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In honor of my dad, Bernard W. Decker (1925-2011). WW2, Luzon and Corregidor(Phillipines), Honshu (Japan), and Austria.
Starting school late because of moving around alot at the beginning of the Depression, he was drafted out of high school. In 2009, he received his high school diploma from his school.
At ease, soldier. Til we meet again.

Spending our way to prosperity. Wish I could do that. Instead, I have to live with what I make.

Just some minor corrections/additions to the original IA. The tractor trailer did not go down the embankment. The pickup truck he hit after he crossed the median did. Challenging extrication with significant passenger compartment intrusion from the initial collision as well as the subsequent roll down the embankment. Truck came to rest on the driver's side approximately 75 feet below. Access was made from the Southbound Thruway.
Units on scene were: Winona Lake Car 1, Car 2, R323 (Heavy Rescue), E320 (Engine), Car 10 (Support Van with additional personnel for traffic control), Orange Lake Car 1, R329 (Rescue-Pumper), Orange Co. Coordinator 36-13, T/Newburgh EMS (BLS), MLSS (ALS), T/New Windsor EMS, State Police, T/Newburgh PD, NYS Police CVE, NYS DOT Enforcement, HELP Truck.
Additionally, Good-Will FD set up the LZ which was terminated without pt transport and provided stand-by coverage.

I can't say anything about either company as I have not worked for them.
How long have you been an EMT? I get the feeling that you are on a BLS transport truck for Transcare. I had been an EMT for many years prior to actually working in EMS. When I first started actually working in EMS, I worked for a company that did, at the time, only transport work. Let me tell you, I learned a lot doing that. Talk to the nurses. Look at the charts. Look at your patient. talk your patient. If you want, you will learn alot about diseases, disease processes, pharmacology, and geriatrics. You can also meet some very cool people (I had the opportunity to meet one of the original Tuskagee Airmen).
I also learned, because I had no medic to back me, to be a stronger EMT, to treat patients as effectively as possible with BLS skills and tools.
Now that I work for a 911 company, I still try to learn something new every day. But most of the calls are ALS, and the medic does his work while I drive. Very rarely do I get the chance to get very involved in actual patient care.
Ultimately it's up to you. But if you are happy where you are, learn from what you do and your day to do 911 calls will come.
Good luck in whatever you do.

I can't say anything about either company as I have not worked for them.
How long have you been an EMT? I get the feeling that you are on a BLS transport truck for Transcare. I had been an EMT for many years prior to actually working in EMS. When I first started actually working in EMS, I worked for a company that did, at the time, only transport work. Let me tell you, I learned a lot doing that. Talk to the nurses. Look at the charts. Look at your patient. talk your patient. If you want, you will learn alot about diseases, disease processes, pharmacology, and geriatrics. You can also meet some very cool people (I had the opportunity to meet one of the original Tuskagee Airmen).
I also learned, because I had no medic to back me, to be a stronger EMT, to treat patients as effectively as possible with BLS skills and tools.
Now that I work for a 911 company, I still try to learn something new every day. But most of the calls are ALS, and the medic does his work while I drive. Very rarely do I get the chance to get very involved in actual patient care.
Ultimately it's up to you. But if you are happy where you are, learn from what you do and your day to do 911 calls will come.
Good luck in whatever you do.

Monty, working near a major facility where cars are towed into and out of every day, I also have seen this. There is no need for tow trucks to have their flashing warning lights on when carrying a car on the flatbed or even towing one for that matter.
According to NYS DMV, the only time a tow truck is to have its warning flashers on is loading/unloading a vehicle when it may present a hazard to other drivers. Once secured and on the way, the lights are supposed to be turned off. If towing a vehicle, the towed vehicle is supposed to be equipped with turn/stop/tail lights that operate with the towing vehicle lights.(Let me follow this by saying this is what I believe is in the CDL/tow truck operator endorsement manual).
BTW, in addition to tow trucks, have you seen the light show put on by many plow contractors? I've seen nearly every color of light on those as well.