[hack]

Toledo leads the nation in fake-fire fighting.

[Kstat]

Hack just can't leave well enough alone....

[hack]

Dyno I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.

[Kstat]

Originally Posted by hack

Dyno I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings.

Hey I was thinking it, Hobbs was thinking it hause was thinking it, the part time lurker in Dubai was thinking it, Newman was thinking it while simultaneously ranking his status as not one of "those" fake fireman, and GC was contemplating how he would look putting out a fake fire on wet grass. But none of us put it out there.

Just saying, you don't always have to hit what's on the tee. Sometimes it's best to walk back to the dugout and enjoy the Capri sun with the rest of the team.

[Lou Stefanic]

I've got game tape of Hack walking away from a Lithuanian tee in 1985.

[hack]

I should be more of a team player.

[DYNOMITE]

Originally Posted by Kstat

Hey I was thinking it, Hobbs was thinking it hause was thinking it, the part time lurker in Dubai was thinking it, Newman was thinking it while simultaneously ranking his status as not one of "those" fake fireman, and GC was contemplating how he would look putting out a fake fire on wet grass. But none of us put it out there.

Just saying, you don't always have to hit what's on the tee. Sometimes it's best to walk back to the dugout and enjoy the Capri sun with the rest of the team.

Nothing on the tee to hit. I know what I do for a living. You want to be dumb fucks and continue to make fools of yourselves, feel free.

[hack]

No, it's just me. I displayed a lack of restraint that runs counter to the culture of our group here, and Kstat gave me a gentle and restrained reminder of that. Fair play.

[Orwellian O.]

Originally Posted by The King

Ohio can have Toledo. What a complete shit hole. Toledo and Flint are by far the worst cities I have ever visited. Just total dumps.

I was born there...and spent a brief few years (that I do not recall, in any way) there before moving to Detroit.

Toledo is where I am from, so it must be OK.

I heard they even stopped all the rioting.

[Jeff Hause]

Maybe a more rewarding job for Dyno would be to burn Toledo down...

[papalawrence]

Does Jamie Farr still live there?

[DYNOMITE]

Originally Posted by papalawrence

Does Jamie Farr still live there?

No but he has a park named after him. A run down park in a terrible part of town.

[Kstat]

....and another fragile peace suffers a swift demise...

[Mel Kiper Jr]

Originally Posted by Lou Stefanic

I've got game tape of Hack walking away from a Lithuanian tee in 1985.

I have a microfiche reader...

[hack]

Originally Posted by Kstat

....and another fragile peace suffers a swift demise...

Well you've still got Habitat for Humanity.

[Dave Bing]

Serious question, Dyno. How many actual fires does a normal firehouse fight in a week? Is it like a daily thing? I figure most calls are false alarms and burned toast but every so often you get a big one. Is that a wrong impression? Another q.... We had to call an ambulance for my son and they sent a giant fire ladder truck. What is the point? We told them that he was five and on the ground floor of the house. Why the giant truck? Sorry, just a couple of stupid questions.

[DYNOMITE]

Originally Posted by Dave Bing

Serious question, Dyno. How many actual fires does a normal firehouse fight in a week? Is it like a daily thing? I figure most calls are false alarms and burned toast but every so often you get a big one. Is that a wrong impression? Another q.... We had to call an ambulance for my son and they sent a giant fire ladder truck. What is the point? We told them that he was five and on the ground floor of the house. Why the giant truck? Sorry, just a couple of stupid questions.

Depends on the district Dave. I have worked in the inner city for 16 of my 19 years. We stay pretty busy overall. Ask King what a dump this city is. We have days where we have 3-4 working fires and miss out on others. We can go weeks with-out a good fire.(we have 3 shifts, when I say we, I mean my shift, my engine house) The overwhelming majority of our fires are vacant arson fires. The city wanted a vacant survey a few years ago, we did a 6 block area and counted 90. The city is littered with vacant houses. Other engine houses, we have 17 in the city, can go months with-out a good fire. Sylvania township, where I live, probably has less than 10 working fires a year. Overall, My engine, my shift, can have 100+ fire we go to in a year. I probably have had over 2000 so far.


The reason the ladder truck showed up is because they were the closest, in service, first responder. The rig doesn't matter. Most likely there is a double company near you, an engine(pumper) and a ladder. The engine was probably out so they send the next closest. In most systems, an infrequent 911 caller like yourself, thinks they are getting an ambulance, when in fact they are getting the nearest fire truck. Those first responders will determine the severity of the situation and arrange proper transportation.(BLS, ALS, private auto, cab) I have said this before, the entire system is set up so no one gets sued.

[King Mob]

Wikipedia.

[Dave Bing]

But there was an ambulance. I live in a very wealthy county, Fairfax VA. The ambulance was there within three minutes. The fire truck came a moment or three later. Seemed like overkill. I was guessing that it was precautionary in case they needed to break a door or window or something.

[DYNOMITE]

Originally Posted by Dave Bing

But there was an ambulance. I live in a very wealthy county, Fairfax VA. The ambulance was there within three minutes. The fire truck came a moment or three later. Seemed like overkill. I was guessing that it was precautionary in case they needed to break a door or window or something.

My guess is simultaneous dispatch, ambulance and first responder.(the ambulance just beat them there) We tried that for a while, our run volume for the ambulances forced a different approach.

[hack]

Hope your boy's OK, Bing. What's he up to lately?

[Stefan S]

" What's he up to lately?"

my bet, listening to Coltrane.

Seriously, I surely hope all is well.

[Dave Bing]

Thanks for asking, he's doing fine. He had a respiratory problem related to his disability but he came through like a champ. He's back on his game.

Aren't I supposed to use 911 for primary care? Obamacare is soooo confusing!

[The King]

Bing, where are you in Fairfax? I'm in Centreville, now.

[DYNOMITE]

Originally Posted by Dave Bing

Thanks for asking, he's doing fine. He had a respiratory problem related to his disability but he came through like a champ. He's back on his game.

Aren't I supposed to use 911 for primary care? Obamacare is soooo confusing!

Good to hear. Another possibility, your run got classified as a breathing difficulty, that puts it in the ALS-advanced life support category. The transport rig, what you refer to as the ambulance, was the ALS transport. Not many systems would only send the one rig (2 people) for that kind of run. The chance of things going badly is too great. Again, no one wants to get sued.