MILLERS CREEK, N.C. -- A firefighter died here Sunday after experiencing an apparent heart attack at a house fire.
William Gray Parsons, 58, was an engineer with Millers Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Fire Department Communications
This was posted on Firefighter Hourly earlier today and really makes good press for a reminder. I hear it all to often in the scanner this taking place, Yes it may be volunteers doing It but full timers do it too as they get complacent. Getting complacent is no excuse for relaying information to other responding units and dispatch as to what is exactly going on at the scene. Comes down to doing it every time, from a dumpster fire to a fully involved warehouse, they are the same thing.
Communications Define Fire Departments from Firefighter Hourly by Jay Lowry
Two engines respond to the report of a house fire in a two story single family dwelling. The first due arrives and pulls an 1.75 line. There is NO transmission of any information other than the arrival.
The second due engine is still a minute away but on arrival they pull an 1.75 line into the rear of the structure. Two companies have committed to perform the same task and the first time the other will know is when they see each other. This is a failure of communication.
Some mistake talking a lot on the radio for communication. This is just as bad as not communicating. Essential information must be relayed in a timely manner. Here are some helpful tips on radio transmissions.
Don't wait for a fire to become familiar with the radio. Know it's strengths and weaknesses.
Speak calmly.
Yelling is what civilians do.
Transmit necessary information.
LISTEN to replies.
Don't step on others.
Communications personnel exist to support operations. In fact, everyone supports operations. Period.
Transmit a proper size up. Everytime.
The radio isn't a CB nor are you deer hunting or playing Star Trek. Radio traffic WILL end up in court.
Communicate often but provide needed information.
Man charged with biting off tip of paramedic's finger
Man charged with biting off tip of paramedic's finger. Chicago medic was first on the scene of "person down" that turned out to be a domestic battle. This happened Sunday morning at 12:57 AM when the call was dispatched for a person down in the 2600 block of West Cermak Road.
Upon arrival, the paramedic immediately saw a woman being beaten by her boyfriend, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva said. Since the paramedic was the first to respond to the scene, he attempted to intervene and the man bit off about one-fourth of the tip of his right thumb, he said.
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
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Man charged for allegedly biting off paramedic's finger
Upon arrival, the paramedic immediately saw a woman being beaten by her boyfriend, Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva said. Since the paramedic was the first to respond to the scene, he attempted to intervene and the man bit off about one-fourth of the tip of his right thumb, he said.
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Uncle Jay Explains the news March 2, 2009
Nice tribute to Paul Harvey at the end who passed away last week
Forklift accident
Now you can understand why they block off the whole isle where they’re using a forklift at Home Depot.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
A Few Cans Short Of A Six Pack
1. When his 38-calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef’s claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.
4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn’t discovered for 3 days.
5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer… $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]
7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he’d just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.
8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, “Yes, officer, that’s her. That’s the lady I stole the purse from.”
9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan , at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn’t open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren’t available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home’s sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he’d ever had.
2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef’s claim was approved.
3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.
4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn’t discovered for 3 days.
5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer… $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]
7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he’d just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.
8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, “Yes, officer, that’s her. That’s the lady I stole the purse from.”
9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan , at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn’t open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren’t available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]
10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home’s sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he’d ever had.
New of note from Statler 911 Blog
In a somewhat related story an Ohio chief cites a wellness program funded by federal money for discovering a heart problem and possibly saving his own life. Read the article.
Update on Fort Wayne's policy of not sending volunteer station closest to the emergency: A month after we first brought you this story a Fort Wayne TV station questions Chief Pete Kelly about a triple-fatal apartment fire. The chief believes closest isn't always better. Read and watch the story.
Video and new details on New York's Chinatown fire: We now have a run down of companies and a timeline to go with the videos of the fire yesterday morning that left one person dead and injured many others, including eight firefighters. Click here.
Also in FDNY news, two firefighters were seriously injured in a fire in Queens last night. Click here for details.
FF/PM Meacham comes to Washington and so does Chief Dave Case: The fire service was well represented at President Obama's speech before Congress last night. A career FF/PM from Lynchburg, VA and the volunteer fire chief from Clarence Center, NY were on hand. FF/PM Meacham talked to reporters about her visit to The White House and the trip by motorcade to hear the speech. Click here for more.
Clearly not that Beverly Hills: In Beverly Hills, Texas there is a 911 problem. Because the city doesn't have the technology, two other towns receive its 911 calls. One gets the landline calls, the other the cell phone calls. That didn't work too well when a man tried to report that his neighbor's house was burning early Monday. Watch the story.
It is better than watching a soap opera: The lawyer for Darren Bates says the video police made during the prostitution sting will show his client did nothing wrong. The prosecutor says just the opposite. Read the former Omaha union president's lawyer's notes from that video.
More important stuff from Omaha as a captain tells about his tumble through the floor: A mayday yesterday in Omaha and Captain Joe Salcedo is already talking about it. The captain came through the floor into the basement of a burning apartment. Read and watch the story. More from Firefighter Close Calls.
Chief's buggy stolen and crashed: A teenager got into the SUV at a fire call at Hofstra University. Six people were hurt in the collision. Read more.
And in Winnipeg it was a paramedic vehicle that was stolen and rammed into a police car during a chase. Read that story.
Up on the roof with Bill: Firegeezer Bill Schumm has been focusing on roof operations and two recent pictures. Here is the latest.
More on Anchorage rolling closures: We mentioned the other day that budget cuts are forcing Anchorage, Alaska to close fire companies on a rotating basis. Here's an update.
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