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Everett is indeed a very good leader. Good command of scenes, and good morale booster for the whole department. I look forward to seeing the new BRAT in person.

Curb time and contact time should indeed be separate data points and monitored separately. Just like dispatch time and responding times should be monitored separately. Just because a unit has been dispatched doesn't mean they are responding (don't we all wish). Chute times are important to track as well. Some agencies also track times on scene and with over a certain time on scene (20 minutes perhaps?) you have to document a reason for the delay.

Maybe everyone just needs to stop bashing all companies. We all do the same job no matter who we work for. EMStar is a company from pennsylvania who took over care 1 who took over hudson valley paramedics who took over empire state ambulance. All it is a name change for them. Transcare is the 3rd largest comapny out there. AMR being number 1 but again who cares. We still do the same job and that is take care of our communities. And I think that everyone forgets that.

What about for EMS personnel?

LOT of people with thoughts directed in Bill and Gigi's direction, especially with this being EMS week. The story has gone national and tons of prayers will be with them both. Glad to hear Gigi is home and recovering. Hoping Bill has a speedy recovery.

LOT of people with thoughts directed in Bill and Gigi's direction, especially with this being EMS week. The story has gone national and tons of prayers will be with them both. Glad to hear Gigi is home and recovering. Hoping Bill has a speedy recovery.

The single comment below the video is spot on. You get more flies with honey than vinegar. Yes, we didn't see what happened before hand, but the Captain could have been a little more chill. If people become a problem, get the PD involved FIRST. Don't go playing cop.

Dogs and cats....sleeping together! It's mass hysteria!

Dogs and cats....sleeping together! It's mass hysteria!

Dogs and cats....sleeping together! It's mass hysteria!

Actually, per NYS DOH policy statement 10-01, epinepherine and defbrillators (both of which require a medical director to carry) are REQUIRED by part 800.
http://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/ems/policy/10-01.htm

You would be correct. 1013 is for carbon dioxide. http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/unna/1013

Did someone slip something in my drink or is her (the anchor woman's) shirt psychedelic?

Did someone slip something in my drink or is her (the anchor woman's) shirt psychedelic?

I'm a firm believer that if someone ignores a mandatory evacuation order, and then comes to need emergency assistance, that responders should not be forced to risk their lives/safety to save them.

I'm a firm believer that if someone ignores a mandatory evacuation order, and then comes to need emergency assistance, that responders should not be forced to risk their lives/safety to save them.

I'm a firm believer that if someone ignores a mandatory evacuation order, and then comes to need emergency assistance, that responders should not be forced to risk their lives/safety to save them.

I'm a firm believer that if someone ignores a mandatory evacuation order, and then comes to need emergency assistance, that responders should not be forced to risk their lives/safety to save them.

The way I'm reading this plan, it's not really concerned so much with the operation of the PSAP but they dispatching of the medics. To simplify the language, it is basically saying that all EMERGENCY 911 ALS units in the county must be dispatched by an EMD certified dispatch center. I guess this really aims at the agencies like Harrison, PCRVAC?, Eastchester, MEMS?, WPEMS, MVEMS, OVAC, YVAC, MVAC etc who are (or maybe - some I dunno honestly) dispatched by PDs. And the goal is to make sure those PDs are properly performing EMD pre-arrival instructions.
Agencies like Empress, Greenburgh, CPP, WEMS, TC of NR should be okay as their dispatch centers have EMD capability.
It's too bad the powers that be don't have the power/balls to enforce proper transfer of EMS calls to 60 Control (or whomever). It's ridiculous how often it's not done.

What would be cool is if every operator on the HazMat team has helmet cams that feed back to the computer monitors so command is sitting in the rig kinda like in Aliens and able to see video feeds on every operator. Oh....and a big honking gun turret on the top that folds down for those low overpasses.

What would be cool is if every operator on the HazMat team has helmet cams that feed back to the computer monitors so command is sitting in the rig kinda like in Aliens and able to see video feeds on every operator. Oh....and a big honking gun turret on the top that folds down for those low overpasses.

The way I'm reading this plan, it's not really concerned so much with the operation of the PSAP but they dispatching of the medics. To simplify the language, it is basically saying that all EMERGENCY 911 ALS units in the county must be dispatched by an EMD certified dispatch center. I guess this really aims at the agencies like Harrison, PCRVAC?, Eastchester, MEMS?, WPEMS, MVEMS, OVAC, YVAC, MVAC etc who are (or maybe - some I dunno honestly) dispatched by PDs. And the goal is to make sure those PDs are properly performing EMD pre-arrival instructions.
Agencies like Empress, Greenburgh, CPP, WEMS, TC of NR should be okay as their dispatch centers have EMD capability.
It's too bad the powers that be don't have the power/balls to enforce proper transfer of EMS calls to 60 Control (or whomever). It's ridiculous how often it's not done.

I seriously hope 60 control has a mass hiring, because it's going to be interesting!

CPR training should be a requirement in High School health classes and for graduation. I might go so far as saying you should need it to be licensed to drive, but since people don't need to know HOW to drive for a license, maybe that's pushing our luck.
Great story. Good job ump.

CPR training should be a requirement in High School health classes and for graduation. I might go so far as saying you should need it to be licensed to drive, but since people don't need to know HOW to drive for a license, maybe that's pushing our luck.
Great story. Good job ump.