“Amazing Cardiac Arrest Save” caught on video.
It wont post the actual video but the link will take you right to it.
The garbage man doesn’t get excited when he turns the corner
and sees trash,
Because he’s expecting it
Likewise, you should be expecting fire on every run. —
(The Late) Lieutenant Andy Fredericks
Do Not Become Complacent!
Come on people wear all your PPE you have it for a reason
Heres an article for any ems or first responders who have questions about bath salts. With bath salts being everywhere in the news and having the possibility of answering a call with some one who is on bath salts we need to be aware of the symptoms and dangers we might encounter.
Forest Fire in April
Apparatus in staging from Roanoke and Bedford
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 The Fire Brigades Union has hit out at police and prosecutors after the two remaining firefighters charged with gross negligence manslaughter were cleared by a jury at Stafford Crown Court. The union said it was absurd that the arsonists who started the fire have never faced trial, while those who struggled to put it out were relentlessly pursued by police and prosecutors.
The union said the entire fire service sympathised with those who had lost family members, friends and colleagues. The union would continue to support the families which had suffered loss at this tragic incident.
The union said a host of factors played a key role at the incident. It said significant questions remain to be answered by the planning authority and the owners of the building.
These include:
A lack of planning approval for the £6 million extension - the seat of the fire was on the first floor of the extension- or checks by the planning authority of the building;
The extension had a sprinkler system fitted but it was not linked to a water supply;
The extension had fire doors delivered, but these were not installed;
The first floor extension had no external fire exits which could have been used by firefighters.
The result of the lack of information to the fire authority from the planning authority or the owners resulted in:
There had been no familiarisation visits as the fire service had not been notified of changes to the building by the planning authority or the owners;
Fire crews who attended did not know how the building was constructed, nor did they have a floor plan.
FBU assistant general secretary Andy Dark said: “This was the first time firefighters at an incident were accused of the manslaughter of their colleagues. This prosecution cast a shadow across the whole fire service and caused anger and concern.
“We are relieved at the not guilty verdicts but firefighters are furious at the police and prosecutors. The criminals who started the fire are still free, but those who tried to put the fire out were arrested, charged and brought to trial.
“The real criminals remain at large while innocent firefighters faced charges of killing their own colleagues. Police and prosecutors took the worse tragedy in the fire service for over forty years and turned it into a farce.
“There is still no justice for the families of the firefighters who died because the criminals who started the fire are still free. Many questions central to the safety of all firefighters remain unanswered.
“Every firefighter and officer at an incident does the best they can with the training, knowledge, equipment and personnel at the scene. Faced with an inferno they all do what they can, some of which is courageous and brave.
“This was a major employer with hundreds of employees and a major supplier of fresh fruit and vegetables to large numbers of supermarkets feeding millions of people. Firefighters are here to save property, jobs and businesses, not only to save lives and it was right to try and put the fire out.”
The union warned that the de-regulation of fire services had coincided with a rise in firefighters deaths in the line of duty. The end of national standards had brought a free for all in fire service provision, training and equipment.
The union said key documents which identified major new risks to firefighters as a result of this fire were seized by police and held for over three years. As a result, the distribution of safety critical information important to firefighters across the UK was delayed.
FBU executive council member Rose Jones said: “Firefighters and officers across the West Midlands have breathed a sigh of relief at the not guilty verdicts. No firefighter has ever been charged with the manslaughter of colleagues and we were all watching the trial with a great deal of concern.
“If the verdict had gone the other way then firefighters and officers would have been put in very vulnerable positions at emergency incidents. There is enough pressure to make good decisions rapidly without worrying if you are going to be arrested.”
Marcus Giles, FBU Warwickshire brigade secretary said: “Over £5 million of Warwickshire taxpayers’ money has been spent trying to jail firefighters for this tragedy. That money could have been invested in the service to deal with some of the lessons learned so that such a tragedy does not happen again.
“We are now working closely with the new management team in Warwickshire Fire Service to learn the lessons and improve safety for firefighters and the public. But there is no question some of our work has been delayed and hampered by the decision to prosecute those who tried their best to put the fire out.”
Charles City County Fire Department Volunteer Fire Captain Mike Buchanan, 51, was air lifted to MCV (VCU Medical Center) after a single vehicle wreck. Captain Buchanan is in critical condition with serious life-threatening injuries. The apparatus he was driving was a tanker and he was the lone occupant of the vehicle at the time of the accident. The accident occured this morning around 5am in the 7100 block of Old Union Road just off of route 106. Captain Buchanan was responding to a structure fire with other apparatus in the 400 block of Old Union Road.
The tanker is a 1991 model GMC with 3000 gallons of water
Remember its their emergency not ours it doesn’t matter how fast you try to get to the scene if you don’t make it there yourself. There is no need to put a firefighters life or the public’s life in danger while in an emergency vehicle, absolutely no excuse for it. Lets all take note and learn from inccidents like this so they quit happening, things like this folks are what is killing firefighters senselessly.
Keeping Captain Buchanan in my thoughts and prayers.
For further updates go to the links below.
http://www.vafirenews.com/2012/05/charles-city-county-firefighter-injured-after-apparatus-rollover/
http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/163156
Roanoke firefighters first on scene with an act of kindness
About 20 firefighters hosted a party Tuesday for a 9-year-old who nearly lost her birthday.
Eric Brady | The Roanoke Times
Madison Ayers, 9 (center), unwraps a present at South Roanoke Fire Station No. 8. Friends and family were invited to celebrate Madison’s birthday with the firefighters who helped put out a blaze in her home on Thursday.
Left atop the stove, the Easter baskets caught fire.
Maybe the stove knobs got turned somehow.
Firefighters from five stations, including the South Roanoke station, responded about 6:30 p.m. on May 3 to the upstairs apartment in the building in the 2200 block of Jefferson Street and doused the blaze.
The mother, Christina Lovern, was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
Daughter Madison Ayers, 8, stayed behind. She was on the eve of turning 9 years old.
When the firefighters learned this fact they stood with Madison in the parking lot and sang happy birthday to her.
They didn’t stop there.
On Tuesday night about 20 firefighters from Battalion 1 hosted Lovern and Madison and other family and friends at a birthday party upstairs in the South Roanoke station.
There was a SpongeBob cake, cupcakes, ice cream, chocolate chip cookies and a pile of presents the firefighters chipped in to buy.
Madison beamed and so did her friends from school. The firefighters grinned.
Capt. Toby Bedwell was the first to learn last week that Madison’s birthday had gone up in smoke.
He and Capts. Kent McIlhany and Matt Dewhirst started talking and decided to throw the party.
“This is all about Madison and what her family has been through,” said McIlhany.
Dewhirst agreed.
“We see people at their worst times and very seldom are we able to see them after a fire and do something for them,” he said.
Bedwell said firefighters have a soft spot for kids.
And it’s a good thing for firefighters to smile, he said.
“We might leave here and go to another fire or another wreck,” Bedwell said. “We’re not with our families tonight. But we’re here with this family and we’re having fun.”
Lovern’s three daughters were there: Madison, Alexandra Hylton, 16, and Raven Calloway, 20.
Madison opened her presents. Everything was spanking new.
There was a kit for making bracelets.
“Awesome.”
There was an MP3 music player.
“Awesome.”
There was a Glow Dome by Crayola.
“Oh my gosh, I’ve always wanted this,” Madison exclaimed.
There were Peeps and a set of markers. There was a doll. And more.
Lovern watched.
“It’s been really amazing how people have stepped forward and helped us,” she said. “I have never seen such caring and giving. I feel very grateful and blessed.”
The family has stayed to date in donated rooms in motels and Lovern said Bethany Hall in Roanoke has said it will help them keep a roof over their heads.
Madison reacted to her party.
“I’m really happy because Friday, you know, I didn’t really get to have a lot of fun,” she said. “It’s really amazing for the firefighters to do this for me. All I can say is that it’s really amazing.”
