Archive for March2014
Coming To
Somebody in the media contacted me and wants to film a segment about the effects of Narcan. My recent OP/ED in The Providence Journal warned against widespread distribution of the drug, which in my opinion will serve to take the fear of overdosing away from those vulnerable to addiction and lead to more deaths than […]
Stealing Vicodin
http://www.newschannel9.com/news/top-stories/stories/sequatchie-county-ems-employee-arrested-allegedly-stealing-ingesting-hydrocodone-9718.shtml People drive drunk. The beat other people up. They shoplift, set their houses on fire, don’t pay their child support and even steal drugs. They download kiddie porn, embezzle, cheat, lie and even murder. They do it all the time. The prisons are full of people who have broken the law and were caught. […]
Understanding Boston
When we dream about fire, and fighting it, our packs are light, movement is easy, water is plentiful and the good guys win. Every time. In reality, movement is slow, and labored, our bodies feel like they weigh a million pounds and the water clock ticks incessantly in our heads. Being “in deep” isn’t a […]
Decree # 46
When I am King CONSIDERING: You are only as old as you feel. and BECAUSE: I feel like I’m one-hundred and fifty. and DUE TO: The fact that I have an insurmountable list of tasks to complete. and IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING My life expectancy of one-hundred and fifty years, minus forty-nine already lived leaves […]
Wicked Pissa Dog Show
Ben Pugh, the man behind Wicked Pissa Dog Show, a reality series focusing on Liam Murphy, one of the most charismatic people I have seen on TV in a long time introduced himself to me a few weeks ago through his other project, Uniform Stories, http://uniformstories.com/ (more on that later.) During a brief video interview […]
Narcan, Puzzles the Will
http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Morse/e/B001JRZ2Y2 Until St. Patrick’s Day is over, the Kindle version of Responding is on sale. $3.99 today, $4.99 tomorrow. Excerpt from the book Responding, by Michael Morse… Alone, in a dirty bathroom in an abandoned house, syringes everywhere, rat droppings, human waste, empty vodka bottles. Squatters found him. I’m surprised they called us. To […]
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Veteran Firefighters
Thank you Ralph! You were one of the guys that "scared the shit out of me," very humbling when I read your comments, thank you!
2019-11-13 16:26:37
Veteran Firefighters
Great piece Mike . I like to think I may be one of those guys. FYI when we came on we had WW2 guys and Korean war guys on. I had the same feelings that you expressed This article hit home Once again.....GREAT JOB!!
2019-11-11 14:27:40
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Thank you Rick, keep spreading the word, very much appreciated.
2019-10-13 13:55:26
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Hello Brother, I am a retired full-time Fire Captain Paramedic for over 27 years. I have sought treatment at McLean Hospital in Belmont and the IAFF Center for Excellence ( a 45 day stay) for PTSD job related. I have also written several articles for FireHouse Magazine, Fire Engineering Magazine, The Washington Post and the…
2019-10-08 23:24:07
They didn’t leave, and I haven’t forgotten. And I never will.
Nice writing. As a pdf retired pfd from 1965 having been at the providence college fire myself I am glued to the history channel every sept11..
2019-10-05 01:24:19
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Signed copies of Rescuing Providence and Rescue 1 Responding, my first two books in one new edition, from Post Hill Press. $16 - plus S&H (approx. $4)
