NJMedic

I have photos of the Elizabeth tender (NIMS correct), the pump, and the 12 inch hose reel truck I will post when I get home later tonight

This is Gunfire Death # 53 for 2007 In 2006 there were 49 deaths from gunfire the entire year. At this same time last year there were 33 Gunfire Line of Duty Deaths. This is a 60.6% increase over the number from last year at this time. Police Officer Nick Erfle Phoenix Police Department Arizona End of Watch: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Biographical Info Age: 33 Tour of Duty: 8 years Badge Number: 6994 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Officer Nick Erfle was shot after he and his partner approached three people for jaywalking and obstructing traffic on 24th Street, one block north of Thomas Road. They determined that a 24-year-old male had a misdemeanor warrant and as they attempted to take him into custody, the suspect drew a weapon and shot Officer Erfle in the face. He was rushed to Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center where he died from his injuries an hour later. The suspect then carjacked a vehicle and took the driver hostage. About an hour later, an unmarked special assignments unit spotted a car and suspect matching the carjacked vehicle's description. They began surveillance and managed to box in the vehicle at 27th Avenue and McDowell Road. The suspect pointed his gun at the hostage and he was shot and killed by an officer. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. The two females who were with the suspect when he was initially stopped were taken into custody for questioning. Officer Erfle had served with the Phoenix Police Department for 8 years. He is survived by his wife and two children. Agency Contact Information Phoenix Police Department 620 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Phone: (602) 262-7311 Line of duty deaths this month 6 Line of duty deaths this year ( 31% from last year) 128 Line of duty deaths this time last year 98 Line of duty deaths on this date in history 51 Line of duty deaths in America's history 18,790

I predict the medics will love it as well as their patients. We have had it over here in NJ for the last five years. Significantly cuts down on the intubations secondary to respiratory failure. We have CHF patients who waited until the last minute before calling 911 because they thought they could work through it and hated being intubated. Now they call early because they know with C-PAP they can be "back to normal" in a few minutes and can avoid being tubed.

To fallen soldiers let us sing where no rockets fly nor bullets wing Our broken brothers let us bring to the mansions of the Lord No more bleeding no more fight No prayers pleading through the night just divine embrace, eternal light in the mansions of the Lord Where no mothers cry and no children weep We will stand and guard tho the angels sleep All through the ages safely keep the mansions of the Lord I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom. -- Abraham Lincoln, November 1864 Brian M. Carney, EMT-P Deputy EMS Coordinator Office of Emergency Management Middlesex County, New Jersey

To fallen soldiers let us sing where no rockets fly nor bullets wing Our broken brothers let us bring to the mansions of the Lord No more bleeding no more fight No prayers pleading through the night just divine embrace, eternal light in the mansions of the Lord Where no mothers cry and no children weep We will stand and guard tho the angels sleep All through the ages safely keep the mansions of the Lord I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of Freedom. -- Abraham Lincoln, November 1864 Brian M. Carney, EMT-P Deputy EMS Coordinator Office of Emergency Management Middlesex County, New Jersey

There is the Mega Show at the Nassau Coliseum in February. The next closest is Harrisburg, PA in May if all you want to do is look (or buy) at "stuff". Baltimore in July is the best overall conference on the east coast. I have never been to FDIC. Atlantic City is interesting but their convention center is off the boardwalk and not the best walk to the casinos. I don't think AC could deliver a better package then Baltimore but if AC makes a better pitch who knows. I doubt you would ever see a conference in NYC. Very expensive for the vendors and I doubt the midtown hotel rates are going to lure anyone.

So your saying a paramedic the works in a non-fire department agency who can't walk up a flight of stairs without stopping because of a 20 year smoking habit has no effect on their ability to provide medical care? But a firefighter who responds to the same job and has to stop and take a few breaths every flight due to a 20 year smoking habit does effect his ability to perform tasks?

There are no Federal labor or employment laws that require employers to set specific intervals or even make time for employees to take work breaks or eat meals. Fewer than half the states have laws that require employers to make time for employees to eat meals. Even fewer states have laws that require employers to make time for employees to take work breaks. Given that bit of information I don't believe break time is really "your" time to do whatever you want. Even if it was the employer can restrict any behavior that occurs on their property. I work for a hospital based EMS system and like most hospitals they elect to use the ER as the designated smoking area. That was the practice until an EMS crew brought in a child with asthma and the crew had to enter through the ER doors with two smokers puffing away. The mother had a meltdown in the ER about the smokers. I gave her the phone, dialed the hospital's president and stood back. In about 2 days smoking anywhere on the grounds was prohibited.

OMG How in the world do they justify a pay increase for having a computer in the apparatus? What's next.....extra pay for having water in the tank?

The 177th Fighter Wing of the NJ Air National Guard flys F16s out of Atlantic City. At military power they are about 5 minutes from Times Square.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS AND PLANNING FOR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (CBRNE) EMS/POLICE/FIRE/OEM/HAZ MAT/HOSPITAL Responders Welcome "Last Days for Registration" July 24, 25, and 26, 2007 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 126 PATERSON STREET NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OFFICE OF GRANTS AND TRAINING NATIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE & RESCUE TRAINING CENTER TEXAS ENGINEERING EXTENSION SERVICE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM COURSE FEE: $40.00 This fee provides for reduced parking and morning and afternoon refreshments. Educational content and materials are provided free of charge. CEU credit for NJ EMTs has been applied for. 24 hours of CEUs have been approved by The Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services Use of the NJ EMT Training Fund for this course is not applicable. Registration forms at available at: http://www.rwjuh-ems.org/reg7940.htm Further Information is available by contacting Brian M. Carney @ brian.carney@rwjuh.edu or 732 418-8129 Prerequisites: Participants must complete two online courses before attending the course. To obtain these courses, visit www.teexwmdcampus.com and complete 002 Basic EMS Concepts for WMD Incidents and 005 WMD/Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders. These internet courses are available at no cost to the participants. Brian M. Carney, EMT-P EMS/Emergency Management Education and Planning Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, New Jersey 732 418-8129 Office 732 616-9491 Cell 732 418-8199 Fax 732 437-5083 Pager

I bet this guy was happy he was wearing his PPE including hood. Magnesium Explodes in Car Fire, Florida Firefighter Walks Away Uninjured On December 2, 2004, Delray Beach (FL) Fire-Rescue firefighters were extinguishing a Cherokee Jeep fire when the magnesium reacted with the water causing an explosion as the firefighters were next to it. One firefighter was caught in the exploding magnesium. Due to having all of his PPE on, he was not injured. The bunker coat, hood, and other components were damaged by the fire. Continuous application of water extinguished the fire, however there were several more reactions before the fire was completely extinguished. -

Copperhead, you make the call! More information about snakes in NY can be found at: http://www.esf.edu/PUBPROG/brochure/snakes/snakes.htm

Happened in Edison, NJ, March 23, 1994, more North/Central NJ. We had just returned from a 5 alarm church fire in New Brunswick when I walked outside to what sounded like a jet landing in the parking lot and the entire area as light as day. 112 persons were injured, it destroyed eight buildings, and resulted in the evacuation of 1,500 apartment residents. Accident damage exceeded $25 million. The National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was excavation damage to the exterior of a 36-inch gas pipe. I was supervisor on that night and thought a gas main had cauight fire a couple of blocks away. The actually fire was 5 miles away. When I pulled up I though the heat was going to blow the trucks windows in. I had to turn up the collar on my turnout coat and I was still 1/2 miles away from the fire. I looked up to see a NYPD copter fly over so I knew this wasn't a local issue.

Same thing in reverse. I responded to a MVA in Edison, NJ not too long ago when the FD responded to with an engine, ladder and rescue. Now EFD runs two large Freightliner/Medic Masters that are not only ambulances but carry all the extrication tools. Now on this particular job no other ambulances were available so here is the ambulance with a spreader, two rams, recip saw, and other assorted tools out in and lying in the street when it comes time to transport a critical patient.

The Groveville Fire Company in Hamilton Twp, NJ (Mercer Cty) has a Seagrave transport engine. My agency provides EMS in Hamilton and our chief in that area says they rarely transport, maybe two or three times a year. They operate with career guys 24/7. http://www.grovevillefire.com/equipment.html

There are several ways of obtaining divert information in my little section of the Garden State. The State Office of EMS maintains what they call JEMSTAT. It is a computer database of all the acute care hospitals and it lists their status. It is updates every 30 seconds. Each hospital is provided a log in name and are required to maintain their status. Particpation in this progran is required in order to receive state funds. The web site is www.jemstat.org. My dispatch center also maintains a hotline that will also tell you what hospitals are on divert, 732 418-8400 Of course no one screws with EMS while they are on divert. Oh sure some one losses their cool and gives us grief every once in a while but we have ways to "get even"

The Hubbardston Fire Department is a combination paid and paid-on-call department with two full-time Firefighter/ Paramedics on duty, Monday through Sunday, 7:00a.m. to 6:00p.m., In addition to the Fire Chief, call Firefighters respond to calls when needed during the day and to all calls during non-regular work hours of the full-time staff. The Department is divided into three service divisions: Fire Services Division is responsible for all planning and delivery of Fire Suppression, Fire Prevention, Fire Investigation, Public Fire Education, Public Services, and non-EMS emergencies, such as Hazardous Material responses. EMS Services Division is responsible for all planning and delivery of Emergency and Non-Emergency Medical Services, including responding to Emergency Medical Calls and Public Medical Education. The Hubbardston Fire Department offers both Basic and Advanced Life Support transport services with two licensed Ambulances. Emergency Management Division is responsible for creating and maintaining the Emergency Management Plan for the town and providing for working across agencies in resolving disaster emergencies. May 2007 Run Total Fire / Explosion 3 Overpressure Rupture 0 Rescue Call 32 Hazardous Condition 9 Service Call 6 Good Intent Call 7 False Call 5 Severe Weather/Natural Disaster 0 Special Type/Complaint0Undetermined 0 Town Statistics POPULATION - 4,505 (12/31/04) REGISTERED VOTERS - 2726 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Center School - 474 Quabbin Regional Middle / High School - 1,366 TAX RATE - $10.86 OPERATING BUDGET - $5,143,251 FORM OF GOVERNMENT Open town meeting 3 Selectboard Members AREA - 41.03 square miles ROAD MILES - 88 Hubbardston is located in the hill country of Central Massachusetts bordered by Gardner and Westminster to the northeast, Princeton and Rutland on the southeast. Barre borders on the southwest, and Phillipston and Templeton border on the northwest. Hubbardston is 19 miles northwest of Worcester and 56 miles northwest of Boston. No public water or sewer

Funeral Details are as follows: A wake will be held at the Flynn & Son Funeral Home located at 23 Ford Avenue in the Fords section of Woodbridge. Hours on Tuesday will be from 1900 to 2100 hours and on Wednesday from 1400 to 1600 hours and 1900 to 2100 hours. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 21 at 0900 hours. A procession of department vehicles will travel from the funeral home to the Keasby Fire Company and back to Our Lady of Peace RC Church, 26 Maple Avenue, in Fords for a mass of Christian Burial . Burial Services will be private. Further details will be posted as needed. "Dedicated" paramedic dies after responding to accident Home News Tribune Online 06/17/07 Post a comment By CARMEN CUSIDO STAFF WRITER ccusido@thnt.com A paramedic from a Perth Amboy hospital died this morning, after responding to an accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Joseph Murawski, 51, a paramedic with the Raritan Bay Medical Center's mobile intensive care unit in Perth Amboy, died at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital today, according to his obituary. Murawski lived in South Amboy for the past 16 years and was formerly of Fords. Ed Campbell, a first-aider in South Amboy, said his family is friends with the Murawskis. "He was a hands-on guy,'' Campbell said of the late paramedic. "He was the type of guy that other EMTs and first-aiders looked up to. Very professional … to the max.'' Campbell said Murawski "had been sick on and off.'' Murawski was the type of guy who responded to calls even when his health was less than perfect, Campbell said. "He was dedicated to his profession,'' he said. Murawski had been a paramedic for the Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy for the past 20 years. "He was a fixture at the hospital, everyone knew him,'' said Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas, noting he knew of Murawski but did not know him personally. Murawski was responding to a multiple casualty accident on the Turnpike, said Raritan Bay spokeswoman Lynette King Davis. She could not confirm how Murawski died. Murawski was a life member and former captain and president of the Perth Amboy First Aid Squad. Squad members declined to comment today. He was also a member and current president of the Protection Fire Company #1 of Keasbey as well as a five-time chief. Murawski is survived by his wife of 25 years, Deborah Murawski; a daughter, Jamie Lynn Murawski of South Amboy; his mother, Arlene Murawski of Fords; four brothers and two sisters.

A sample of what I have on my bookshelf, in no particular order..... "20,000 Alarms" "Fire Command" by Alan Brunacini "Bringing Out the Dead" "Bagpipe Brothers" "Brotherhood" "Chief" (Peter Ganci) "Fire Apparatus Fighting Fires "Firehouse" (David Halberstam) "First In, Last Out" "Heat" "Report from Ground Zero" "Report from Engine Company 82" "Firefighters" "Shocktrauma" "In The Line of Duty" "Last Man Down" "To Sleep with the Angels" "Emergency - NYPD" (1930-1950's ESU) plus dozens of text books and photo books.

Caught this Highway car a couple of weeks ago at Floyld Bennett Field a couple of weeks ago

CRIME-FIGHTING CRUISERS REV-UP FOR THE 7th ANNUAL VINTAGE POLICE CAR SHOW Saturday and Sunday, June 9-10, 2007 10:00 AM—4:00 PM View a piece of the City’s history when The New York City Police Museum displays classic patrol vehicles used by New York City’s Finest at its Annual Vintage Police Car Show. Also on display will be original and replica cars from famous crime-fighting television series. Featured vehicles include: · The original Gotham City crime-fighting car from the Batman television series · Vehicle from television’s Car 54 Where Are You? · 1939 Ford Highway Patrol vehicle · 1971 NYPD Harley Davidson · 1971 NYPD green and white Plymouth Fury The vehicles will be displayed outside the historic New York City Police Museum located at 100 Old Slip. Car owners will be on hand to show off their prize possessions and answer questions. Also that day, learn how to keep your family safe this summer when traveling at the Police Museum’s Auto Safety Station, sponsored by ConEdison. Receive information about proper cell phone usage, seatbelt safety, children’s booster seats and other safety tips. Register in advance and you’ll automatically be entered to win a Family Membership to the Police Museum! Admission is free all day! Please email events@nycpolicemuseum.org to register. For more information, call (212) 480-3100 or go to www.nycpolicemuseum.org. The New York City Police Museum 100 Old Slip (between Water & South Streets) New York, NY 10005

I guess the two chiefs are the best buddies to begin with.

Its still there in Maspeth. It housed the big bosses, communications, supply, and they had a maintenance garage in the back. In the old parking lot FDNY stores several vehicles. Not sure who is inside the building.

Does the district approved G string or thong count? Don't laugh!