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I can't speak for everyone else's FD but I know ours has had training in traffic control. Our FD has the flares, the air traffic cone thingys and the hand signals down pat.

That is exactly how it is here. Only one step further. If there is a medical ER on the interstate, then at least one Fire truck rolls so they can route traffic. We only have 2 part time police officers and its the luck of the draw if they show up.

It just amazes me how stupid they get. The only problem that I have is the special meeting was about something I had said to one of the members and they so totally took it the wrong way. What I said "We need to keep a log of our Acucheck QC's" What they heard "your doing it ALL wrong". Sensitive...

I dont think this was said but in my town both fire and rescue are vollie. We have several FF who are First Responders. But def. if there is a wreck you may like having FF there to run traffic

Good Lord!!!! You must be bored. Mr. Spelling Police. LOL:P

Is it just me or does everyone get a little knit picky and *****y on your squad when there is a lack of calls? We just had a special meeting last night to clear up some s:excl::excl::excl:. And it was really about nothing. Some one had their feelings hurt or someone felt stepped on. Come on WTF...

IL. Was last March sorry I didn't specify the year. I have already checked with several different people in the "chain" and they all say that I have to take the entire class again. I may just skip the EMT class and just do 1st responder instead. Guarenteed I am not going to let these things slip...

Currently pissed at myself!!!! Just realized that my license expired in March. Now I have to go thru the EMT class again. With all my other medical background this will be the 5th time going thru A&P. This sucks. I can't just go and take the state test.

Well then ok. I was not informed of this. I started with rescue back in 2000 and the extent of my training was the chief taking me out and doing a few basic things. He told me as long as I can park it in the bay without taking off the mirrors I was good. Seems to me I will keep my mouth shut...

In our town we ABSOLUTLY DO NOT transport. And ALS is paged whenever we are. If it comes down to pt refusing transport we can call the ALS in route to 10-22. As for a code there absolutly have been times that has happened, with one person on scene, but like I said we have ALS in route per...

I did not mean to start something that has been "beat to death" here. I was just wondering(being new here) how different dept handled this issue. A background on my dept. There are just the 6 of us vollies. We provide BLS until the paramedics arrive from 7miles away. If you have 2-3 members...

ok will try to clarify. When we get paged LCPA (paramedics) get paged also. They come from 7 miles away. If its a call for "chest pain" we hitch them up to I guess you would say monitor/defib. Most are trained to identify common irregularities (throwing PVC's and the like) When LCPA arrives we...

Most of us run blue lights, but that is the thing I am most worried about. Especially on the interstate. I mean we have the FD roll on those accidents but they can only make one side of Interstate safe and I never fails If the MVA in on South bound side north of the exit everyone will park on...

Well it never fails that you will have at least one (sometimes more) person standing around with their thumbs up their ... looking stupid. To me that is soooo unprofessional

No we don't have shifts because there may be days that only 1 or 2 people are in town and then there are days that everyone is here. Like most of the members have day jobs, so it is not a problem then, the problem comes after normal work hours. Then everyone is tryin' to be johnny on the spot...

I am just wondering how many depts out there allow members to show up to scenes in their personal vehicle? We are strickly volunteer squad. We have a total of 6 members and it never fails that when a call comes in we get at least 2 people to show up at station to roll, then all the rest show up...

This one has the 3leads (white, black n red) to monitor, now if you have a feeling or know your gona have to shock then you take out and hitch up the 2 larger pads and turn dial to shock and analyze mode.

Sorry not patch, 3 lead. I can't remember which kind it is, but its one of those dummy proof kind. You know turn this way to monitor, turn that way if your gona need to shock.

Oh DO NOT get me started on this subject. I am about to come unglued on some of the members on my squad about this topic. From what I have seen whenever we get called for ANYTHING the first thing these people grab is the AED. Why? because it has a built in BP cuff and POX. I have yet to see one...

At least here in Small town IL. We are able to use our own judgement as to whether a pt needs oral glucose. We use the meter most everytime there is a DM pt. or pt that is presenting with DM type s/s. Usually when ALS arrives they want to know that number along with all the other usual stats. As...