Fire Service https://www.onscene.us/ en Highway Incident Tips - Everyone Goes Home https://www.onscene.us/node/47 <article data-history-node-id="47" role="article" about="/node/47" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/47" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Highway Incident Tips - Everyone Goes Home</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Highway Incident Tips - Everyone Goes Home" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-02-12T17:11:04+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 02/12/2020 - 11:11</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-02-12T17:11:04+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img align-right"> <img alt="TIM First Responder Training" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3b15dee9-8800-419e-8607-742a674d5e2b" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/ResponderTraining2-sm.jpg" /> <figcaption>TIM First Responder Training. Source:FDoT</figcaption> </figure> <p>"What is the objective of this ride-out?", the Deputy Sheriff asked me.</p> <p>"At the end of the shift... you and I are going home."</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/19" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Management</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Traffic Incident Management (TIM)</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/47" rel="tag" title="Highway Incident Tips - Everyone Goes Home" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Highway Incident Tips - Everyone Goes Home</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:11:04 +0000 Bill Degnan 47 at https://www.onscene.us Move Over Laws Aren't Enough To Keep Responders Safe At The Roadside https://www.onscene.us/node/45 <article data-history-node-id="45" role="article" about="/node/45" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/45" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Move Over Laws Aren&#039;t Enough To Keep Responders Safe At The Roadside</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Move Over Laws Aren&#039;t Enough To Keep Responders Safe At The Roadside" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-02-07T23:01:58+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 02/07/2020 - 17:01</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-02-07T23:01:58+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Sure, it's the law that you have to move over (and/or slow down) when emergency vehicles are stopped at the roadside. But lives are still being lost while we're trying to save others.</p> <p>There ought to be a law. And there are. Plenty of them. But why is that not enough?</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/19" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Management</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/20" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">EMS Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/86" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Traffic Incident Management (TIM)</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/89" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Safety</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/45" rel="tag" title="Move Over Laws Aren&#039;t Enough To Keep Responders Safe At The Roadside" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Move Over Laws Aren&#039;t Enough To Keep Responders Safe At The Roadside</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Fri, 07 Feb 2020 23:01:58 +0000 Bill Degnan 45 at https://www.onscene.us We Have Stories, Locked Inside https://www.onscene.us/node/42 <article data-history-node-id="42" role="article" about="/node/42" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/42" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">We Have Stories, Locked Inside</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="We Have Stories, Locked Inside" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-02-01T19:12:56+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sat, 02/01/2020 - 13:12</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-02-01T19:12:56+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>When I arrived on scene, I helped package the last patient who would be going by ambulance. </p> <p>I would tell you the details, right now. Except that somebody's father might read them.</p> <p>I talked with one such father, in particular, and it was not my place at the time, to tell him what I knew. In a mile's travel, he would know. He would probably insist that he see, as I had seen.</p> <p>There was someone else on scene, who caring and competent men had determined had no need for the services of an ambulance.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/42" rel="tag" title="We Have Stories, Locked Inside" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about We Have Stories, Locked Inside</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Sat, 01 Feb 2020 19:12:56 +0000 Bill Degnan 42 at https://www.onscene.us Ft. Worth FD To Teach Suicide Prevention Skills To All Members https://www.onscene.us/node/41 <article data-history-node-id="41" role="article" about="/node/41" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/41" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ft. Worth FD To Teach Suicide Prevention Skills To All Members</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Ft. Worth FD To Teach Suicide Prevention Skills To All Members" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-31T15:18:02+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 01/31/2020 - 09:18</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-31T15:18:02+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><blockquote> <p>“We see this as an ongoing issue. It’s related to a lot of different factors – everything from the amount of runs and the types of situations that our folks encounter to fatigue and fatigue management,” Davis said. “External pressures that they have in their own lives. Folks that bring live experiences to us that might be stressful.” The issue affects all levels of firefighters from rookies to veterans. There will also be a focus on retirees and those preparing to retire – helping them plan a life away from firefighting.</p> </blockquote> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/26" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Suicide Prevention</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/41" rel="tag" title="Ft. Worth FD To Teach Suicide Prevention Skills To All Members" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Ft. Worth FD To Teach Suicide Prevention Skills To All Members</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:18:02 +0000 Bill Degnan 41 at https://www.onscene.us Unanticipated Explosive Atmosphere Contributes To Blast At Paper Mill https://www.onscene.us/node/40 <article data-history-node-id="40" role="article" about="/node/40" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/40" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Unanticipated Explosive Atmosphere Contributes To Blast At Paper Mill</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Unanticipated Explosive Atmosphere Contributes To Blast At Paper Mill" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-31T03:57:24+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 01/30/2020 - 21:57</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-31T03:57:24+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>An updated safety <a href="https://youtu.be/j4iv4HvrfSU">video</a> that includes findings and recommendations from the CSB's investigation into the February 8, 2017, explosion at the Packaging Corporation of America's DeRidder, Louisiana, pulp and paper mill.</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/j4iv4HvrfSU">https://youtu.be/j4iv4HvrfSU</a></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/24" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">HAZMAT</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/40" rel="tag" title="Unanticipated Explosive Atmosphere Contributes To Blast At Paper Mill" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Unanticipated Explosive Atmosphere Contributes To Blast At Paper Mill</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:57:24 +0000 Bill Degnan 40 at https://www.onscene.us “I’ll be Okay; I can Handle It” First Responder’s response to Stress https://www.onscene.us/node/35 <article data-history-node-id="35" role="article" about="/node/35" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/35" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">“I’ll be Okay; I can Handle It” First Responder’s response to Stress</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="“I’ll be Okay; I can Handle It” First Responder’s response to Stress" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/39" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/39" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/WIN_20200123_11_36_56_Pro.jpg?itok=9zXqyN6n" width="100" height="56" alt="Profile picture for user Jonathon Walker" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/39" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Jonathon Walker</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-30T03:35:00+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 01/29/2020 - 21:35</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-30T03:35:00+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In order for one to become certified as a first medical responder such as a Paramedic, a student must be instructed through an institution, such as a college or fire department, and must learn objectives that meet the current standards of care. Those standards include care for someone having a heart attack, stroke, has been involved in an automobile accident and so on. During that training, there is a chapter labeled “Wellness of the EMT.” Within this chapter is a very small section that pertains to the Paramedic taking care of themselves when they are not taking care of patients.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/20" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">EMS Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/25" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Wellness</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/35" rel="tag" title="“I’ll be Okay; I can Handle It” First Responder’s response to Stress" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about “I’ll be Okay; I can Handle It” First Responder’s response to Stress</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 03:35:00 +0000 Jonathon Walker 35 at https://www.onscene.us OPINION: DC 9-1-1 - This ain't gonna' be your day. https://www.onscene.us/node/31 <article data-history-node-id="31" role="article" about="/node/31" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/31" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">OPINION: DC 9-1-1 - This ain&#039;t gonna&#039; be your day.</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="OPINION: DC 9-1-1 - This ain&#039;t gonna&#039; be your day." class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-25T12:27:57+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Sat, 01/25/2020 - 06:27</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-25T12:27:57+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>DC's 9-1-1 center is part of the Office Unified Communications (OUC). But, I sit here thinking how it should be reacronymed to OUCH. Residents, visitors and people who work in our nation's Capitol call them on the worst days of their lives. </p> <p>To understand the story, you have to read Dave Statter's article (linked below) and watch the videos that are referenced there. He's been doing the heavy lifting on this story for some time now. And, he proposes a comprehensive external audit to help find the way forward.</p> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/29" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Leadership</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/30" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">9-1-1 Call Centers</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/85" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">District of Columbia</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/31" rel="tag" title="OPINION: DC 9-1-1 - This ain&#039;t gonna&#039; be your day." hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about OPINION: DC 9-1-1 - This ain&#039;t gonna&#039; be your day.</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:27:57 +0000 Bill Degnan 31 at https://www.onscene.us Canadian Air Tanker Crashes Fighting Australian Wildfire - US Crew Killed https://www.onscene.us/node/30 <article data-history-node-id="30" role="article" about="/node/30" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/30" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Canadian Air Tanker Crashes Fighting Australian Wildfire - US Crew Killed</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Canadian Air Tanker Crashes Fighting Australian Wildfire - US Crew Killed" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-24T03:28:42+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Thu, 01/23/2020 - 21:28</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-24T03:28:42+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><figure role="group" class="caption caption-img"> <img alt="Juan Brown" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="603396cd-b1c9-4369-a42e-77226d99ff54" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Screenshot_20200123-212419.png" /> <figcaption>JUAN BROWN, former wildfire "Birddog" pilot, present airline pilot, talks about the crash. Photo courtesy of Blancolirio Channel.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Juan Brown brings his wildfire/aircrew perspective to the story. Cites drought and lack of forestry management (excess fuel) as fire factors.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/10" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Wildland Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/11" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/19" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Management</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/30" rel="tag" title="Canadian Air Tanker Crashes Fighting Australian Wildfire - US Crew Killed" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Canadian Air Tanker Crashes Fighting Australian Wildfire - US Crew Killed</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Fri, 24 Jan 2020 03:28:42 +0000 Bill Degnan 30 at https://www.onscene.us Whatever you are doing today is a better day than this day. But goodness can be found. https://www.onscene.us/node/28 <article data-history-node-id="28" role="article" about="/node/28" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/28" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Whatever you are doing today is a better day than this day. But goodness can be found.</span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Whatever you are doing today is a better day than this day. But goodness can be found." class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-22T17:49:54+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 01/22/2020 - 11:49</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-22T17:49:54+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Each victim is assessed, triaged -- categorized. Who is beyond help? Who needs immediate Care? Who can wait? Who just needs a ride? Finding body after body after body.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/26" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Suicide Prevention</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/3" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Law Enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/11" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/28" rel="tag" title="Whatever you are doing today is a better day than this day. But goodness can be found." hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Whatever you are doing today is a better day than this day. But goodness can be found.</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Wed, 22 Jan 2020 17:49:54 +0000 Bill Degnan 28 at https://www.onscene.us Monitoring and Hydration in Firefighter Rehab https://www.onscene.us/node/24 <article data-history-node-id="24" role="article" about="/node/24" typeof="schema:Article" class="node node--type-article node--promoted node--view-mode-teaser clearfix"> <header> <h2 class="node__title"> <a href="/node/24" rel="bookmark"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Monitoring and Hydration in Firefighter Rehab </span> </a> </h2> <span property="schema:name" content="Monitoring and Hydration in Firefighter Rehab " class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <span property="schema:interactionCount" content="UserComments:0" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__meta"> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/6" class="profile"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/user/6" hreflang="en"><img src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/2020-01/P4200059_1__large.jpg?itok=r5bSsSkZ" width="75" height="100" alt="Profile picture for user Bill Degnan" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-thumbnail" /> </a> </div> </article> <span> Submitted by <span rel="schema:author" class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/6" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bill Degnan</span></span> on <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-16T04:22:20+00:00" class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 01/15/2020 - 22:22</span> </span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2020-01-16T04:22:20+00:00" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> </div> </header> <div class="node__content clearfix"> <div property="schema:text" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A one hour on-demand video with <a href="https://www.jems.com/speaker/mike-mcevoy/">Mike McEvoy, PhD, NRP, RN, CCRN</a>, EMS Coordinator Saratoga County, New York &amp; Executive Editor, JEMS</p> <p>The content is sponsored by  iSimulate.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jems.com/webcasts/monitoring-and-hydration-in-firefighter-rehab/">https://www.jems.com/webcasts/monitoring-and-hydration-in-firefighter-rehab/</a>↗️(Link opens a new tab)</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items"> <li property="schema:about"><a href="/taxonomy/term/17" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Rehab</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/4" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Fire Service</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/10" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Wildland Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/5" property="schema:about" hreflang="en">Emergency Medicine</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="node__links"> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/node/24" rel="tag" title="Monitoring and Hydration in Firefighter Rehab " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Monitoring and Hydration in Firefighter Rehab </span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li></ul> </div> </div> </article> Thu, 16 Jan 2020 04:22:20 +0000 Bill Degnan 24 at https://www.onscene.us