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Firefighters Rescue Jackass Out Of Well

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OUTSIDE OF OSHKOSH WISCONSIN we hear that Scooby, a 3-year-old donkey, suffered a prolapsed rectum after falling rump first 14 feet down a well. Yeah, I’m wondering the same thing – how does a donkey go down a well rump first? So when someone finds a donkey stuck in a well, who do they call? Fire department. The Plymouth Fire Department, the Sheboygan Fire Department and a wrecker from BD Auto & Truck Body in Plymouth responded to help get the ass out of his predicament. The vet on the scene reported that the donkey suffered a 2-3 inch prolapsed rectum caused by the pressure and strain of trying to get out of the well. There were also a few abrasions. Scooby will spend the next few days resting at the hospital. More from the Northwestern.com

Posted by on June 9, 2007 • Filed under: rescue

Spokane Paramedic Overdoses On-Duty

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REBECCA J. SINGLY, 32, ENJOYED her job as a paramedic with the Spokane Fire Department in Washington. She enjoyed it so much that she injected herself twice with Etomidate, a commonly used emergency anesthetic from Medic 52′s medical box. What Rebecca probably didn’t realize is that one of the side effects of injecting yourself with an anesthetic is that you’ll probably actually pass out. As luck would have it, she was found that evening passed out on the bathroom floor at Fire Station 11. Detectives are currently pursuing felony drug possession charges. Singley, who after 10 years with the department is now on paid administrative leave, also admitted taking other medications without authorization before last week’s incident. More on the story at KXLY

Posted by on June 9, 2007 • Filed under: ambulances, fire

Hummer H2 Rescue Vehicle Transforms Into A Robot?

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frontstory-ratchet-060407.jpgRATCHET IS A MEDIC and he’s dedicated to helping his extraterrestrial brethren and earthling friends mend. Having the words “Fire Department Search and Rescue” plastered all over his vehicle-form body couldn’t spell it out any clearer. Inside, the Hummer H2 has all the amenities of an ambulance.

No, I’m not crazy. I’m talking about the new ‘Transformers’ movie opening July 4.

Ratchet is one of the AUTOBOTS who helps to save humans and fellow AUTOBOTS. Seriously, I’m not crazy.

Last night at the MTV Movie Awards, Ratchet, er, the Hummer H2 could be seen in the backdrop as the stars arrived for the show. I don’t have great pictures of the vehicle itself, so you’ll have to look at the beautiful stars standing in front of it.

Posted by on June 4, 2007 • Filed under: entertainment

PA. Ladder Truck Crash Injures Six Firefighters

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SEVERAL FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED Wednesday when a fire truck crashed into a stone wall in Delaware County, PA. A total of seven firefighters were injured. It took over a dozen rescuers nearly an hour to free a firefighter who was trapped in the front passenger seat of the truck. “I heard the siren coming and it just came flying behind me and I was thinking, ‘he’s never going to be able to make this turn,’ and right at the end, he swerved to miss the pole and went straight into the wall,” Ricker said. The truck is equipped with seat belts but Cubler said it was unclear if the firefighters were buckled in or not. There is no word yet on what caused the crash. State Police and Upper Darby Township Police are investigating the accident. Photos courtesy CBS 3 in Philly.
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Posted by on May 23, 2007 • Filed under: Uncategorized

Golf Cart Plunges 75-Feet Off Cliff, Driver Finished

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A GOLFER DIED TUESDAY after his golf cart plunged 75 feet off a cliff crashing on a road below. This happened after the 65-year-old man teed off with three friends at the second hole and then got into his cart. The vehicle veered off the pathway, traveled down a 25-foot embankment and went over the edge of the cliff. This all happened at the Pala Mesa Resort Golf Course just north of San Diego.

Posted by on May 23, 2007 • Filed under: rescue

Collision Of Two Firetrucks For ‘Food On The Stove’

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EIGHT FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED – two critically – when their firetrucks collided as they rushed to a kitchen fire Saturday morning in Waterbury, CT. The Captain and the driver were thrown from their truck. Both were in critical condition with head and internal injuries. Six other firefighters, including one who had to be extricated from the wreckage, were treated at area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries. The high-speed collision occurred as an engine truck was heading west on East Aurora Street and a ladder truck was heading north on Route 73. Crowds gathered throughout the day and watched as large tow trucks worked to remove the crumpled vehicles. The kitchen fire - burnt food on a stove at a home, about 2 miles from the accident site – was extinguished by other fire companies, officials said.

Backdraft says: How many damn times are we going to continue to see these stories? Obviously there’s an investigation to find out what went wrong, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that they were driving too fast, someone didn’t yield to the right of way, AND the Captain and driver were not wearing their seatbelts. Stupidity.

Posted by on May 20, 2007 • Filed under: fire, Training

Huntsville Firefighters Mock Uniforms In Music Video

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – Huntsville Firefighters caught heat over a video filmed in a local firehouse, that parodies the song “Man of Constant Sorrow” from the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”. Firefighters say they had permission from higher-ups and it was videoed while they were off duty and benefited MDA. The videos were shot 3 or 4 years ago, but now that they’re on the internet, someone complained. So an internal investigation has been lauched. Huntsville Fire & Rescue has contacted YouTube and asked that the videos be removed and guess what, they haven’t gotten a response. Watch the video here on Firegeezer.com!

Posted by on May 19, 2007 • Filed under: entertainment

National Geographic Filming Phoenix F.D. On Sunday

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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER SERIES will be in Phoenix Sunday, May 20 to begin filming the Phoenix Fire Department paramedic training course, where firefighters learn life-saving techniques, including how to perform a cricothyrotomy. The documentary is expected to air later this year as part of the National Geographic Explorer series.

Posted by on May 19, 2007 • Filed under: entertainment

Firefighter Fights Off Town of Rabid Dogs To Save Son!

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MTV BRINGS US NEWS THAT Johnny Knoxville might be starring in Paul Soter’s upcoming zombie thriller. Soter described the film saying, “[It’s] not a comedy at all. It’s a horror thriller,” he revealed of the new, still untitled film he wrote and hopes to direct. “I’ve always wanted to make some contribution to the zombie genre and this is a different way to do that… It’s about a small Colorado town and there’s a forest fire nearby and it ignites these lost barrels of toxic who knows what. It blows this toxic ash into town and makes all the dogs go apeshit. The lead guy is in a custody battle for his son and has him for the weekend. He’s a firefighter and drops off his son at school and goes into town to fight the fire when he realizes what’s going on. So he’s on one side of town. His eight-year-old boy is on the other side of town. He’s got to get through this army of rabid dogs to get his son.” If MTV Studios actually makes this movie, it could go down as the worst firefighter related flick since Firehouse Dog! [MTV]

Posted by on May 19, 2007 • Filed under: entertainment

Two Male FDNY Firefighters Fake Gay Marriage

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RELAX, IT’S A MOVIE ’COMING OUT’ JULY 20 starring funnymen Adam Sandler (Chuck Levine) and Kevin James (Larry Valentine). Chuck and Larry are always side-by-side and willing to do anything for each other. Grateful Chuck owes Larry for saving his life in a fire, and Larry calls in that favor big time when civic red tape prevents him from naming his own two kids as his life insurance beneficiaries. So, typical firefighters who don’t think these things through cook up a fake gay marriage. Check out the video clip of this interesting new summer flick.

Posted by on May 18, 2007 • Filed under: entertainment

British fire brigades plead to have 9-9-9 consolidation scrapped.

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IN GREAT BRITAIN THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN trying for several years to implement a plan to consolidate the emergency dispatch centers.  Pointing to the failures of other gov’t. programs to consolidate (i.e.  do more with fewer people – ed.) and cost overruns already in effect, the Fire Brigades Union is calling on the government to use the £1 billion to bolster the frontline services.

Posted by on May 7, 2007 • Filed under: Fire-ology