52 Things I've Learned
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Poynette Calling
Jul
24
Poynette Calling
I had no idea they were keeping track until Chief 2 Jeremy pointed it out.  I just thought you showed up when you could, did your best, and that was that.    Remember the “permanent records” they used to threaten us about?  Like most of school, I thought that was nonsense, wrapped in bureaucratic...
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Last Call
Jun
28
Last Call
Pager tones during dinner.  Truck versus motorcycle.  Been there, done that.  Don’t know any of the details, but the scene looks familiar upon arrival.  Driver’s side front corner of the truck damaged, motorcycle down, rider down and bleeding.  Our EMTs are treating him, doing excellent work.  He...
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Newtoning
Jun
23
Newtoning
Day two of ropes training and the fun stuff begins.  We’re doing firefighter pickoffs.  Firefighter pickoffs are like baseball pickoffs except nobody dies (because, if you got picked off while I was coaching first or third base, you were dead to me).      The training exercise is there’s a victim...
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