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yeah that really is a nice video

This is becoming a serious issue in the volunteer fire service. This is something that all departments need to look at and discuss. One of the major consequences is not covering EMS calls especially doing the day. Which is becoming more frequent and dangerous to the people that we serve and protect.

I think that their punishment is crazy they got off so easy, when I believe that they shouldnt have. Who came up with this deal they have to be crazy

Izzy Has it right they should play the game like it has always been played, they should play the game with all the obstacles that have always been there

thanks for the info

New Ro Is strict on Residency though right

yeah but what kind of channel options will they have available

did you guys get the blue one?

why dont the SWAT teams just send some of their guys to Medic school, I think that it would make more sense than taking a civillian who is probabally unarmed into a situation like that.

Yeah guys keep up the good work the videos look great

I really came out good, nice work

I just saw that A&E is doing a show tonight at 10 on the whole case Involving Dog and his family

The National Geographic Channel will air the program Tools of the Trade: "Fire Trucks" this Thursday, September 21, at 8:00 pm ET/PT. The teaser for the show reads, "From towering bucket trucks to high speed airport rescue vehicles to the high-tech wildfire firefighting truck, when lives are in danger, firefighters rely on cutting-edge Tools of the Trade to respond to the age-old problem of putting out fires. NGC joins the Phoenix Fire Department on some critical fire rescuing missions to examine these high-tech trucks, including an American LaFrance Eagle Pumper that can pump up-to-1,250 gallons-per-minute and reach speeds up to 70 mph". The show is repeated Thursday night at 11 p.m. and Saturday, September 23 at 4 p.m. Thursday, November 16 at 9:00 p.m. and Friday, November 17 12:00 a.m. http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/a...62§ionId=46

Congrats and good luck

hey Doc when is it airing it sounds interesting

Seth You should design some EMTBravo Tshirts, im sure that those would be a big hit and it would be an easy way to do some fundraising

that happens to me occasionally when they are too close together

does anyone know where to see this whole video?

Wow That is an amazing video it looks like a short clip from a documentary called "Still Riding" has anyone seen it?

Spencerport, N.Y.-- Several fire departments from neighboring towns worked to help Spencerport firefighters put out a major blaze at their own firehouse early Friday morning. Spencerport Fire Chief Chris Wood said it appears the town's main firehouse is "a total loss." Someone next door noticed smoke coming out of the building's meeting room around 3:30 a.m. Since it is a volunteer force, no one was staying in the building when fire broke out. Ironically, the Spencerport force couldn't fight the fire because their gear was inside and they had to rely on other departments. "It's a devastating loss for the firemen," Wood said. "Some of them feel very helpless because their gear is all inside and they can't work when they're not protected. It's been pretty trying on our members this far." Fortunately, they were able get the fire trucks out in time. Wood said that, at about $700,000 each, the trucks are worth more than the firehouse. However, it's unknown whether any of the 80 sets of gear can be salvaged. He and other officials are also reassuring residents that there are two other fire departments in the area and they are working on a plan to cover any emergencies. "The community shouldn't worry, we're here 365 days a year," Wood said. Republished with permission of WHAM-TV. Monetary donations can be sent to the Spencerport Fire District, P.O. Box 359, Spencerport, NY 14559. For information on donating equipment or other items, contact the fire district at 585-352-5066.

I also heard that it was some kind of publicity stunt for some new soap opera type of show coming soon

Those are sweet

congratulations to the entire Arena Family

STEPHANIE NANO The Canadian Press If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you can't be revived and are likely to die? Researchers say they've devised a test that helps rescue workers spot those futile cases and save a frantic trip to the hospital. Some paramedics with advanced training - those who can give drugs and start IVs - already are allowed to stop giving CPR if their efforts fail and they have consulted a doctor, said lead researcher Dr. Laurie J. Morrison of the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. But 60 per cent of Americans and Canadians, mostly in rural areas, are served by rescue workers who only have basic skills and don't have that option, she said. ''Now they make no decisions whatsoever,'' Morrison said. ''They just start the resuscitation, put them in the back of the ambulance and drive.'' Taking such lost causes to the hospital ties up ambulances and emergency departments and the race to get there is hazardous for rescue workers and other motorists, researchers said. Morrison said her group studied the issue after she was approached by two frustrated paramedics. The researchers reviewed old cases, devised a three-point rule, then tested it in urban and rural areas of Ontario. Their findings are in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Few people survive a cardiac arrest, which is caused by an abnormal heart rhythm and brought on by a heart attack or heart disease, electrocution, drowning or choking. The victim loses consciousness and stops breathing. More than 300,000 Americans die of cardiac arrest each year. In the Canadian experiment, only 41 of 1,240 patients, or three per cent, survived. All were given cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene, hooked up to a defibrillator to try to shock their hearts back into normal rhythm and taken to the hospital. Later, the rescue workers filled out a form, applying the three-criteria test to each case to see if it would have signalled that CPR be stopped. Termination was advised if a pulse couldn't be restored, if the defibrillator determined that an electric shock shouldn't be given, and if the cardiac arrest wasn't witnessed by a rescue worker. The researchers said the test closely predicted who was likely to die. Overall, 776 patients met the three criteria, and all except four died, a survival rate of 0.5 per cent. If the test were applied, it would reduce by about two-thirds the number of patients taken to the hospital, the researchers said. When two more criteria were added - paramedic arrival time of more than eight minutes and the attack wasn't witnessed by a bystander - the test worked even better. Morrison said surveys suggest that families often accept the decision to stop CPR. Dr. Gordon Ewy, of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, said the guidelines are needed but shouldn't replace medical judgment and won't necessarily apply in every case. ''They're transporting patients that have practically no chance of survival,'' said Ewy, who wrote an accompanying editorial. ''I think that this publication is extremely important because it gives guidelines for that.'' The experiment was done before the American Heart Association revised its CPR guidelines last year, putting more emphasis on chest compression than mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The researchers say the new CPR will likely help revive more people, but their guidelines would still identify those unlikely to survive. Michael Perkins, director of the Coshocton County Emergency Medical Services in rural northeast Ohio, said there are certain circumstances where emergency medical technicians should be able to decide to stop CPR. He said his paramedics can make that call, but he said the majority of patients are still taken to the hospital. ''As a paramedic, myself included, if you make that commitment to start, you don't want to stop until you get to the hospital,'' said Perkins. On the Net: New England Journal:

Two Firefighters in Hospital After Crash Two firefighters from Rescue 1 are in serious condition Thursday morning after a taxi slammed into their truck on the Upper West Side. The crash pinned one firefighter between the taxi and the fire truck. The other firefighter was thrown to the sidewalk. Officials said the rescue truck was double parked on West 71st Street at about 10:30 p.m. when the accident happened. The injured firefighters are identified as John Walters, 37, and Mike Schunk, 41. The cab driver sustained minor facial injuries. Photo by 1010 WINS reporter Steve Kastenbaum. News Story with Picture