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Joe Biden a good president? Stop drinking the kool-aid and pick up a book. He's one of if not the biggest anti-american, anti-military windbags on capitol hill. If you think Joe Biden is change....you are dangerously mistaken. Hes a major liability why do you think the campaign silenced him in the last two weeks or so? Because when he opens his mouth he sounds like an elitist piece of garbage: I hate to sound rash but i dealt with this group-think garbage in college while i studied politics and it scares me that so many could so blindly follow someone, let alone elect the most unexperienced and unproven candidate EVER. Think about this for a second - you apply to a police department of federal agency such as the FBI, ATF or Secret Service. In your past you've associated with individuals like William Ayers, Louis Farikon and Tony Rezko. Do you think that after the respective agency completed the background check you would be hired? Not sure? The answer is HELL NO. Granted, i didn't love McCain - if this was the 2000 McCain i would have been behind him much more - but i could have never brought myself to vote for such an unexperienced and unknown candidate.

SpartanML, thanks for the youtube link bro. He said it during the early/mid summer i think and no one questioned it - very disturbing. Sage, you are correct. the Federal Government does not have police powers because federalism gives those to each state - thats why we have STATE TROOPERS and then the state gives up some of that power to each municipality - why we have local police. Entities like the ATF and and FBI handle the breaking of federal statutes and also act as liaisons between local and federal authorities and in turn can offer resources and expertise a small village or city department may not have. Another interesting note - the young did not turn out to vote anymore than they did in 2004 and 2000. The Black vote saw the biggest bump in this election. I just pray that Obama doesn't try to ram ultra-left wing legislation like the "Fairness Doctrine" (our inept wind bang senator Chuck Schumer is already pounding his chest about that), a national defense force or this robin hood steal from the rich give to those who don't pay taxes garbage. Time will tell.

52% to 46% is not a mandate. Do 46% of Americans simply don't count? I guess if your an Obama supporter they don't. The fact is that those who voted for Obama have no idea who they voted for. Anyone hear the sound bites from a few months ago (which have resurfaced) about Obama wanting to create a national domestic defense force with equal strength, capability and funding as the U.S. Military? What exactly does that mean? Surely sounds like something reminiscent of Hitler's SA. Is this major middle class tax cut really going to be feasible or is this going to be another empty promise just like Clinton's was? I don't know about you guys but "economic justice" is not a civil right from where i sit (not some of the crooks on wall street - i have no problem with throwing them in jail and re distributing their wealth to stockholders). At the end of the day i respect the man and will support him as President elect ( i will never be like those liberal wind bags, "OH HES NOT MY PRESIDENT") but i don't buy into his pipe dream. I hope he plays the middle of the road as he has promised but never has practiced (hes been ultra left wing in state government and in the senate) and i pray that God gives him solid judgement and resolve during the difficult times ahead.

Well, the Democrats just shot themselves in the foot. This has large potential to be one of the best things that happened to conservatives. Let's also not forget that the popular vote is clear - the president elect has NO mandate.

Unless you count a ruined day a side effect No reason why they should not have tasers.

QUOTE(Mike B @ Oct 31 2008, 04:20 PM) Does anyone know why NY city FFs refer to an ambulance as a BUS? "Bus" is a term used by public safety in general across NY - at last in southern NY. The two reasons - coming directly from the mouth of a FDNY Lt (fire, not EMS): NYC*EMS (under health and hospitals, prior to the shift to FDNY) ambulances were manufactured by Grumman, the same company who manufactured NYC transit buses at the time. The second reason...as trucks were enroute from a call to the hospital they would often pick up additional jobs that were along the route of travel to the ER the...thus making stops much like a transit bus.

Exactly what proposed legislation are you talking about? If you know the name of the proposed bill you can usually track it through the approval process.

It's not the agencies fault. Blame the politicians. Around here you have VOLUNTEER or PRIMARILY VOLUNTEER departments with multi-million dollar budgets while EMS gets a few hundred thousand - chump change. The second you look for more municipal money they threaten to go to a commercial agency who will do it for free/virtually free and make up what they can in billing. I'm still trying to figure out why towns/villages/cities in westchester look at EMS from a dollars and cents perspective but will cough up millions for other services

I don't want to speak for NWFDMedic, but here is what i think he MAY be talking about: - there is a danger of inducing flash pulmonary edema if you give it to someone with even mild CHF - albuterol increases heart rate and can put undo stress on an already stressed and oxygen deprived heart/circulatory system even though its a short term beta 2 agonist Those are the two big issues i can think of off the top of my head. I think a lot of EMTs hear diff breather or listen to breath sounds and hear something and default on Albuterol. Thats when you have major issues (the two i stated above can be deadly). Not sure if thats what he's referring to specifically, but those are two major problems i can think of.

Again, this will NEVER HAPPEN. Doesn't anyone understand that? In a perfect world EMT-B should be the equivalent of an EMT-I. But, that will never happen because the volunteers have this state by the family jewels. Listen, i really hate to say it but thats where the problem lies. There are just too many volunteers with too little experience and call volume for the state to EVER consider allowing basics to give any more medication or preforming invasive procedures. There is just no way they could keep up with sticks, tubes, and the additional education needed. Look at Albuterol horror stories people are talking about in this very post....it's not exactly rocket science to know when your patient meets and does not meet the criteria for the medication...do you want these people starting IVs, administering CPAP, and giving additional meds???

complete waste of my money.

It will take years for any of this to happen, if at all (my thought is it will never happen). Why? Well, I don't want to burst anyones bubble but you can blame the volunteer system for that. You cant expect a vac or rescue squad to have members keep up with sticks or tubes or anything else. There just isn't enough dedication or call volume in all these agencies.god knows I wouldn't want them sticking or tubing me if they only do a job a month...

Absolutely horrible, thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and brother and sister Paramedics/EMTs. It lets me rest a bit easier knowing he's in a better place. God bless and rest in peace.

I'm not really sure i understand that, at all. What do you do if someone freezes up on an MVA preforming firematic duty with deceased victims? Is that unsafe and unfair? I really dont understand what your getting at, if you could expand it would be appreciated.

hipaa has to do with insurance information...hence the name health insurance portability and accountability act

Air crews operate at an entirely different level. Cool stuff, but it will probably never hit the streets.

Small in comparison? Didn't something like this just happen in Stamford over the weekend? 3 Volunteers with a chief too inept to call for the proper mutual aid which resulted in a total loss despite the efforts of those o/s? Trust me, this is happening in our area and its going to happen in Westchester one of these days.

No, Empress EMS does Yonkers and Mt. Vernon 911.

The liberal agenda of the democrats is the central issue here. Corporate greed is at play, no question, but we would never be here if democrats didn't feel the pressing need to help people who don't want to help themselves. And dont you know Mr. Obama wants to do the same damn thing?! His "economic plan" is welfare on a previously never before seen scale - take our income tax and give it to people who don't pay income tax!

Bad idea. Now you've got hazardous waste that needs to be disposed of in the proper fashion and your tools need to be deconed. As was posted previously - you can't beat bleach and water.

Gouge is what I meant, responding on my blackberry is a bit difficult.

Stop talking semantics. It's principle. I never said they are levying a tax but however they get the money be it increase in fire tax (if that's what they do) or asking the town its coming from the people.

Point is there are agencies which are much, much busier as well as actually HOUSE staff operating in less stellar conditions, thus the buildings take far more abuse. I'm not talking about rat or mold infested, but something far from 6.5 million. It's overzealous and simply silly. Just another example of a VFD gauging the taxpayers - just because your a volunteer doesn't mean your entitled to extravagance.

Check your facts. They didn't straighten jack out. They made it unreasonably easy to gain access into this country and we paid dearly for it. You could obtain and apply a visa from a TRAVEL AGENCY rather than going to an embassy. Joe Biden a strong VP? Are you out of your f*cking mind?! Hes the most anti-American wind bag on capitol hill - right up there with Kennedy. Both of them, Obama and Biden are all talk and no substance. Like i said from the get go - if your about getting taxed and having your money go to people who dont pay income tax and if your about a weak national security policy and even worse yet, if your about trying to run a war from Washington and lashing the hands of our soldiers, sailors airmen and marines so much so they can no longer properly do their job (ill refer you to Soul Survivor - very great read) then Obama is the one for you.

It's not helping fire protection. Does 6.5 million in building materials and labor fill the cabs and gets the trucks out faster? No, absolutely not. There are departments operating under worse conditions. And not for nothing but there are many EMS agencies operating in less than efficient/stellar digs with bare bones budgets who manage to handel far more call volume just fine. So, really, what gives? It seems that many fire departments are over zealously asking for taxpayer monies and when they get them (because we all know they usually do) they spend, spend, spend.