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[CALEMT]

Makes me glad to live in Riverside Co.

 

[VentMonkey]

Is this more spillover from the AMR/ SBCoFD in San Bernardino County fiasco?

 

[Handsome Robb]

Working the single medic squad today. It's really weird being in a station by yourself...


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Shift update: we've watched 2 movies, starting on our third.

The sole firefighter and I were sent to a structure fire, there was no structure on fire. We came home and went back to the recliners.

It's kind of silly to me that there's only two of us here yet on medical calls he has to bring the fire truck, he can't just ride with me. I get keeping him available for fire calls but if he's on a call with me he can't go to it anyways until he clears and in that case we could just run code to the fire while a volly brings the truck or we could run code back to the station to get his truck.




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[DesertMedic66]

Is this more spillover from the AMR/ SBCoFD in San Bernardino County fiasco?

Not really sure to be truthful. It could be related or it could be just bad timing.

SBCoFD seems to have slowed down with the Facebook drama against AMR (which everyone is pretty much convinced was a tool to attempt to kick AMR out of the area).

SBCoFD told the city of Victorville that they need an additional $9 million for pensions and new engines. The city pretty much said "uhh yeah, that's gonna be a no" and then quickly took a vote of 4:1 in favor of terminating their contract with SBCoFD. Still no word on what they are looking at to replace county. Could be CalFire, Apple Valley fire could in theory expand and take over the area, or they could start a city department.

So it's a waiting game (luckily I am on the outside of it all)

 

[VentMonkey]

Not really sure to be truthful. It could be related or it could be just bad timing.

SBCoFD seems to have slowed down with the Facebook drama against AMR (which everyone is pretty much convinced was a tool to attempt to kick AMR out of the area).

SBCoFD told the city of Victorville that they need an additional $9 million for pensions and new engines. The city pretty much said "uhh yeah, that's gonna be a no" and then quickly took a vote of 4:1 in favor of terminating their contract with SBCoFD. Still no word on what they are looking at to replace county. Could be CalFire, Apple Valley fire could in theory expand and take over the area, or they could start a city department.

So it's a waiting game (luckily I am on the outside of it all)

Same here. I don't miss this, or any political drama, I try and shy away from it. I don't have Facebook so I'm clueless other than what I hear from SoCal friends, and/ or on here.

The 909-ers: dirt bike riders and MMA fighters.

 

[terrible one]

Lol
What about the 951-ers?

 

[VentMonkey]

Lol
What about the 951-ers?

It's actually all encompassing, especially in the south (Riverside) county. When I went to p school a lot of it was still the 909 area code. So, to me it applies to a playful lnland Empire stereotype...

...don't forget the flat bills and brodozers.

 

[DesertMedic66]

It's actually all encompassing, especially in the south (Riverside) county. When I went to p school a lot of it was still the 909 area code. So, to me it applies to a playful lnland Empire stereotype...

...don't forget the flat bills and brodozers.

Guilty as charged

 

[VentMonkey]

Temecula and Murrieta are (were?) nice, but definitely had an upper crust vibe similar to the OC.

I always chuckled at what I would refer to as "the Orange County cholo" which was the dude with the lifted truck, flat bill, flannel, and socks to his knees and his Famous Stars and Straps shorts with the Harley Davidson chain wallet.

Is this still a "style" down there?

 

[DesertMedic66]

Temecula and Murrieta are (were?) nice, but definitely had an upper crust vibe similar to the OC.

I always chuckled at what I would refer to as "the Orange County cholo" which was the dude with the lifted truck, flat bill, flannel, and socks to his knees and his Famous Stars and Straps shorts with the Harley Davidson chain wallet.

Is this still a "style" down there?

I'm not in Temecula or murrieta but I do have the brodozer. Never got into the flat bill hat, knee socks, or the chain wallet.

 

[VentMonkey]

I'm not in Temecula or murrieta but I do have the brodozer. Never got into the flat bill hat, knee socks, or the chain wallet.

My buddy has one as well, flow master and all; they are roomy. He's a CalFire FFPM, lol.

 

[DesertMedic66]

My buddy has one as well, flow master and all; they are roomy. He's a CalFire FFPM, lol.

That's very unfortunate for him haha. Mine is still stock exhaust for a little while longer. Aftermarket cold air intake system, 6 inch lift, and 35 inch tires. Makes @CALEMT truck look like a hot wheels.

 

[redundantbassist]

Teaching cpr to a boy scout troop- currently in an "intermission". So far, one of them pulled the face off of a dummy and started crying. Gonna go slam another monster and get this crap over with.

 

[NysEms2117]

That's very unfortunate for him haha. Mine is still stock exhaust for a little while longer. Aftermarket cold air intake system, 6 inch lift, and 35 inch tires. Makes @CALEMT truck look like a hot wheels.

Check out my truck bro!!!! jk i don't have one atm

 

[Jim37F]

Not really sure to be truthful. It could be related or it could be just bad timing.

SBCoFD seems to have slowed down with the Facebook drama against AMR (which everyone is pretty much convinced was a tool to attempt to kick AMR out of the area).

SBCoFD told the city of Victorville that they need an additional $9 million for pensions and new engines. The city pretty much said "uhh yeah, that's gonna be a no" and then quickly took a vote of 4:1 in favor of terminating their contract with SBCoFD. Still no word on what they are looking at to replace county. Could be CalFire, Apple Valley fire could in theory expand and take over the area, or they could start a city department.

So it's a waiting game (luckily I am on the outside of it all)

Sooo...you're saying of Honolulu falls thru someone is going to be hiring in Victorville soon? Practically the same right, just as sunny and hot right? XD

Teaching cpr to a boy scout troop- currently in an "intermission". So far, one of them pulled the face off of a dummy and started crying. Gonna go slam another monster and get this crap over with.

Reminds me of that episode from The Office

 

[redundantbassist]

Reminds me of that episode from The Office

Heh. What happned was the two little tabs that held the face on came undone, and the kid thought he broke it permanently. Tonight was pretty rough. Normally I enjoy teaching cpr, but my students also usually have a longer attention span and are more focused on the actual lesson rather than the free snacks. The fact that I haven't slept for about 27 hours really hasn't helped much, either.

 

[DesertMedic66]

Heh. What happned was the two little tabs that held the face on came undone, and the kid thought he broke it permanently. Tonight was pretty rough. Normally I enjoy teaching cpr, but my students also usually have a longer attention span and are more focused on the actual lesson rather than the free snacks. The fact that I haven't slept for about 27 hours really hasn't helped much, either.

Sure they weren't cub scouts? Normally Boy Scouts are in the slightly older range

 

[redundantbassist]

Sure they weren't cub scouts? Normally Boy Scouts are in the slightly older range

I'm sure they were boy scouts, they looked to be 10-14ish. The one crying was a little special.

 

[RocketMedic]

So my high-school EMT student did compressions on a pedi code; then we had a fairly sick status asthmaticus...

 

[EpiEMS]

So my high-school EMT student did compressions on a pedi code;

Oof. Not a fun after school activity.

Government pension accounting is crazy and the flu sucks*.

*Especially because I had bothered to get a flu shot...