Recent content by Elmerj

Likely.

Thanks for the correction, I kind of figured you are a little more dialed in than me.

Prior to this legislation there was no provision for replacing the issued body armor. Once you were issued the armor upon graduation from academy that was it. Manufactures of body armor specifically discuss a service life based on usage, exposure to moisture, how and where it’s stored and age...

And now for the hard part. Getting guys to wear em…

The story lacks significant detail. Shooting scenes can be very dynamic environments. Interested in what the Firefighter/Medics were confronted with upon arrival. I will hold off on any other commentary for the moment.

I could be wrong but I thought the Fire Apparatus already had AVL installed.

Thank you !

Has The Bronx fire frequency gone encrypted or is it temporarily up on one of the citywide frequencies ? I can't seem to get it on 482.00625. Thanks

I have to agree, Intubation under the best of circumstances can be challenging for some. The key to a misplaced tube is as stated - take all precaution to avoid missing the tube in the first place and if (when) you do miss the tube - recognize, own and correct your mistake forthwith. Any number...

Not in NYC. Could be in other parts of NY State. The fly cars in NYC were staffed by 2 regular medics in the late 80's , an ALS certified Officer and a regular Paramedic in the late 90's and again in 2018ish. Three separate attempts at gettin the program up and running. All three attempts...

That was then, I had the same experience when I tried to get assigned to a 10-75, very different now. ALS,BLS and officer going out the door on the 10-75 and at the same time Fire is turning out when the box is loaded up. If I’m not mistaken it’s automatically done via CAD link no phone calls...

I have found that doing the BLS skills in a most rapid fashion, getting into a transport ambulance and starting out for the closest appropriate hospital without delay while doing the required ALS skills enroute to the hospital has always served the patients well. Paramedics usually don't like...