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I think it's pretty simple. If a service is extremely busy, breaks should be incorporated into the schedule and staffing should account for the gaps. If a service is not so busy, it's probably ok to let people eat, poop, whatever as they have time, with the understanding nothing is...

I'm gonna keep it short and sweet - save the portfolio for the interview and don't put a star of life anywhere. It's silly. You don't need to remind them what field their company is in.

I'm not swiftwater-trained myself, but my friends in SAR that are told me they are trained to break a victim's arms if they're freaking out too much and at risk of pulling both themselves and rescuer down. Those who think rescuing a drowning person is as simple as swimming need to consider that...

Very hard to say without knowing the whole story. From what I've heard the people on scene that stood there and watched didn't have the training and/or equipment to perform a water rescue. Without training or equipment, jumping into the water to save a large suicidal drowning man would be...

Buddy who works in the ED starts a lot of IVs and does a lot of foleys.

Totally agree, and this is protocol for us as well. If your dispatch isn't as on top of it though, you might need to prompt them, I suppose.

When you're responding to a large public gathering space such a zoo, amusement park, or mall, I think it's a very good idea to have dispatch notify security on site while you're en route. It's good to have everyone on board and security is usually helpful as far as providing access to secured...

Well, today is your lucky day! You can thank me for chat access with chocolate chip cookies... you know... only if you want to... of course... ^_^

Alright, working for a city of 150+ sq miles and just under 400k people, I don't know every street. I do, however, know the hundred block system and the major roadways that serve as benchmarks. I also know what side of the street an address will be on (with few exceptions) based on the numbering...

The Mythbusters one. :( :( :(

I'm a lot more understanding of people calling for what they believe are medical emergencies. I think my favorite medical call so far was for a 2-year old who chewed on a piece of raw bacon and immediately spit it back out. When I tried to figure out why the mom was calling, (ie, is he...

Things people have called and asked our police department to do recently: remove porn from the internet (regular ol' consenting adult porn), 60+ mile police escort to another city for a doctor's appointment, fix a broken car (home in the driveway) because the owner couldn't afford the part it...

I'm usually just happy when people are calling me something that isn't a synonym for a female dog, lady of the evening, or any of the other myriad of colorful terms they like to call me.

Why don't you like suits? I love my power suit (so does the boyfriend and the folks who've interviewed me). I have two very nice suits that each retail from $200-$400, one was $30 at an outlet and the other was $5 at a thrift store. In regards to doing practicals, I think you'll be fine if you...

I'm not saying GPS is useless, and it's probably totally appropriate and useful for most situations. However, I feel strongly that one should be able to use low-tech resources as well as high-tech. Saying you don't need to know how to use maps because you have GPS is like saying you don't need...