tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post562177058067168170..comments2024-02-25T15:50:47.028-08:00Comments on Report on Conditions: Speed killsCapt. Schmoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-20811800608931738042009-11-05T18:19:51.075-08:002009-11-05T18:19:51.075-08:00dang!
Note to self: keep the crack supplies outdo...dang! <br />Note to self: keep the crack supplies outdoors.Mrs. Bunkerhttp://www.youareatuna.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-52158756770977631682009-11-05T17:59:11.612-08:002009-11-05T17:59:11.612-08:00Dear Captain Schmoe,
I stand corrected.
Should I ...Dear Captain Schmoe,<br />I stand corrected.<br /><br />Should I have had my feet into any boot similar to your own, I would also have moved quickly to another location so that I could gain a safer position in order to assess the situation. My instantaneous risk assessment might have been slower in onset than yours, but I can guarantee that my rapid repositioning to a safer assessment environment would still have gotten me out first.<br /><br />That of course, is because you display more selfless behavior. Undoubtedly you would allow me to get the hell out of your way while I was giving a high-frequency auditory warning at the full capacity of my respiratory organs.<br /><br />Just when you felt you had nothing to be grateful for about that day,<br />Ann T.Ann T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11128699035211561119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-3263254255664970942009-11-04T19:25:43.921-08:002009-11-04T19:25:43.921-08:00EWWWWWW, great story and totally creepy. I really...EWWWWWW, great story and totally creepy. I really enjoyed reading that! thank you!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083141849691624128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-31167590383219118892009-11-04T10:44:21.763-08:002009-11-04T10:44:21.763-08:00Gia - Our state is pretty proactive when it comes ...Gia - Our state is pretty proactive when it comes to arson training - they offer a lot of classes on the subject. I had most of them when I went into the investigation unit, the district allowed for me to attend the rest on their dime. OJT was great, I worked with some guys that had been doing it for a long time.<br /><br />Investigations is fascinating and I worked with some great folks over at the Sheriff's Office. That being said, I was in the unit only for a few years, I did not adapt well to supervising an Engine Company and being an investigator at the same time. We were understaffed at the time and splitting time between the two functions was causing problems at work and at home. <br /><br />Ann - Ya know, maybe the term "run" is a little harsh. We in the fire service like to think of it more like "Moving quickly to another location so that we can gain a safer position from which we can assess the situation". Yeah, that's it. <br /><br />I might also add that I was "Moving quickly to another location so that we can gain a safer position from which I could assess the situation" fast enough, that had I not been wearing my helmet, I would have probably knocked myself out. <br /><br />We're not to fond of the term "panic" either, especially as it applies to us. It's better described as "an instantaneous risk assessment followed by a rapid repositioning to a safer environment" It's the fire service version of politically correct speaking.<br /><br />I thank both of you for reading my thoughts and for taking the time to comment.<br /><br />SchmoeCapt. Schmoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394460305247627610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-27891665885435508962009-11-04T09:55:32.156-08:002009-11-04T09:55:32.156-08:00Dear Schmoe,
My God I would have run too. It's...Dear Schmoe,<br />My God I would have run too. It's the surprise that tips it over in the panic part of the brain.<br /><br />I've often wondered about storage units and the homeless. Thank you also for confirming a couple of guesses in other areas. I am learning a lot.<br /><br />Sincerely yours,<br />AnnAnn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11128699035211561119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489648728739050434.post-52319206235008487902009-11-04T00:37:30.310-08:002009-11-04T00:37:30.310-08:00What a fascinating job you have, (not to be disres...What a fascinating job you have, (not to be disrespectful of the dead man) to reconstruct the fire and find who/what caused it! Is this a special training area in your department or is it your"hands on" that gave this job to you? Just curious and fascinated at the same time!Gia's Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482742283418885642noreply@blogger.com