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nadinbrzezinski

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6. I used to be one of those crazy people

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:59 AM

Jul 2013

Who went on emergency calls.

An old EMSer in Mexico once told me when I was young and dumb (got over half of it) that when you see a vehicle going code three to a scene, say a little thanks and wish them they go home at the end of the shift.

Fast forward 20 and some years I do that...and lord knows I lost my religion in a call. I also always tell them to stay safe...

(As to the dumb...these days I go to those wild fires to find what we need to keep people safe by telling them where the shelters are. I regularly take photos at the fire line...and what happened today...it's always in the back of my mind. Three weeks ago my local fire department were damn lucky...wind shifted on them in a controlled burn...they had to run for it)

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Whenever I see firetrucks go by I feel deep emotions. [View all] alittlelark Jun 2013 OP

Whenever I see a life-flight copter fly over, I feel the same way... eom Purveyor Jul 2013 #1

I have that problem as well.... alittlelark Jul 2013 #2

Out here, they draw heavily from people on the reservations Warpy Jul 2013 #3

I'm a NM native as well - I understand the need for fires for some species. alittlelark Jul 2013 #4

I know, the rules covering dead wood collection are INSANE Warpy Jul 2013 #8

My property is adjacent to Nat Forest land.... alittlelark Jul 2013 #9

Horribly tragic - 19 of them Triana Jul 2013 #5

I used to be one of those crazy people nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #6

thanks to this post, I just read about the yarnell firefighters. how truly sad and awful. I am so niyad Jul 2013 #7