Be Careful What You Wish For
Posted on September 20, 2008
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When I was growing up as a young EMT and paramedic, we learned to call them Cars or Units. The younger crowd has been influenced by the cool EMS cultures…
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An Early Thanksgiving
Posted on September 18, 2008
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It’s a good thing I grew up on a dairy farm. Our deployment center in Louisiana is a livestock auction facility with corrals and scales and lots of cow poop…
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What Do You Love About FEMA?
Posted on September 18, 2008
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There’s one thing all the folks down here in Louisiana want to do: talk about the hurricanes. Mostly, they want to wax political about FEMA and the response to the…
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Teamwork is Important, Even When Picking Butts
Posted on September 18, 2008
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Alexandria is soon to be a distant memory on my way to Atlanta, Georgia. Many of the ambulances used in Louisiana belong in Georgia when they aren’t pressed into service…
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On the Road to the Gulf Coast
Posted on September 16, 2008
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Greetings from the road to the Gulf. Apparently, the most efficient possible route to Alexandria, Louisiana from northern California starts with an 800 mile trip north to Seattle, Washington –…
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Time Passes as Ike Nears
Posted on September 12, 2008
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Hurry up and wait.
Military folks complain all the time about the wonderfully ineficient way resources are utilized. It’s one thing soldiers, sailors and marines can all agree on. Disaster aid…
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Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season
Posted on September 6, 2008
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Squalls out on the gulf stream
Big storms comin soon
~ Jimmy Buffett
Hanna’s moving in and she may be a real hurricane again by the time she makes landfall. Whether she is…
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A Good Reason Not to Eat Sprouts
Posted on September 6, 2008
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Not that I needed one.
Recalled alfalfa sprouts
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Sprouters Northwest, Inc. of Kent, Washington is recalling alfalfa sprouts, onion sprouts, and…
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Learn First Aid Without Leaving the Computer
Posted on September 4, 2008
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I’ve always said there’s no substitute for proper training, but I’m a realist. I understand it’s not always feasible to go out and take a first aid class. I’m not…
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Gustav Cometh
Posted on September 1, 2008
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Hurricane Gustav is barreling down on the Gulf Coast like Katrina did three years ago. Let’s hope Gustav will be gentler than Ms. Katrina was. Katrina wreaked havoc on New…
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