I’ve got a grab-bag of items to go over this morning, so let’s go down the list:
One of the excellent fire/rescue sites that we link to on our Blogroll is West Coast 911. They do a good job presenting regional FRD news and events, and a recent posting caught my eye. The Arizona State Fire School ran what looks to be a “train the trainer” program on teaching EMS workers defensive tactics to protect themselves from combative patients, aggressive patients, and emergency scene safety. It’s a short article, but it presents a good suggestion that you might want to look into and incorporate in your own training program. Read it HERE. I could see a regional fire school collaborating with their local police academy to develop something like this. It sure would go a long ways to make the job safer if you could get some tips on how better to deal with the violent patient.
When I was a pup, getting into a tussle in the back of one of those low-roof Superior/Cadillacs was a real treat while waiting for the driver to come to a panic stop and get back to help you out. Oh, yeah….the “good ole days.”
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File this one under the “Fun” category: Bill Carey, publisher of the Backstep Firefighter blog, found this video jewel the other day and passed it along. I thought you would enjoy it too. I don’t know the details, but it appears to have been taken at a gathering or convention of radio-controlled model makers. One of the participants has scratch-built a couple of 1970′s-era FDNY rigs, and engine and a truck, and demonstrated his operating prowess by having them respond from their “station” and breeze through the model “city” that had been constructed for the convention. Take a look:
Like the Junior Members say, “How cool is that?!”
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While we’ve got the video machine set up, I’ve just got to show you this one. It is one of the flukiest hockey goals that you’ll ever see and it happened Thursday night in Atlanta. The Washington Capitals were playing against the hometown Thrashers when one of the Capitals defensemen, Jeff Schultz sent a clearing pass out of his own defensive zone just a few feet in front of the goal line. The outlet pass sailed into the other end and grazed somebody’s skate (or stick) and started bouncing, eluding the Atlanta players. When it was obvious that the pass was heading for the net, the Thrashers’ goalie went into position to play it when the puck suddenly took a crazy bouce right over the goalie’s shoulder and into the net. A 184-ft. goal shot (the NHL rinks are 200 ft. long).
The video runs a couple of slo-mo replays of the shot, so stick with it:
“How cool is that?”
Ok, let’s get serious now and start the morning check list on the real apparatus. I’ve got to get more coffee started.
Update:
Ralph’s been there, too! (read the Comments)
Also on FireGeezer…
- Morning Lineup – July 8 – July 8, 2011
