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Check this site out: http://www.tinhelmet.com/ "Professional Discussion of Pertinent Issues" Some excellent training material and articles.

Rumor is that Port Chester has finished spec'ing for a 100' Seagrave Tiller This replace the current Seagrave tiller, and is due to go out to bid shortly.

Tonight. LOL

Should be nice, thanks for the info, it'll be interesting to see if PCRVAC puts a bus there.

What is the location of this new house and details?

It's ridiculous, they can at least provided a score so we have some idea of how we did, or send us a letter and let us know what is going on. Publish it online if you cant do a mailing yet. We're going on 9 months here. Other people who took the same test in other counties have gotten their results long ago. On another note, the $50 paid to take the test is absurd.

I hope TL-15 was OOS getting remounted onto a Seagrave or Pierce chasis and painted red. Or magically transformed into a 105' RM Pierce striaght stick quint.

Fire-Rescue East 2004 Apparatus Pictures Took place in Jacksonville, FL last week. Photos by David Ostertag. http://community.webshots.com/album/113649117AubiPJ

I'm now hearing that WPFD aqquired the body of a Greenwich,CT rescue, will refurbish/repaint the body and mount onto a city DPW spec freightliner commercial chasis or old DPW Ford L-8000 chasis

Should've gotten the FDNY tiller too, now that would be cool! lol

Check this website (and truck) out: (I dont know what to think of this lol) http://www.projectresponder.com/

Firefighters Combat Challenge Championships From Ottowa Canada On ESPN2 Today, from 1600-1700.

:roll: ESPN2 "Program Alert" Ticker stating it will not be seen. In its place, the Winter X Games. No word on when it will be rescheduled.

One more thing.... It's important to be able to paint a picture to the ER staff of what happened. Letting the staff, and yourself too, know how the injury happened and occured as opposed to how badly damaged the car was is crucial. By knowing this, you can also predict other injuries associated with the mechanism.

I agree with alot of the great points made here so far. I feel the most important skill in a trauma situation is speed. The patient needs the surgeon typically alot more than they need us. As ALS providers, we must be careful to treat any underlying causes or complications that we can reverse, but in most cases , the patient needs the surgeon. As for trauma assesment/MOI question, I feel alot of the skills come from experience AND training. You hear "Sick vs. not sick".....well in trauma, it can be "Damaged vs. Not Damaged...the patient, NOT the car". Do your assesment for life threatening stuff (ABC's)....while your partner(s) are packaging the patient and GET THE PATEINT TO THE HOSPTIAL!!!!! Finish your secondary assesment,etc enroute. I've seen cars demolished, and the victims walk away without a scratch. In the field, even as an ALS provider, do I have the capabilties to say they're fine? No. I do have the capabilty to NOT get tunnel vision, and say the patient is stable and send them BLS, and preserve myself for other calls where my skills can be better used and applied instead of on a "very remote chance, just in case" call. I feel the main problem here is the loss of self-sufficency and skill of some BLS providers nowadays who have become to dependent on ALS. Especially patient assesment, which is your most important skill. In trauma, scene times need to be cut.Even with ALS, if you can't get the tube, can you maintain a good BLS airway? MOVE! Get the patient to DEFINITIVE CARE. On an added note. While one partner is initially assesing the patient,assuming they are not critical, the other can quickly asses the mechanism.

Interesting Situation. I wonder if this would be postural hypotension? I wonder how legit this patients story actually is? Does he actually pass out,or feel like he is going to pass out because of an inner ear thing, etc? I'd probaly do a standing takedown, see how the patient felt or reacted, and take a set of vital signs. If this condition proved itself, I'd probaly, after consulting medical control for further information or advice, KED or shortboard the patient and transport with head elevated.

I hear it will all,or most of it,will be revealed in April at FDIC (Fire Engineering Mag/Fire Department Instructors Confrence Expo, held in Indianapolis I believe)

If you're considering buying a Seagrave, I'd wait a few months first. Seagrave will be rolling out a whole bunch of new stuff this year, including new chasis, aerial options and offerings,new components etc etc. It's gonna be an even better company by this time next year. Myself, I beleive Seagrave, Pierce, E-One, ALF, and Smealare good trucks as long as you spec them right.

Yorktown Truck 51 on FDNYTrucks.com http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/other...n%20Heights.htm I believe this was shot on Monday, The guys from YHFD's Truck Co. do a great job with this rig and keeping it up. It's such a nice classic Seagrave. It better not be going anywhere when it is replaced,lol.

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Some Excellent Advice!!!!

Well, January is half way over.....Anybody hear anything further about when the results will be released?

Nope.....at that height for leverage, and safety (wouln't want it at head level) Some departments uses tall signs or flags or street markings for better placement identification

I found this while perusing the Excellance Ambulance website: http://www.excellance.com