If you need help getting Verified, please use our Help Ticket system so that one of our staff members can assist you: Get Help Using The Forum-Click Here Thanks! -Seth G.

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*(Running a week behind here) EMTBravo's Member Of The Week Ending September 20th, 2008 is jjpinto jjpinto is an Alpha Member Posts to date: (Hundreds of photos submitted to EMTBravo.com over the past 5 years) Joined: 11-February 04 Member Profile jjpinto was nominated and selected by the EMTBravo Staff for Member of the Week recognition. jjpinto has helped to build EMTBravo.com with the hundreds of professional new delivery and classic photos he's shared with us since this site's inception over 5 years ago. His photos are viewed on EMTBravo.com by thousands, and numerous visitors come back on a regular basis looking foward to seeing jjpinto's work. His sharing of his work is much appreciated by many! -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Member Of The Weel is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Member Of The Week nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Members Of The Week are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT eligible for this program. A Member Of The Month is chosen by placing all the winners of "Member Of The Week" up for voting by the general membership at the end of each month. All EMTBravo.net Member Of The Month Award winners are then elegible for the "Member Of The Year" title, announced in December. Members can recieve the "Member Of The Week" award up to three (3) times a year maximum. If you wish to opt-out of this program, please notify an EMTBravo staff member ASAP.

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Just another bump.

The main reasons why an Incident Alert gets edited or deleted is because of the member, NOT because of the staff. To even suggest that we are "censoring" incident alerts is probaly one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever heard, and a downright insult to me. The staff of this forum work tirelessly to keep up with fact-checking (through various sources), correcting formating errors, and correcting grammar and spelling. Correcting the topic titles seems to be a never ending issue. They also merge IA's when the same incident is posted twice by different members. Additionally, they add information they get from PM's and other sources. The main reason an Incident Alert is deleted, is mentioned above. An car fire, inside smoke investigation, rubbish fire, MVA w/ no special circumstance, and all other "routine" incidents are NOT considered Incidents. If you take the time to read the information posted in the "Information For Incident Alert Writers" section, all of this is explained. The Incident Alert section wouldn't be what it is without the hard work of our staff, and they deserve thanks, not unfounded ridicule. And, ONCE AGAIN, if you have a question about moderation, posts, or any issues regarding this forum....PLEASE CONTACT A STAFF MEMBER so the issue can be explained and/or handled.

Members- Please keep in mind that the EMTBravo Forum staff is here to help you. They have guidelines to follow, and policies to enforce, and other duties under direction from me. Please don't criticize them for doing their job, which is largely unappreciated and unseen by a majority of the members. Our staff spends numerous hours each day helping me with this site for free, and it wouldn't be possible without them to keep this site going. If you have an issue with a staff member, the person to contact is me, by email, at seth@emtbravo.com . I will mediate the complaint and take action as needed. As a reminder, any contempt towards a moderator or staff member is not tolerated whatsoever. Thanks! -Seth

EMTBravo.net's Spotlight Member Of The Week Ending September 13th, 2008 is bnechis bnechis is an Alpha Member Posts to date: 563 Joined: 16-March 06 Member Profile bnechis was nominated and selected by the EMTBravo Staff for Member of the Week recognition. "I would like to nominate Bnechis, for any upcoming week... Barry has brought a lot of expert insight and knowledge to the forums, drawing from his experience as a career professional. " -jack10562 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Member Of The Weel is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Member Of The Week nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Members Of The Week are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT eligible for this program. A Member Of The Month is chosen by placing all the winners of "Member Of The Week" up for voting by the general membership at the end of each month. All EMTBravo.net Member Of The Month Award winners are then elegible for the "Member Of The Year" title, announced in December. Members can recieve the "Member Of The Week" award up to three (3) times a year maximum. If you wish to opt-out of this program, please notify an EMTBravo staff member ASAP.

This thread will serve as a record as to who's been awarded "Member Of The Week" And "Member Of The Month" since the programs inception in August 2008. August 2008 Week 1: PHOTOUNIT Week 2: OSWEGOWIND Week 3: ALSFIREFIGHTER [Member Of The Month Award*] Week 4: BFD1054 September 2008 Week 1: JBE Week 2: BNECHIS Week 3: TBA Week 4:TBA An EMTBravo.net Member Of The Weel is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Member Of The Week nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Members Of The Week are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT eligible for this program. A Member Of The Month is chosen by placing all the winners of "Member Of The Week" up for voting by the general membership at the end of each month. All EMTBravo.net Member Of The Month Award winners are then elegible for the "Member Of The Year" title, announced in December. Members can recieve the "Member Of The Week" award up to three (3) times a year maximum. If you wish to opt-out of this program, please notify an EMTBravo staff member ASAP.

Members, As you may know, at the begining of this month, we began our "EMTBravo.net Spotlight Member Of The Week" program. These members are nominated and voted for by our staff based on a wide variety of criteria. Now, it's in your hands. We're going to let the members decide from each month's canidates, the "EMTBravo.net Member Of The Month". All you have to do is cast your vote by August 31st, and the winner will be announced during the first week of September. The "Member Of The Month" will then be elegible for our "Member Of The Year" competion, also selected by you, our members. So, please vote above for who you feel is most deserving of this recognition. (You can read about these canidates in the threads posted in this forum for when they were awarded the Member Of The Week) -Seth G.

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Sorry for the late posting. Looks like it was a close contest, but ALSFIREFIGHTER has been chosen by our members as EMTBravo.net's Member Of The Month for August 2008, and is elegible for member of the year. Prize TBA.

The EMTBravo.net's Staff Choice For Spotlight Member Of The Week Ending August 23rd, 2008 is BFD1054 Member Group: Alpha Members 1,000+ Post Club (also Charter Member) Joined:16-November 03 Post Count:1,351 posts (1 per day) (at time of writing) Click Here To View BFD1054's Posts & Profile BFD1054 has been a member of this forum since the inception, and has been continously active ever since. Since Day 1, he has always strived to post that most factual, detailed incident alerts with true dedication and is a role model to other members with his kind and helpful behavior, and quality posts. He continues to be a strong supporter of this site with the informative content he posts, and we are proud to bestow this honor this week BFD1054. -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Spotlight Member is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Spotlight Member nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Spotlight Members are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT elegible for this program.

We have opened our Donation Center to raise funds for September 2008's operating costs. To learn more or make a donation, please visit: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?autocom=donate It's always the same people who donate and help to keep this site online. I'd like to see some new usernames in the donation pool- if you use this site on a regular basis, keep in mind it's these people and our advertisers who keep this site online and free for you to use. Why Donate? One of the biggest problems facing EMTBravo is a continued source of funding, to provide domain registration, hosting costs, board license subscription, etc... If you enjoy visiting EMTBravo, all donations made are greatly appreciated and will be put to good use maintaining and building a better community for you! Remember any donation made is always appreciated, any amount will help EMTBravo continue to provide the best possible experience for you. To donate using our secure online portal via PayPal, e-Check, Credit or Debit Card: http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php?autocom=donate Or by mail: Please make check PAYABLE TO: Granville Enterprises- The EMTBravo Group And mail to: Granville Enterprises-The EMTBravo Group P.O. Box 383 Round Rock, TX 78680 If you are sending it via US Mail, please send me a heads up email at seth@emtbravo.com

The EMTBravo.net's Staff Choice For Spotlight Member Of The Week Ending August 16th, 2008 is ALSFirefighter Member Group: Alpha Members 2,000+ Post Club (also Charter Member & Charter EMTBravo Faculty) Joined:3-December 03 Post Count: 2,783 (at time of writing) Click Here To View ALSFirefighter's Posts & Profile Some of the reasons the EMTBravo.net Staff unanimously chose ALS Firefighter as this week's Spotlight Member (random comments from his nomination entry): -"He is a model community member. A site member since the start in 2003 and Alpha Member with over 2700 posts. Always contributes constructively, with knowledgeable and informative posts." (jack10562- nominated ALSFirefighter) -"ALS has always done a good job posting different views on a topic. Always respectful." (IzzyEng4) -"Agreed about ALS Firefighter, I move to have him be member of the week. Very professional, never argues, never rude, always stays on topic and offers good advice, knowledgeable and respectful. I vote for him." (mooseCFD368) -"I know ALS, on a personal basis, and he is truly a stand up guy. He was my instructor for FAST down at Camp Smith back in 2004, and have had discussions and other interactions through this board, and outside of it with him. Big +++ on making him a member of the week. "(xfirefighter484x) - "I'll Second That!" (DOC22) All EMTBravo staff had postive things to say about ALS, and the above comments were selected at random. -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Spotlight Member is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Spotlight Member nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Spotlight Members are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT elegible for this program.

EMTBravo.net's Spotlight Member Of The Week Ending August 2nd, 2008 is Oswegowind Member Group: Premium Member Joined:17-November 03 Post Count: 1,964 (at time of writing) Click Here To View Profile The EMTBravo.net Staff chose Oswegowind as this week's Spotlight Member because he contributes positively to this site with detailed IA's, interesting questions/polls, and additions to the discussions started by others. He's also been a staunch supporter of the site and pitched some interesting ideas like the mapping for IA's. (Written By Chris192) -Seth G. & the EMTBravo.net Team An EMTBravo.net Spotlight Member is chosen by the EMTBravo.net staff each week, and announced every weekend at the end of the week. Members are chosen based on their contributions to making this forum an informative and pleasant community to visit. Factors for Spotlight Member nomination include but are not limited to: -Regular, high quality informative posts -Detailed Incident Alerts -Photo sets -Member behavior and attitude -Member interaction with other members -Members willingness to help Spotlight Members are nominated and chosen internally by EMTBravo.net staff team, so please DO NOT contact the staff with any nominations or suggestions. EMTBravo.net Staff Members ARE NOT elegible for this program.

Members- If you're creating a new thread in the photo section, photos MUST be posted in the thread! A link to a photo gallery is not acceptable and all such threads will be moved to the appropriate forum section. Thanks for your cooperation! -Seth G.

Have you been having issues logging in to your EMTBravo.net account and the forums? We've created a new troubleshooting page to try and help you to resolve your issue. EMTBravo.net Login Issue Troubleshooting Page http://www.emtbravo.com/logintroubleshoot.html Regards, Seth G. EMTBravo.net Team Director Of Development , The EMTBravo Group