San Diego County Fire Authority Academy #7: November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Reminder for December 3rd

Hey everyone just a reminder that S-190 and S-130 are due Thursday night. Make sure you print at all the sheets...I know its alot of them.

Hope everyone had a great Holiday. Now it's time to turn up the intensity on this academy. See everyone Thursday night.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Recruits Get Chance to set, fight a fire

Check this article out:

Recruits Get Chance to Set, Fight a Fire

Monday, November 23, 2009

Firefighter bailouts

I believe this what Captain Howell meant when firefighters bailout head first spinning and sliding down the ladder.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Vehicle TC....

... with injuries and fire burning into vegetation. Palomar Mountain, East Grade, Mile Marker 6.

looks like that preconnect-pull training is beginning to pay off already....

JIM :)

More info:

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN ---- One person was seriously injured in a head-on crash that sparked a small bush fire Sunday morning, authorities said.

About 9:25 a.m., a sedan and Toyota Tundra pickup truck collided on East Grade Road, just west of Will Valley Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The wreckage blocked both lanes of traffic, and the sedan caught fire, the CHP said. Preliminary reports said that everyone made it out of the sedan before fire consumed it.

The flames ignited a small area of brush, which firefighters quickly extinguished, a fire dispatcher said.

One person was taken to the hospital by helicopter with serious injuries, the CHP said.

The road was cleared by 11:30 a.m.

And, yes, everyone was out of the sedan. No burns. :)

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Photos

All:

The photos I took today are here

Sorry I didn't get a chance to get everyone in there, I'll try to take more as we move along.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

JIM :)

Friday, November 20, 2009

PT SATURDAY Morning 7:20am

Hey everyone I will be there tomorrow morning to help lead some PT. This is completely voluntary. Many have shown interest so we will begin at 7:20am-7:40am. Please arrive in PT gear ready to go. Don't forget your water. We will be doing a short Crossfit workout. Since there are many different fitness levels I thought this would be the best place to start especially since the Fire Academy has adopted Crossfit as their PT for the academy.

See You in the morning. Don't forget your water bottles.

Holiday Tree Safety

Holiday Safety

A demonstration showing how flammable a dry Christmas tree can be as opposed to a tree watered regularly. This test was conducted by the National Fire Protection Association and Underwriters Laboratories. For more information: Click Here

I would also like to share a couple of items with the academy. For those of you already active there are a couple of good deals in the month of November for firefighters. Please pass them along or post them at your station.

The second thing I would like to share with the class is currently Orange County Fire Authority is currently having there Academy filmed for a reality show. It is not available here in San DIego but I will provide a link to view it via the web.

Last if anyone has any further ideas for the Academy please let me know and I will present them to the class.
DEALS:
Knott's Theme Park salutes Fire & Police personnel Nov. 26 - Dec. 20
Free park admission November 26 through December 20. The offer is good for fire and police personnel and their spouse, or one guest. Up to six additional tickets can be purchased for only $15 each. Fire and law enforcement ID required.

Addidas 30% of at San Ysidro's Plaza Las Americas Store (Please see attachment)

Orange County Fire Authority Academy #36 (click on Link)
or paste address into browser (http://www.hulu.com/the-academy)

test on 11-20-09

guys...spoke with capt howell after class...we r not having a test on victim removal...the only test we r taking is the one we r re-taking...jus a friendly reminder

FIRST IN!! COMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Hey guys
I just wanted to let the guys know who haven't heard about this show called First In on BET. First In is a show about one of the nations busiest Fire Department, and that is the truth! This show has all walks of life on there department, and is an understatement when I say that it is intense! This show has REAL-LIFE calls, actual people, incident's, and they show it ALL!!! Check out this show when you can believe me you will become addicted, Wednesday night @ 10pm on BET.
Martinez

Thursday, November 19, 2009

How many EMTs does it take to Change a Light Bulb?

Q: How many EMT-Bs are needed to change a light bulb?
A: None, it’s an ALS procedure.

Q: How many EMT-Ps are needed to change a light bulb?
A: Four. One drives, one looks into the protocols book, one asks medical command for permission, and one changes the light bulb.

Q: How many EMT-Is are needed to change a light bulb?
A: In Alabama – one; in Alaska – one; in Arizona – two, if both of them have taken a con-ed class on changing light bulbs; in Arkansas EMT-Is can’t change light bulbs, but there is a rumor it’s going to change next year; In California – just one, but medical command has to be contacted; in Colorado – two; In Connecticut, they can only assist with changing light bulbs; in Delaware, it is up to their medical director…

Q: How many EMS instructors are needed to change a light bulb?
A: It doesn’t matter; we don’t have time to cover it in our class.

Q: How many old EMS instructors are needed to change a light bulb?
A: I can do it alone, but those new guys won’t do it even if ten of them are going to show up. Today’s classes are a joke. When I was younger, everybody could change a light bulb in two seconds with their eyes closed. And then our EMS system became what it is now. What a mess.

Q: How many career firefighters are needed to change a light bulb?
A: None. IAFF does not allow career firefighters to change light bulbs.

Q: How many volunteer firefighters are needed to change a light bulb?
A: Two, because only two will show up.

Q: How many old firefighters are needed to change a light bulb?
A: Change?

Q: How many fire instructors are needed to change a light bulb?
A: NFPA requires a minimum of two. Anything less is unsafe and has no place in today’s fire service.

Q: How many fire evaluators are needed to change a light bulb?
A: Four. One to lock out/tag out the switch, one to heel the chair, one to screw in the bulb, one for back up. Did you check for gasket when changing bulb? Were all tasks completed in a safe manner? “No” indicates automatic failure.

FOUND FROM SOURCE: http://www.emtlife.com/showthread.php?p=114491

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What not to wear

A personal story on why the PPE is important, even when you're hot and it's uncomfortable. Here's me during the Witch fire:

Note the lack of helmet (I left it in the truck) and the lack of shroud. And we won't even talk about the cotton bandanna...

Anyway, I got a couple decent burns on the back of my neck that night, which were not serious but hurt like the dickens for a week. Could have been avoided completely had I simply bothered to wear that helmet and shroud.

JIM :)

Useful info (from Philippe''s e-mail)

Monday, November 16, 2009

EMT 125 WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER

There is an interesting course at southwestern college that may be of interest. It is called "EMT 125 WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER" 4 units. Starts: 1/14/2010 Ends: 2/25/2010 at 06:00PM-09:45PM Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. The dates do conflict with the last week of the academy, however I assume it is possible to miss some of the classes for wilderness first responder if it is cleared with the professor. A certification can by earned through Wilderness Medical Associates. From what I heard it is a interesting class, here is a promotional youtube video from Wilderness Medical Associates which should be similar or close to similar to the class offered at southwestern. Just something that might be interesting to do once the academy is over.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDhANY0apKI

- Philippe Tran

Sunday, November 15, 2009

San Diego County Fire Authority Academy Blog.

This blog is created on November 15,2009 as a means for members of Academy #7 to remain in communication during and after the academy. The fire service is a career field that is quite competitive, because that we should go for all possible opportunities that are available. It will be harder for us to know about the job opportunities if we do not form connections and keep each other informed. This blog will become beneficial because we are able to post any useful information we know of and make it widely available to others. Information such as job opportunities will help us achieve an career in the fire service. Other useful information such as available information such deadlines, certification training, firefighter 1 academies, and many others will be posted. There is no doubt in my mind that Academy #7 will be successful in obtaining careers in the fire service or anywhere else. The success of this blog relies on members of Academy #7 and of those who visit this site posting comments and helpful information. Together we can achieve our goals.