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Today has been the final day of the Farewell Tour. My last shift on the Eastern Front has brought lots of handshakes and well-wishes. Who knows when I’ll be back. Every shift is somehow memorable, but this one has had compartment doors opening at inopportune times, a minor crash, and a [...] Tags: CMTSU, EMS, milestone, Project 365 | Category: EMS, Project 365 | View Comments |
 Print This PostI’m sure many of you have heard by now: my name is on The List. I haven’t been writing much lately. I just haven’t felt like it with this hanging over my head. Of course I cannot discuss the details of my situation here; with lawyers and government agencies involved, anything I say [...] I sit enjoying the warm solstice evening, reading a good book in the garage. The city has had no love for us today. A reported diabetic who only wanted a cup of coffee. A morbidly obese patient who called 911 looking for a wheelchair van. A reported overdose in a fast food bathroom. [...] “Eighty-Two to Ancestral Hometown Fire Alarm, advise responding units I can confirm smoke showing on Near Horizon Mountain. It looks like it’s somewhere on the northeast shoulder.” “Received Eighty-Two. Fire Alarm to all AHFD units, Rescue 82 confirms smoke showing at that location.”
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Print This PostIt’s a beautiful late summer Tuesday morning. Good Friend and I finish our checklists and head out for bagels in the A9. GF’s news pager buzzes. He ‘harrumphs’ and hands it to me.
A plane has flown into the World Trade Center.
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Print This PostIn the description of this blog, I refer to myself as a ‘firefighter, paramedic, train buff, family man.’ Most of my inspired writing lately has been fire/EMS related. A bit of self-indulgence, if you would: Beth began school today. Real, yellow-bus, lunch-in-a-big-room SCHOOL. I’m so proud. Where did all the time go? It [...] “We’ve got a fire on the stage!” I tore from the back of the Performing Arts office, sprinting for the Stage Right doors.
I grew up in a firehouse. I always knew someday I’d be not only a firefighter, but that special breed above all else, [...] Tags: CMTSU, fire, First Due carnival, handover, milestone, RowleyFire | Category: Uncategorized | View Comments |
Print This PostThis morning I’ve received my first official outside link. Kal over at TraumaQueen.net accepted my submission for this month’s edition of the Handover Blog Carnival. Read the post, and check out what some other great EMS bloggers are doing. From there you can follow the links to past monthly editions and see some [...] Tags: EMS, fire, fire department, GM Delco radio AUX-IN hack, milestone, RowleyFire | Category: Uncategorized | View Comments |
Print This PostStayed here for a couple nights away for our anniversary. We hiked down Canon Mtn via the Kinsman Ridge trail and got really beat up. The trail was in horrid shape; I don’t know if it’s from the recent bad weather or just hard use. I guess there’s a reason they recommend you [...] As I was searching for a topic to start this blog, it occurred to me that last month marked 19 years on the fire department for me. In that time I’ve seen 3 chiefs, and only 2 full-time firefighters. I’ve seen 3 engines come, and 3 go. I’m on my third ladder truck. [...] Tags: fire department, milestone, nostalgia | Category: Uncategorized | View Comments |
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