tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post3290090401116393030..comments2023-12-19T22:53:18.256-08:00Comments on the Happy Medic: Medic 99 has been deactivatedThe Happy Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-89354684272614463062009-07-31T19:17:33.424-07:002009-07-31T19:17:33.424-07:00Ok, that makes more sense now. I have a friend wh...Ok, that makes more sense now. I have a friend who works as a medic in a similar system nearby, but they don't have medics on their engines, or even EMTs in many cases. Engines only go on medical runs if it comes in as a code or the medics request them. EMS even does the auto accidents by themselves.brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473010719681302118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-77843325566220790522009-07-28T21:33:21.221-07:002009-07-28T21:33:21.221-07:00CK..... :) !!!
Thanks.CK..... :) !!!<br />Thanks.The Happy Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-26001845011519233612009-07-28T20:31:46.305-07:002009-07-28T20:31:46.305-07:00Just got home from Training night at the vollie FD...Just got home from Training night at the vollie FD then our weekly "Active Camaraderie Enhancement" hours at the local pub immediately thereafter.<br /><br />I really did raise one of my MGD's (or my Mmmmmm Goods, as I call them) and told everyone it was for Medic 99. They were confused. I drank a toast anyway.<br /><br />Gkemtb got it, she raised one too.Ckemtphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120372673086912853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-75805295292001182082009-07-28T20:08:27.843-07:002009-07-28T20:08:27.843-07:00Brendan, Our system is transferring transport duti...Brendan, Our system is transferring transport duties to a group of Paramedics and EMTs who are Fire Employees, but not firefighters, as well as allowing a handful of private companies to assist with our exploding call volume.<br /><br />And CK, thank you, just don't drop it. I had to, you know I did.The Happy Medichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-36440619835174888022009-07-28T17:36:34.087-07:002009-07-28T17:36:34.087-07:00I'm still a little confused. Does that mean t...I'm still a little confused. Does that mean that all the transporting will be by another agency? Or by fire department employees that are not firefighters? You'll be doing all the ALS care onscene, then hand off for the transport?brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473010719681302118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-60288918469700720242009-07-28T14:36:05.289-07:002009-07-28T14:36:05.289-07:00Happy, I gots me a day off today. I promise that i...Happy, I gots me a day off today. I promise that in about 3hrs (CST) I will be honored to have a drink in Medic 99's honor. <br /><br />And then another or two.Ckemtphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120372673086912853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-91978651276525881502009-07-28T04:59:26.202-07:002009-07-28T04:59:26.202-07:00Sadly the lack of planning seems to be widespread ...Sadly the lack of planning seems to be widespread in today's "public safety" agencies. My particular agency tends to use long range planning both for and against some things. <br /><br />For example, we can't renovate our main station because it MIGHT be closed and moved sometime over the next 10 years. But we also don't have a 3 year plan that anyone can look at to determine the direction of the department...we just wing it and keep our fingers crossed for the best. <br /><br />Their newest trick is making policies to discipline people on the fly. You violated this policy that was just released a week before it came out, but you should have know better. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-5352383482526781032009-07-28T00:43:53.859-07:002009-07-28T00:43:53.859-07:00**Shiff Shiff** Do you need a tissue?? 'Cause ...**Shiff Shiff** Do you need a tissue?? 'Cause I might be able to find you some low dust tissues around my centre. <br /><br />Personally I don't know how to react - seeing an organization go full circle like that must be frustrating. I am sure you must harbour some ill and angry feeling towards Management.<br /><br />You might like working these new shifts, give it a try, and hold your head up high - in the end things might work out. <br /><br />-- On a side note, the city medics I dispatch for work 12 hrs shifts (we have 24 hrs trucks & peak trucks), while the rural truck work 24 hrs shift. I couldn't tell you which is better, but to my knowledge the city medics have never worked 24 hrs shifts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com