The Furious Angels
FA Discussion => Off Topic => Topic started by: Ash on October 05, 2007, 12:49:27 pm
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By now most of you should know that I devote a part of my time to being a volunteer firefighter and in my experiences I've seen some good, some bad, and some really ugly. I thought I would start a thread that showcased some of the calls I run on a weekly basis, some of which I hope will be educational. I'll keep this thread updated as long as there is continued interest.
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On Scene Report: 2 car head on collision at 11:45pm. 1 occupant in each vehicle, both priority 1 traumas. **COLLISION DUE TO DRUNK DRIVER PASSING OUT WHILE DRIVING AND DRIFTING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC**
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Wrecks/MT001.jpg)
The door was thrown back in the van after the patient was removed. Notice the roof which we peeled back and the dashboard which we pushed forward to get the patient out from the van. Also notice the newspaper on the windshield, I found it on the passengers seat, it was turned to the "Car Pages" section. This driver lived.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Wrecks/MT002.jpg)
More photos's.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Wrecks/MT003.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Wrecks/MT004.jpg)
The other vehicle I can't show because it's against policy, I can tell you however that it was a volvo and it was the drunk drivers car. He did not live.
Drive responsibly folks.
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Very thought prevoking.... i hope no Angel here drink drives, a local girl died last week becuase she drink drived, her 14 month old baby is now an orphan (I don't think the Father is alive/doesnt want to take responsibility)
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I had an au pair driving behind me last week in a beamer, reading her kid's homework...!
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Oh Yotogi..... I'm so sorry you have to see these things for a living, but I'm so glad we have people of strong character capable of it.
And to think, just this morning I was laughing because my friend was arrested for a DUI... I guess it's nothing to laugh about, is it?
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educational for sure. makes me sick actually, dont know about USA but it is my parents generation (60ish) who are the worst offenders.
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Jesus H. Christ.
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Not trying to steal your thread Yotogi but I too have been a victim of a drunk driver... he was running from the police and took a right turn trying to get away and ran into my truck... it pushed my truck backwards (I was stopped at the time) and he kept going..... further down the road he took a sharp left.. hit the curb and flipped his car getting ejected back onto the road.. he lived.. no jail time for the hit and run, DUI, evading the police, or reckless endangerment. This is his car the day after at the junk yard (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Inner_Fatman/wreck_2006_008.jpg)
This is my truck.. it caved in the other side that you cant really see, to the point the engine wouldn't run, insurance Totaled it
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Inner_Fatman/wreck_2006_001.jpg)
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No jail time? What the hell backwards ass state do you live in?
EDIT: Georgia... What the hell is wrong with the legal system in your state!?
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yeah.. what really ticked me off is the DA didn't even call and follow up... nothin... didn't even let me and my girlfriend as "victims" know what had become of the case. Once I found out I called down there and raised holy hell.. the DA sent over the WHole file on the case... still kinda pissed... they were more interested in making him pay money for there small ass town than paying money to have him in jail.
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As you may know my other half is a senior fire officer and gets to see (and tell me about) all that fun stuff too. I gather from chatting with friends that you 'merkins don't have to wear rear seat belts... over here it's the law. And here's why (whited if you're squeamish): Once you've seen what happens when a man is thrown through the rear windshield you'll understand that a belt can literally keep your head on your shoulders... really not pretty ;)
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Actually it's up to the state to set and enforce seatbelt laws and rear seat belt laws have (no pun intended) taken a back seat to the flurry of concern of child safety restraining systems. Hell some states still don't have any laws on the books concerning passengers riding in the cargo area of pickup trucks.
Oh and just in case your keeping score Destyn:
Bodies found sans head = 3
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In Mississippi they can actually pull you over for not wearing a seatbelt now... even a backseat, and ticket you for it. Cops in Mississippi aren't the brightest though. They know they have a quota, they know they can bullshit any charge and it doesn't help to have this superiority complex of theirs. To be a cop in Mississippi you have to actually take an IQ test, but if you score too HIGH you're not allowed into the academy. Anything on the top end of average or above average is too high a score. The thought is that people with higher IQ's won't follow orders as well. So we have a bunch of redneck ignorant jerks in uniform running around, not really caring about lives and safety as much as making their quota.
My friend and I were pulled over in Madison county Mississippi, apparently this cop is COMPLETELY illiterate. First of all, my friend has an international driver's license and the cop didn't know what the hell to make of it. For awhile he thought is was a fake ID. The name read LAST, FIRST MIDDLE... so my friend's name on the tickets went from William Arthur Pement to Arthur William and the state issued as Pement (they have states in the UK? But apparently not middle names) Then he asked for the local address (not having one, he gave his brothers) and the cop asked how to spell Ross Boulevard. Not just Ross, but also BOULEVARD! Like Blvd.! Does he not have to write it a thousand times a day? We discreetly left out the apartment number. And he took forever copying down the name and issue number... we watched him for nearly five mins writing one line of text, as if he was looking at each individual letter, struggling with it, and recreating it without reading on the ticket. Then he puts like 10 digits in the zip code, getting them all jumbled up anyway, and proceeds to launch into this "round these parts, boy, people go the speed limit on my highway"...................seriously... I was waiting for the Banjo music.
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I remember a year or two back taking a ride in my boss's car with the SVP of finance, and she was ripping the piss out of me for wearing a belt in the back ("like what, are you 12??"), evidently in New York and Atlanta they don't care so much about those things.
I did get to hear a very funny story about a woman who couldn't properly control the clutch on her car, the amount of damage she caused while leaning out to get a parking voucher was amazing :D
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Hmm... I wonder if she validates?
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ON SCENE REPORT: Single vehicle collision. Driver lost control of vehicle and crashed into a single pumping kiosk at a gas station. Vehicle had one occupant who was transported to nearby hospital for multiple facial lacerations. Gas pumping kiosk caught fire but was quickly extinguished; emergancy gas shut-off was activated by first arriving units.
BTW: I'm in the 2nd picture; whoever guesses correctly gets a prize.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP001.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP002.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP004.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP005.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP006.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP007.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/RP008.jpg)
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(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/FALits/RP002.jpg)
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either that or the really sparkly one... wait
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Wow...and on the first guess. Congrats Lits...name your prize. (within reason of course, I am a married man now)
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Wow, poor truck, and poor gas pump. :( Driver under the influence? Good thing you guys got that fire out quickly. :x I'd hate to see the pictures if you hadn't.
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a cookie?
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Heh I got to see one like that a few years ago. Elderly woman lost control of the car, somehow in reverse after filling up with gas; she took the hose with her still attached to the car, backed into the bump then went forward and pinned a Harley to the opposite pump.
I was sitting near the front of the forecourt and all I could think was "I wonder how big the explosion will be, and will I be far away enough in time", but the staff pulled the emergency lever and nobody was hurt. Still very cool to see though :D
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a cookie?
Be careful. She laces her cookies with less than three. I ate one and got hooked. *twitch*
That first scene you posted makes my jaw drop...
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ON SCENE REPORT: Box **-*, Fire on the 4th floor, Garden Style aparment building with multiple people trapped. Ladder Truck was first unit on scene and confirmed Heavy Fire showing through multiple windows on Side Alpha with smoke blowing through Side Charlie. Also confirmed 5 victims trapped on multiple balconies and hanging out windows. 2nd Alarm was pulled to assist with fire attack and effect the rescue of the occupants.
I was riding the Rescue Squad and was dispatched as the R.I.C. which stands for Rapid Intervention Company. Which means our primary concern is firefighter rescue and occupant search and rescue. Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest in the world but what can you expect when we hand the camera off to a rookie.
Oh and just to give you a clue of the day I had this was Fire number 2 out of 3 for my shift. The first was a two-story house fire, then this one then a Metro Rail car caught fire at the platform at 6 this morning. Fun day (I'll see if I can scrounge up photos of the Metro Fire)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/BelFire1.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/BelFire2.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/BelFire3.jpg)
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(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/BelFire5.jpg)
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ON SCENE REPORT: Here's a quick pic of a House Fire I ran back in January. This time I was on the Ladder Truck. This is what we call the Free-burning stage of the fire, where the room where the fire originated has already flashed over, igniting not only the contents in the room, but the gases that were in there as well.
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/Gibson2lg.jpg)
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Whoa, Metro fire? I was in town!
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Wow. Scary stuff. o.o
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Yikes Yotogi... very heroic stuff.
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THREE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN BLAZE, ONE CIVILIAN DIES
ON SCENE REPORT: At 0050 hours, units responded to Box Area **-**, for the apartment fire. Units went onscene with heavy fire conditions on the second and third floors, along with people trapped in a garden apartment. The fire went to three alarms.
Here is what A Fire & Rescue Service spokesman wrote in a press release:
"Within the first 5-10 minutes of arriving, and during firefighting and initial rescue operations, it is believed that a catastrophic floor collapse occurred sending two of three firefighting crew members from the third level into the seat of the fire on the second floor (the area of origin). A ’Mayday’ distress (firefighter down) signal was immediately activated while the two firefighters immediately sought refuge by jumping through a second floor window, landing on the ground below. In doing so they sustained serious injuries. The third firefighter was able to self-rescue through the interior to the outside.
At about the same time rescues were being made by the Rescue Squad who located a victim in a second floor apartment, near the front door and the Tower who removed multiple trapped occupants via ground ladders. The victim removed by the Rescue Squad crew succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene. A total of four residents were rescued by firefighters.
A Fire Captain/Paramedic, age 38, a 17 year veteran, was flown to the **** Burn Unit at the **** Hospital Center. His injuries are serious, but not life threatening. A Firefighter, age 31, an 8 year veteran was also flown to the **** Burn Unit. His injuries are serious, but not life threatening. Both are being admitted. The third Firefighter, is in his 20’s has been with the fire service for about one year. He was transported by a medic unit to the **** Burn Unit. His injuries were less serious and he is expected to be treated and released."
The spokesperson reports that it wasn't just a small hole that burned through the floor, dropping the two firefighters from the third to the second level. He says it was a large section of the bedroom and possibly living room. A lot of indication the fire had been burning for some time. According to Piringer the crew from Engine XXX and the other first arriving units were heavily engaged in life-safety issues when the floor collapsed.
The spokesperson says the two firefighters were forced to bail out of the second level on Side C which was a longer drop than Side A (two stories in the front and three in the rear).
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I was not on this fire but thought I'd post it because the 3 firefighters were from my department.
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oh God... how awful. And they still saved four lives?
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Yotogi, I've never seen this thread before. I think it's amazing what you do and I have so much respect for you in that you take time out of your life and volunteer. I think what you do is great and I really appreciate it. :) True hero stuff.
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Thanks for the kind words likwid, but really I do it because when you get to be my age playing with Tonka trucks just doesn't cut it.
On another note, here are a couple of photos of the fatal fire I reported on a few posts back. [Reminder: The Firefighters were on the 3rd floor and fell through to the 2nd Floor]
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/TB1.jpg)
(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/TB2.jpg)
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Artistically, that second photo is really neat; it looks like it's all been digitally rendered and is a scene from a Next-Gen game.
And the above statement, of course, is not meant to be taken out of context. I'm heartbroken over those who died in the accident. It is truly devastating. I'm glad that you're OK, yotogi...
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Just to clarify and as I stated earlier, I was not on this particular call. Thank you anyway Ana.
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what would cause a flashover like that? I didn't think buildings just errupted into massive flame anymore b/c of modern wiring requirements and the fire retardant in pillows, bedspreads, drapes, couches... etc...
Sorry, I just finished a book about a forensic pathologist who's working with a federal fire investigation squad, so now i'm all curious
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I will never look at your sig the same again. Every time I see the "I got you" I''m thinking of you saving some little girl from a fire.
Which BTW, Awesome, ditto what Lik said.
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ON SCENE REPORT FOR AUGUST 14:Single vehicle collision into a Jersey wall with driver trapped in her upside down vehicle. Driver was freed from her vehicle and her wounds were tended to and was later released from the hospital.
Upon hitting the Jersey wall (the concrete barrier that separates the two flows of traffic) pieces of concrete are thrown into the oncoming lane thereby causing 5 more accidents. Luckily there were only minor injuries and some damage to the vehicles. We had to shut down the highway just so we could deal with all chaos and debris.
While the scene was being reopened a driver apparently didn't see a stop police car and swerved to miss it, causing it to flip over and slide 100 yards down the road, he too was okay.
So, first accident was on the North bound lanes, then 5 more on South bound lanes, then 1 last one again on the North bound lanes. We were out there for several hours cleaning up the messes.
This was a week ago.
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ON SCENE REPORTS FOR AUGUST 21: This one is a bit lengthy so bear with me.
5pm: My first call of the shift. Multiple vehicle accident caused by a tire blow-out. One patient pinned in a Ford Explorer, no life threatening injuries. Accident took place on I-270 Northbound.
7:30pm: My third call of the shift. Single vehicle accident, overturned vehicle on I-270 Southbound with driver unconscious and trapped between Jersey wall and driver-side door. Crushed skull with multiple contusions, lacerations and decompressions to the face and torso. Driver's head made contact with pavement three separate times (I'll leave it up to you to figure out how we figured that out). Apparently a driver in another vehicle had fallen asleep at the wheel and drifted into the other drivers lane, hitting the vehicle and causing it to lose control and flip over.
UPDATE: The driver was taken to the nearest Trauma Center where it was determined that she suffered only minimal brain damage and will most likely pull through. a-fucking-mazing.
12:00am: My sixth call of the shift...
Video 1: http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=immersiveplayer&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=829239879
Video 2: http://www.wusa9.com/video/default.aspx?maven_playerId=immersiveplayer&maven_referralPlaylistId=playlist&maven_referralObject=829512597
There are several other videos from all the other news broadcasts but these were some of the better ones.
The highway was shutdown until 6:30am Friday morning.
During the call we got word from 911 that somewhere in the sea of stopped traffic about 15 car lengths back there was a pregnant woman in a red Honda going into active labor.
And not to be outdone...
1:01am:My seventh call of the shift. House fire. Three story house fire, fully involved. House had no occupants and there were no injuries. All units were put back in service at 4:00am after fire had been extinguished and all salvage and overhaul had been performed.
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@ Sixth Call - 12:00AM
That makes me furious. What a son of a bitch. To flee from the scene on foot, without even checking on the people you hit. He deserves to have the damn book thrown at him.
Rest in peace, to the 10 year old killed in that horrible accident. :(
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I can't view the videos just yet, but it sounds awful... Yotogi, bless your soul for doing this night after night!
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I'd embed the videos but they want to start playing automatically and I don't know how to stop them from doing that.
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Closed my patio door tonight because I could smell smoke. I heard sirens in the distance and thought there was a fire maybe a few blocks over. Went back to watching TV and suddenly heard the fire alarm go off. I thought "hmm, the smoke coming from outside must have set off our fire alarm" and went to tell my roommate that we should probably get out of the building. I went back to the patio door I had closed earlier and saw a shower of fire embers raining from the sky. "Ok, time to go now!"
Turns out the fire was directly across the street from my complex - extremely close. A new hotel that was being built. The fire was HUGE...I've never been that close to such a huge fire. The wind was blowing our direction and embers were falling everywhere. While I was watching the fire, I noticed a building next to me had flames on the roof. I looked up just in time to see some dude throwing a bucket of water on it. It was the complex right beside ours. Luckily that fire got out quickly.
Slowly but surely the fire across the street was beat back and the few outbursts on our side were put out. My car is covered in ash, I smell of smoke, and there are a few embers on my clothes still. I was gonna go to kinkos to print some stuff out, but I imagine our entrance is still blocked off.
Yotogi, I'm guessing you weren't called in for this one? I'm in Alexandria, and you're with DC itself, right? I did take one picture from my lobby door...maybe I can upload it in a bit.
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The fire from in front of my apartment:
(http://liquiware.net/tbone/alexfire.jpg)
A pic someone else took:
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/Lastery/0911082051.jpg)
It took 100 emergency workers to put it out!
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I was wondering what the fuck that text message was about, lol. Glad to see no one was hurt. I'm at the station right now and just got back from our own set of fires. Seems like it's been a busy night for DC Metro area.
Side Note: ... I smell of smoke, and there are a few embers on my clothes still.
Welcome to my world. Haha.
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Oh man, T I'm glad you're okay!
(if it'd gotten to your building Yotogi would have ninja sensed it, you know, and totally been there)
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(http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a283/Shinzui501/Incident%20Photos/Fires/yotogi1.jpg)
Psst...Look carefully at the helmet.
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Badass!
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LOL. That's awesome.
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When you see it... bricks will be shat..
AWESOME! Represent!
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awesome