Quick takes
A must see story from Tulsa, OK: The circle is around FF Chad Meyers of Tulsa FD’s Engine 26 as he carries a 55-year-old woman to safety Tuesday morning. Meyers and his crew were guided by a cool and calm dispatcher. Jeff Pestel was on the phone with the woman for ten-minutes until she passed out and then stopped breathing. There have been a number of stories of late about botched 911 calls. This isn’t one of them. We have the links for the entire 911 call (it doesn’t get much more dramatic than this one), the raw video, the interview with FF Meyers and the detailed account from Tulsa FD. Click here.
DC looking to change way it handles surplus gear: We are told steps are being taken to prevent the selling of surplus DC Fire & EMS Department PPE and uniforms to the public. We have an update on the story we first brought you a week ago. It also includes a link to the DC City Council hearing last week where the gear issue was discussed. That part of the hearing was tame compared to the rest of the hours long love fest. Click here.
It ain’t over till it’s over: DC’s Attorney General Peter Nickles taking the Yogi Berra role and telling STATter911.com the city will go back to court on the beard ruling from Friday. Click here for details.
Ultimatum from county for Fairplay volunteers: Washington County officials aren’t happy that the Fairfplay VFC had an inadequate response on 13 of its 22 calls in February. The latest in this months long dispute in Western Maryland has the county giving them 7-days to accepts a career firefighter during daylight hours and 90-days to respond again on medical calls. Read the story.
An unusual exit strategy: In Olney, Maryland a couple loaded up the pets, got into the car and drove through the garage door in an effort to escape from a fire at their home this morning. Read more.
More radio transmissions from Kansas City fire engine crash that killed child: The Kansas City Star has a more complete copy of the radio transmissions from the tragic collision March 2 that killed a 7-year-old boy. Click here for the radio traffic and here for the article.
Open season: A bad couple of days for firefighters as they find themselves under attack on medical calls. Read more.
It’s as if Rube Goldberg created this incident: Firegeezer describes the sequence of events from Old Bridge, NJ that kept firefighters and medics busy on Monday.
Early pictures as historic homes burn in Richmond: Click here and here to see photos of three 150-year-old rowhouses burning in Richmond on Tuesday. Watch the story and read more details.
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Happy 100th birthday: Some scenes from Sunday’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the DC Fire & EMS Department’s Engine 21 in Adams Morgan. Truck 9, which was born at the same time as Engine 21 and also used to be at the firehouse at 1763 Lanier Place, NW, was invited back home for the event.
