"A fire department based EMS system is the most effective way to deliver quality patient care to the community. When the people assigned to those fire companies are trained and motivated, which they are in Providence, nothing beats it." http://rescuingprovidence.com/?feb_network_search_context=blog&s=diabetics+and+firefighters That little comment and subsequent link created a little debate here at Rescuing Providence. Debates […]

His hand went wrist deep into a vat of hot- 350 degree hot- tar. He pulled it out, looked at it and had his son call 911. We were enroute to a combative, emotional, suicidal female at the time, and were driving right past the man with the tarred hand. The emotional combative female could […]

I liked Amy Winehouse, thought she had a sultry, bluesy soul, troubled but ultimately good. Didn't think about her till she died. I don't think about the thousands of twenty year olds that die alone in bed either. I'd probably like them, too, if I got to know them. Amy is gone. A lot of […]

I had a few minutes to kill between runs for phsyc patients last night so I sold Rescue 1 on Craigslist and liberated the Dumb and Dumber van from our Repair Shop. It's been sitting there gathering dust since the movie production company left, figured I'd put it to good use. Considering half of my […]

It's Sunday at noonish. Rescue 1 in service. The other five are out. Three calls so far, will it stay quiet? Will something terrible happen? Will I care? No matter what happens next I'm writing a 500 word story. Stay tuned if you dare….   1218 hrs. Seizure, somewhere off of Broad Street. Somebody forgot […]

What a waste. Great kids, good firefighters, good EMT's. They show up ready to put their skills to use. Most of them know their stuff, and are eager for the first call. It never takes long. From there it is a steady spiral into disillusionment. Nothing can prepare a person for life on an ALS […]