I didn’t like who I had become. I knew I needed to step up my game, but had no idea how to do so. Then, a friend told me the secret.   “It’s not the situation, it’s the way you respond to the situation that matters. How you act is entirely up to you. You […]

 from Fire Engineering Last Ride 06/24/2014 By Michael Morse It’s crazy, but every now and then I have to remind myself just how good I have it. You would think that being a firefighter on one of the best departments anywhere would remind me of that every time I went to work or, now that […]

  http://uniformstories.com/why-20-years-may-be-enough-firefighting-for-me I wrote this a while ago before I retired (23 years) thanks to Uniform Stories for resurrecting it, and all who have supported fire/police/ems/military members and their families. It’s a great career but it ain’t cheap.  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/19/paramedic-sexual-assault_n_5510802.html?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl1|sec3_lnk4%26pLid%3D490930 My rig is my temple, and all who enter are at my mercy. It is a responsibility that cannot be taken lightly, or ever forgotten. Patient respect and confidentiality are tantamount to good patient care. Patient’s do not deserve to be oogled, disrespected, leered at or disrobed unless absolutely medically necessary, and even then […]

Overheard in the back of Rescue 1, on Friday the 13th, during a clean-up.   “Piss isn’t too bad.” “Puke is the worst.” “Nah, shit’s worse than puke, any day.” “Blood is easy, it doesn’t stink.” “That’s why piss isn’t bad, easy clean-up.” “Old piss is pretty bad.” “New shit is worse than old shit.” […]

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