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Captain Cervo

This was what I wore when my assigned unit was Paramedic unit 23 William out of Station 23 in the Bronx.

In EMS pre merger all officer ranks from Lieutenant on up had gold colored collar brass. EMT’s and Paramedics had silver collar brass that had E M S in block letters on the right collar and your Station number on the left collar. Some of us wore our unit numbers instead of the station number...

Double YES.

I still have a copy, I’ll try and send it to you.

Medical Director in 1983 was Alexander Kuehl MD Chief of EMS (4 Star ? ) Uniform position at the time was Robert M. Becker. The very early eighties is when EMS started to transform into a more organized agency and started to grow. Slowly but steadily growing. One of the most useful things I...

Circa 1983 the rank structure was: Emergency Medical Specialist Level 1 (EMSS1) aka - EMT - Formerly known as Corpsman and before Health & Hospitals Corporation it was Ambulance Technician under the Department of Hospitals. Emergency Medical Specialist Level 2 (EMSS2) aka - Paramedic created in...

Stiff fines & towing are a must because a summons on the vehicle does not correct the immediate life threatening situation. Yes, even in the absence of firefighting activity blocked hydrants put the entire community at risk. Next is if 15 feet on either side of hydrant adequate for todays fire...

Although it’s nice to see promotions I don’t buy into the antiquated concept of Administrative Supervision. Supervision should be one stop shopping not one person who can only do one thing and another who can do all things. It would be similar to having a fire officer only capable of supervising...

Yes, you are correct. It’s only in EMS.

In my opinion this is the cart before the horse...Should have attended Paramedic school first then get some time in the street actually doing the job then study for and get promoted to Lieutenant. EMS Leadership worked very hard to increase the knowledge base and certification level of their...

Wow, a new 17 would be a good thing. Glad they followed through on their plan.

Can’t believe the building is still in use. I guess the plan to build a new 17 on the land next to 92&44 on Morris Avenue is no longer the plan.

I would surmise the EMS Operations document is poorly worded. Your observation is correct. 10-75 does not equal All Hands. MY interpretation the document is that the listed resources are assigned on the transmission of the 10-75 or earlier based on the quality of information and quantity of...

That would be the Cyanokit.

Merry Christmas and thanks for the memories.

Had the same experience, times change. ALS now on the 10-75 or box loaded up. Experience has also taught us that cardiovascular events are still the primary cause of Firefighter fatalities. Medics can change the course of events in those circumstances. That being said those requiring pre...

Things are a lot better today than they were in the past. Today we’re responding on the transmission of the 10-75 and on the initial alarm when the box is loaded up. 30 years ago you didn’t see EMS at a fire unless they were requested because someone was already injured or they had a 10-45. That...

That’s unfortunate.