RE: [californiadisasters] plane down

Now they have level ## staging, wait ## blocks away until the scene is secure (we used to never get cops for the first hour, but just dealt with it, heck we’re the good guys, no guns see?).  Only twice did I have to call for code 3 LE, the last time I tied up the responsible into a pretzel before they got there (any attempt to move caused pain so he figured out not to move).  You don’t hit my medics or crews, ever.

We used to name rekindles and escapes after the officer in charge of the failed attempt.  NOT something you’d want.  Never got any named after me.  Good memories, great times.

Yah, off topic, but that’s why this is the discussion group.  It’s (ONLY) ok when things are slow. 

Of course we could discuss the types of weird fires/calls we’ve gone to… Hay barn is simply messy, get a dozer and water tenders rolling, you’ll be there for hours (bo-ring); don’t make turkey manure piles (cut 30:1 with sawdust) higher than 4 feet (gets bleeding HOT in that pile) or the wind will blow it into the grass…  That one ran 80 acres in about a half hour and it was sheer luck to catch it (engine came in at just the right side road to cut the head while we chased the flanks).  The UPS truck on its side with acetic acid leaking (photo stop bath, recognized the smell, but a haz mat no less, my first call as a Captain).  Cow in a tree, horse in a well, good times.  I kicked out the state burner once because he started lighting fire below my crew.  Another time I took his torch because he was taking all day for something we could finish in an hour (and did, why dork around?).  The man trapped in the wrecked car BEGGING us to take his leg off (turned out it was amputated from a previous crash and his prosthesis was hurting him).  Nah, we can’t go there, it’d clog the list and irritate folks.  Best to let this just fade away like the memories…

Rick

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Wildlife and scenic images

 

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From: lnmolino@aol.com

In Philadelphia they use to have Companies STAND BY which was to mean pull over and stop, shut down the lights and hold in a safe parking place. 99 times out of a 100 the next things was fire under control holding 1 and 1 (Engine and ladder) or something like that.

 

The ULTIMATE screw up was for a Battalion Chief was to utter the phrase "Have the Companies Resume Emergency Speed" I am told that meant a visit with the Shift Deputy Chief.

 

I know I know off topic. TTFN

 

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