“In Their Eyes” – From Guest Author – Randy Lovelace EMT-B
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, EMS people and Firefighters, I bumped this post up, because Randy’s such a darn good guy. This post is placed with the permission of the author, Randy Lovelace...
View ArticleVideo – Rockford, Illinois – Train derails and explodes during severe...
June 19th, 2009 – Rockford, IL So last night, I was working my ambulance job in Wisconsin and MISSED THIS. My Illinois Fire Department sent an engine and a chief through the MABAS system who are still...
View ArticleThe Insanely long work week – Part 14 2/3
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4LwJnuPVbY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] This has been my shifts so far. One really good save at the start of...
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Soapy Demons – Ckemtp is a geek
Ok, so this post really proves just how much of a geek I really am. Just bear with me for a bit. This subject causes me a lot of personal grief. I know that it probably shouldn’t and that I am indeed a...
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The day I didn’t die – Firefighter Close Calls
Laying prone on the quivering floor, I had been pushed down flat on my stomach by the searing heat and smoke. I was as terrified as I’d ever been as I frantically yanked and tugged on the...
View ArticleThanking Those who REALLY Deserve it – Merry Christmas
I originally meant to post this during Thanksgiving, but this season seems appropriate enough. I love Christmas. It’s my most favorite time of year. I love family, friends, cooking, and giving gifts. I...
View ArticleI don’t usually talk about Political things…
But when I do, they’re usually of the macro-local type and have something directly to do with EMS. This is one of those things. The village of Schaumburg bucked the national trend of raising taxes and...
View ArticleRemebering My Father, Chief Richard A. Kaiser
I was walking out of a nursing home last night after a simple transport when my brother sent me a text. We talk fairly often; my brother and I, so this wasn’t very significant… except for this text...
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Coming Soon – The Law of Unintended Consequences meets the fire service
Remember the post I put up a few days ago entitled “A Predatory Ambulance Fee”? It talked about how the Elgin, IL city council is planning to help recoup their costs for Fire and EMS services by...
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FIrefighter Pre-Hydration – Fight Fire like a Marathon Runner
Has anybody else noticed that it’s sweltering outside? There’s no other way to describe the oppressive heat we’ve been facing without trotting out the word “sweltering.” The word itself is almost fun...
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