We responded to a call was for "welfare check" with PD. PD found the deceased occupant on third floor of townhome. The "odor of exhaust fumes" was prevalent to PD but was not relayed to FD. Several calls and days later CO readings were found in initial home and auto exceeding 200 … [Read more...]
On February 23'd, MCFRS had a "near-miss" event involving Eagle 1. This event underscores the hazards of helicopter med-evacs and the precautions necessary.At the time of the incident, weather conditions were clear and cool with little wind. It was fully dark, but the amount … [Read more...]
Another Close Call With Dementia Patient and Gun
On Monday (2-20) at approximately 0800 AM. A citizen summoned the fire station by means of the non-emergency line. The man on the telephone was concerned about his father that has a long standing history of dementia. He reported that his mother … [Read more...]
DEMENTIA PT. WITH A GUN – CLOSE CALL
At 0521 hrs today, Geneva FD E208 and St. Charles Medic 153,on auto aid, responded for a medical alert alarm at a townhouse complex. Upon arrival, companies were unable to gain entry due to locked exteriordoors. A family member down the block provided a key for … [Read more...]
NO WEAPONS CALL? CHECK AGAIN.. BE CAREFUL
On Friday January 6,2012 @ 07:15 hours. 15 minutes in to the start of my shift my company was dispatched for a mental distress patient. while enroute I asked the 911 dispatcher for patient conditions. They advised we were responding for a 76 year old male who was experiencing … [Read more...]
On Monday January 9th at 20:00hrs Pittstown Fire and Ems were Dispatched for a Delta traffic accident on New York Rt 7 for multiple patients. Our Fire Crews arrived started treating patients and conducting hazard control as per our sop. Firefighters found a 20lb propane cylinder … [Read more...]
CLOSE CALL WHILE RESPONDING TO HIGH ANGLE EMERGENCY
While responding code 3 in our ambulance to a male pinned between a 500 ton counterweight and an I-Beam a hundred feet in the air on a crane at a refinery, my partner and I encountered a car attempting to keep pace in front of our ambulance. We were travelling approximately 50 … [Read more...]
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE AT EMS CALL – ALWAYS BE AWARE
On December 23rd a local ambulance service, along with the local law enforcement agency responded to a call where one subject stated he had shot his significant other, who had been ill. The ambulance service arrived at the same time as law enforcement and staged about ½ … [Read more...]
26 y/o FF MI CLOSE CALL?
On Sunday Oct 9th 2011 I assisted a volunteer EMS agency with a trauma code. I performed cpr for about 20 minutes of a 40 minute transport. On the Thursday and Friday before, I had worked my normal job, then responded to a hazardous materials incident, which lasted 17 hours. … [Read more...]
PTS GUN DISCHARGES AT EMS RUN
Crews responded to a male pt w/ a decreased LOC from a low blood sugar of 22. While crews were treating the pt one of them noticed he was holding a gun in his lap. The gun and the pt's hand were inside a 'beanie' wool cap. When the crews moved the pt's hand down alongside his … [Read more...]