Had a few moments to give you links to items on STATter 911 and elsewhere that you might find interesting.
We have an update on Prince George’s County Firefighter Tim Omerod’s condition at the Burn Unit at the Washington Hospital Center.
Also, the unusual story of a fire chief saying firefighters should have made the rescue of a woman trapped in her burning home. This is our exclusive follow-up to the fatal fire in Lorton last week. You can find the story and time line here, or watch the video here.
IAFF Local 36′s response to the Washington Post editorial blasting the union about the Rosenbaum incident. President Dan Dugan fires right back in a letter to the editor. Local 36′s attorneys take their appeal to the ombudsman.
If you haven’t yet seen the head-first evacuation slide down the ladder in Minneapolis, you can find it here.
One of our loyal readers found this story from WJZ-TV about a possible racial incident at a Baltimore City firehouse.
One we missed from Sunday, but St. Mary’s Today didn’t, is an arson in Owings, Maryland. One person was rescued by firefighters. Pretty good pictures from Dunkirk VFD.
EMSresponder.com has a Baltimore Sun story on an ambulance simulator being used at Anne Arundel Community College.
FirefightingNews.com spotted two stories I found interesting: A fire investigator in Michigan accused of planting evidence and an EMT from Northern California still working the streets, despite a warning from a prosecutor that the EMT is a “very serious risk” to the community.
Firehouse.com has the story of a problem because firefighters didn’t get the boot(s).
Coming up, I hope to have an update on the “Growing Pains in Stafford?” story from two weeks ago. That story has generated more comment from readers than any other blog entry in STATter 911′s short lifetime. I know two volunteer firefighters are still on suspension. I am waiting for some responses from officials and then I will post the latest.
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Like the fire in Lorton, mistakes will always be made on fires. Most are small, a few will be big. Bringing in career folks won't erase mistakes from happening. While career folks are needed in this day and age, volunteers have a place as well. Volunteers need to understand that. Career folks need to be gracious and be willing to work with the system they have choosen to be employed with. Some volunteers have no business on fire trucks and some career folks have no business being there either (much less getting paid for it).