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@Drew-v2f
2 жыл бұрын
There are hotlines for everything.
@Drew-v2f
2 жыл бұрын
Are there people who work on disability that are on the line in service? What disqualifies the individual to having this career or every other military, law enforcement, firefighting.
@ryancartrette6934
2 жыл бұрын
Ty genuinely just wanted to reaffirm I am grateful idk if I seemed grateful, but I am. Thank you. (I'm Rebecca, commenting from my fiances account as I don't have a gmail/youtube.)
@jasonproctor9896
2 жыл бұрын
It's not the job of EMS to diagnose a patient with a condition, it's pre-hospital care. Why do people not understand that lol
@TallDrinkOfCoffee
2 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY. Assess, produce a differential, stabilize and transport.
@kitbarrows3874
2 жыл бұрын
Bc Hollywood has all these shows with emts making diagnoses at the scene.
@sad_vegan507
2 жыл бұрын
say it louder for the ppl in the back!
@lookingglass9175
2 жыл бұрын
As a paramedic how will you administer certain medications without a element of diagnosis???
@aggee10
2 жыл бұрын
@@lookingglass9175 push a drug and hope for the best 🤷♂️
@frb5237
2 жыл бұрын
The other thing about "we don't fights as many fires" is that the fires that do happen are burning faster, hotter, with even more deadly chemicals present in smoke. As I'm sure you're aware, those aren't even just buzzwords, it's backed by the numbers.
@eoinpkav152
2 жыл бұрын
The “fires now burn hotter” argument has been debunked
@frb5237
2 жыл бұрын
@@eoinpkav152 Care to share by whom? Or do you think firefighters across the country are all part of a shared conspiracy?
@masoncompton5872
2 жыл бұрын
@@eoinpkav152 by who? Where did you hear this?
@johnnyplayz920
2 жыл бұрын
@@eoinpkav152 so steel doesn’t burn hotter than Iron? What??
@dentonlutz6562
2 жыл бұрын
@@eoinpkav152 fires today do burn hotter and faster. Structure collapses are more common also. I've worked plenty of fires where even in full gear it's almost unbearable to be working offensively in a structure.
@maotseovich1347
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see that journalist work a 24 hour shift every 3 days, and I'd love to see what she'd look like after 2 weeks of working as hard as a firefighter for those 24 hours.
@napalmstickylikeglue
2 жыл бұрын
Uh huh ..... Firefighters on shift rarely work an entire 24 hours. Outside of some huge catastrophe or shift with back to back calls (which varies by municipality) evenings and nights are reserved for resting. However full time law enforcement (especially nowadays)often works a 16-hour shifts back to back or 12 hour with additional overtime hours as needed..... With little to no rest.... And are generally scheduled 5 to 6 days a week. I think I like to watch a journalist do that instead.
@dentonlutz6562
2 жыл бұрын
@@napalmstickylikeglue Where I worked its typical to run 25 to 35 calls a shift. Mostly ems when I worked on ambulances. Usually no sleep and cover next day shifts is very common, the most hours I've worked straight with no sleep is 35 hours. Most leave one job and go to the next. Only in major departments in big cities that have unlimited personal have those luxuries.
@kenbrown2808
2 жыл бұрын
"firefighters only work 8 days a month" bur they work the WHOLE DAY. which adds up to 240 hours in a 30 day month. in comparison, a 40 hour a week job would work 216 at MOST in 30 consecutive days.
@manubishe
2 жыл бұрын
8x24 is 192, but the accumulated stress goes far deeper than the regular 5 times 8-hour shifts, with full-night's rest in between.
@kenbrown2808
2 жыл бұрын
@@manubishe 24 on 48 off is one day out of 3. 30/3=10. 10*24=240.
@mitch3448
2 жыл бұрын
12 to 1:30 is lunch and nap time and the free time is after 4 where you could go to sleep of you really wanted. We respond to calls for 24 hours but come on..... we dont work for 24 hours lol. Prolly two hours or more out of that duty day is also spent shopping and cooking haha
@vjaceslavsavsjaniks6431
2 жыл бұрын
@@mitch3448 If you are lucky. Where I live ambulance and firefighters are two different structures, but from the medical perspective it can be "Everybody free in X place change your status, we have 12 calls on standby" it was 1 a.m. and 15-th call. It`s mostly sleeping time in more rural areas, but when those areas are ill for some unknown reason, 80 km for call, classic, to patient-> to hospital -> drop the patient-> rince and repeat.
@daiseysthebaby6071
2 жыл бұрын
I love it when clueless people present vague information as “FACTS”! Great video clarifying this.
@BrodeyDoverosx
2 жыл бұрын
You expect journalists to be accurate?
@DRFelGood
2 жыл бұрын
First, as usual the uninformed making broad strokes of a profession they have no complete knowledge of. Thank you for your clarification. I could go on, however, I won’t 🤭🚒🚒🚒 ✌️ Great Work
@gabeg.5310
2 жыл бұрын
I cannot agree with this enough, thank you.
@richardtaylor9798
2 жыл бұрын
These reporters should do a 24 hour ride along with one of the busiest stations in their city or county. Reports like this pop up from time to time based on broad generalizations and seemingly to the casual observer. A deeper dive into a day/ shift in the life of a FF/ police officer can open some uninformed eyes.
@blakekwamin7400
2 жыл бұрын
This was a very informative and non defensive video. Well done, much appreciated
@nathankaufmann2925
2 жыл бұрын
My dad works 48 off 72 and while he is off, he is a volunteer county chief.
@mennoregts208
2 жыл бұрын
The working days of 24 on an 48 off accumulates to ~240 hours off shift time a month. On a 24h working day anything can happen from no sleep to eight hour's of light sleep. I think it's fair to say firefighters put in more hours than someone with an 40 hour working week.
@tamelailes8166
2 жыл бұрын
@@Morpheen999 In 4 weeks, that's 200 hours. 10 shifts of 24 hours is 240 hrs.
@joeburros4878
2 жыл бұрын
Haha they don't do that much work it's a lie they are shopping a lot by use
@curtiskennedy5996
2 жыл бұрын
A normal 5-day work week with 8 hours of work per day adds up to around 160 hours of work a four week month without overtime. A firefighter can work two to three 24-hour shifts in a week which is between 48 to 72 hours and that adds up to between 196 and 288 hours is a four week month before any possible overtime...but that is not talked about...🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@manicr1
2 жыл бұрын
@@joeburros4878 They are paid abysmal wages. They live life on call and have to leave within 60-90 seconds of being called. They are subjected to things most people can’t handle. When there is a fire, they work harder than most people do in a week. Don’t let your ignorance make you a jerk. Go hang out at a firehouse sometime.
@coyotejohn3101
2 жыл бұрын
@@joeburros4878 45 minutes working in full gear burns the same amount of calories as an 8 hour work day doing construction. Just because you see your local FD buying groceries doesn't mean they don't work. Maybe you should develop an open mind and drop by and introduce yourself. You might learn something.
@lewisricekrispy2
2 жыл бұрын
Things a firefighter won't tell you - I exhausted and need a sleep. I'm broken inside and need help.
@thoughtful_criticiser
2 жыл бұрын
We used to have two regular abusers of our EMS. First one lived close to the hospital that covered the city centre. Friday or Saturday nights after the club's let out and people were heading home, he'd call 999. Pick him up and take him to the hospital as the door of the ambulance opened he stated that he was a lot better and would just go home. One particular busy Saturday night the hospital was only taking critical cases. He called, as usual, every crew member knew him. We picked him up but didn't mention the hospital situation. He performed his usual act and we drove to the hospital 15 miles from the usual. As the doors opened he stated that he was alright and would just walk home, his home was next to the emergency department entrance at the usual hospital, he climbed down the steps turned to his left to go home and into a wall. He then realized he was not where he thought he was. We told him where he was and he demanded that we take him home. We told him that he could get a taxi and drove off to the next call. Over the next month, with that situation reoccurring every Saturday, we never picked him up again.
@SD45-ET44AC
2 жыл бұрын
We used to get regular complaints from one individual complaining that we needlessly drive too fast through their neighborhood, until their house caught fire and we took too long in responding
@FloridaCatholicGuy
2 жыл бұрын
A department where I used to live has a 24 on, 24 off, 24 on and 5 days off schedule. Of course a lot of them will pick up extra shifts or work other jobs outside the FD on their days off.
@whermanntx
2 жыл бұрын
That's the same as a 24/72. 42h average
@406fish1
2 жыл бұрын
Also with the whole shift thing, I feel like they forget that lots of departments have lower call rates but they are relating this to the biggest fire department in the United States.
@SnowmanAndFred650
2 жыл бұрын
As a firefighter here in New Zealand our shift roster works as 4 days on then 4 days off so you work 2 day shifts start at 6am end at 6pm, then you work 2 night shifts 6pm - 6am, so that's your 4 days of work then you have 4 days off. This means that you don't work the same days of the week every week. The New Zealand Ambulance service's dose exactly the same roster and I'm not sure what our Police shifts work.
@dadtype2339
2 жыл бұрын
Ret. Firefighter here, sorry I'm late to the party, I've done both Career and Volunteer, and I agree 100 % of what you said Brother. I would like to add that in the volunteer sector, unless the members of that station have put in for time off, they are on 24/7 365 days a year. And their not getting paid. Many have a regular 9 to 5 jobs and do volunteer fire duty. I can tell you that volunteer gets the same kind of training, education, there are college courses with certificates offered and taken, some or many like myself have gone through a fire academy, some were career some had fire training from the military, the only major difference is one is paid (career) and one isn't (volunteer). I know there are some cases of payment per call but it's really rare, also volunteer firefighters do get a small state pension after 5 years of service but it's nothing to write home about and depends on the state. And not many know but in the US alone 70% is volunteer. Thanks for reading be safe and be well to all especially my Brothers and Sisters of Thin Red Line.
@lookingglass9175
2 жыл бұрын
Really not many so called volunteer departments anymore that don’t get some sort of monetary compensation
@dadtype2339
2 жыл бұрын
@@lookingglass9175 True that, I ended as a State Firefighter and I nearly made to the 5 year mark wherein I would have qualified for a state pension, but unfortunately I was injured in an accident and forced to medically retire one year short of that. So even though that department didn't pay us anything, which is fine I'm crazy like that lol, there was a state pension. There is a department just within city limits that's a mix career and volunteer and the volunteers there do get a small rate per call not sure what that is. They have some crazy setups out here in NC where I am, one of the biggest things we don't have are BC's which I thought was nuts lol, having started career in CA not having Battalion Chiefs at least in my neck of the woods was odd to me but I guess the system works out. Thanks for the reply man, be safe and be well!
@PaulLomba
2 жыл бұрын
A "24 on/72 off" shift averages to 42 hours per week. A "24 on/48 off" shift averages 56 hours per week.
@MS-hw3xt
2 жыл бұрын
In Germany you get charged for every ambulance ride... but health insurance is going to cover the costs. There is just one hurdle... a doctor has to sign a document, if he thinks there was no reason, he won't sign and you get cahrged. Sounds like heaven and no abuse, but the truth is, most doctors don't care and sign no matter the circumstances.
@brofessormex
2 жыл бұрын
In Kaiserslautern we do but it's covered. And yes we have no idea what could be wrong. Nobody ever knows anything.
@oscarosullivan4513
2 жыл бұрын
Germans have a better policy than us Irish
@bencunningham6298
2 жыл бұрын
That would decrease a lot of the EMS calls in the states if that was the policy here haha
@marc-andrebenoit5776
2 жыл бұрын
As a volunteer, we go out on fires, chemicals spill, S&R, car accidents, emergency situations calls (usually due to mother nature), scenes assessment and security for downed powerlines or building collapses, medicals, social event (parade and stuff) forest fires. I had a call for a basement flood once, and many times for ventilation. During a major blackout due to hail (16 days during canadian winter), we went door to door to see people, helping them and informing them. We have a range of about 120 calls per years, for a 5000 to 6000 residents town.
@77gravity
2 жыл бұрын
"47% of line-of-duty deaths in 2012 were heart attacks" - sounds like a carefully cherry-picked statistic. And weight is not the primary factor, fitness (or lack of it) is far more important. A person can be overweight and still quite fit. And thin people have heart attacks too - and they have a lower survival rate - those extra pounds/kilograms help in recovery.
@ffjsb
2 жыл бұрын
Heat and stress can cause heart attacks as severe hyperthermia and dehydration can cause blood to coagulate more, even in normally healthy people.
@bencunningham6298
2 жыл бұрын
Turnout gear holds in so much heat now and your body can't properly cool which we all know it increases the odds. Then add in the 0-100 especially a for calls in the middle of the night. Over the years it all adds up and then factor in fitness level
@ssaladino1998
2 жыл бұрын
Heart attacks on the job is a pretty low statistic. You want to really blow people's minds let's talk about EMS and back injuries.
@jethrobodine
2 жыл бұрын
The late night tones dropping all of a sudden when you're asleep definitely takes a toll on the heart. More departments are moving towards a progressive alerting system to combat this issue.
@ffjsb
2 жыл бұрын
@@ssaladino1998 Let me know the last time you heard of a LODD from lifting a cot and hurting your back...
@machoman15hc67
2 жыл бұрын
Well I’m a firefighter and I have to say obesity a lot more common than I would have expected…it’s not the only reason for the amount of heart attacks on the job but it’s a big factor. Obesity is a certain body fat percentage a person has you don’t necessarily have to be “fat” to be obese it just means you have more body fat than your suppose to which is generally 30% or more and that’s high balling it but it’s a stressful job and carrying a mask and tools while in bunker gear operating in high heat just adds to the dangers of a heart attack
@SSP_CoachB
2 жыл бұрын
I don't disagree with you one bit, only adding another point... the scale used as a guideline for height/weight proportion is dated. I'm 6'3" and think the guideline suggests I weigh around 185lbs. I weight closer to 230 and am less than 20% body fat. The guideline says I'm "obese" and close to "morbidly obese" (which I'm definitely not). BMI doesn't tell the whole story.
@robertshort9487
2 жыл бұрын
@@SSP_CoachB exactly. when I was in the army I was classified as "obese" according to bmi, and had sub 12% body fat. now I am morbidly obese and need to lose weight. ;)
@themarine1100
2 жыл бұрын
They use our rescue squad as Uber to the hospital, they call and when rescue arrives, there’s several cars in the driveway, and countless people sitting around watching tv and they’re waiting with an overnight bag to go
@kalebbryce
2 жыл бұрын
As a 911 dispatcher you’re 100% correct about the abuse of 911… there are a large percent of people who call over drama, are over-reacting, or just make up BS. That doesn’t change how we handle them, but it’s still a major issue
@davep6977
2 жыл бұрын
19:30 the only thing Obese is the "system" with having to give everything a label. I'm 5'9" and weigh 200 lbs. According the BMI chart, I'm obese yet I have a 30 inch waist and can see my belt buckle without having to suck it in. lol
@Valkyrerider
2 жыл бұрын
Our volunteer Fire Dept. work 24/7 365 and we don't get paid!
@Falconra1d
2 жыл бұрын
Uhh so… apparently the KZitem algorithm wanted me to watch your video so I guess… Greetings from a volunteer firefighter from Germany 👋
@notaverb
2 жыл бұрын
Had a call one night that was dispatched as “Chest Pain” we show up and the patient is on the toilet. He tells us that he is constipated and needed to go to the ER for an enema. He said the chest pain was just to get us there faster.
@notanurse2373
2 жыл бұрын
I guess that’s better than Cp dispatch and find a full code on the toilet…
@Kingjohn2500
2 жыл бұрын
Ty for the upload great video 🚒
@wxvyd9653
2 жыл бұрын
React to a day in the life of a Toronto firefighter next time you react to vids from a different country. Great videos keep it up💪🏾
@bettysmith4527
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, how do you guys do EMS in Canada? Is it part of the fire service?
@FortunaFortesJuvat
2 жыл бұрын
@@bettysmith4527 In Toronto, EMS is a standalone service
@bettysmith4527
2 жыл бұрын
@@FortunaFortesJuvat that good, I wish that would become more the thing in the US!! Peace...
@wxvyd9653
2 жыл бұрын
@@bettysmith4527 Yeah Toronto EMS is a standalone but in some areas of the city there are a couple stations that are connected between EMS and Fire
@ffjsb
2 жыл бұрын
We're so short there's a least a half a dozen guys that have MORE overtime hours than regular shift hours. Guys are being mandated to work overtime. Many FD's are like that too.
@fdMT_EnGy
2 жыл бұрын
...for anyone who doesn't know anyabout that FDNY rig at the end of the vidoe. As it says on the front...10 House is home to Engine 10 and Ladder 10. The house is across the street from WTC. Anyway, check out pictures of their rig. Its amazing what they did to it and the bay doors of the house...kind of jealous. LOL
@notanurse2373
2 жыл бұрын
“Consults are discouraged”. County dispatch would like a word with her manager.
@vjaceslavsavsjaniks6431
2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes too much encouraged. When things go south mostly. - №XXX... we need doctor brigade on scene ASAP - Did you start the IV, infusion, EKG, this and that? - We need the specialist, like 10 minutes ago - Yes, but... - Go screw yourself. Worth every paper we wrote after
@theroachden6195
2 жыл бұрын
8 hour days 5 days a week is 162 hours. 8 days a month for 24 hours is 192 hours. And you only get charged usually if the Ambulance service is private.
@jadsmvs8651
2 жыл бұрын
The public: "Police need more training!!" Firefighters: 🤐
@gilmendoza8092
2 жыл бұрын
I am a career firefighter for 6 years and I support this message lol
@jadsmvs8651
2 жыл бұрын
@@gilmendoza8092 I've only been a firefighter for 3 and half years so you'd think everything would still be fresh in my mind. Nope, lmao.
@LoneWolf-wu6yn
2 жыл бұрын
Casinos in Las Vegas are very familiar with 9-1-1 abusers. It is actually extremely annoying. People wrongly assume the Casino pays for all ambulance rides.
@RyanWithAviators
6 ай бұрын
Most people's concept of what obese means is quite a lot heavier than what the actual definition of it is. Obesity is generally based on BMI, which isn't a great indicator of health/obesity, but it's what is often used. "Overweight" by most people's standards generally equates obesity by the BMI standards.
@PaEMT_FF9
2 жыл бұрын
If bored, most state ems protocols are available online. Basically cookbook medicine.
@peesmkr
2 жыл бұрын
I have friends that work for the Houston Fire Dept that have had there hours cut so they go to work for other agencies part time for extra hours so they don't just sit around. I don't have a problem with them playing basket ball or exercising because fires are hard work and need to stay fit especially on 100 degree days ! Don't complain about your house burning down when you need them there in 5 min ! God Bless Our First Responders !!
@Scoobz187
2 жыл бұрын
Even if you only work 8 days a month, it still comes down to 24 normal workdays a month (24 times 9 to 5). 10x 24hrs shifts do equal 30 days and so on. In some jurisdictions, there even is a 24/24 shift, with the occasional 24/48 in between, having up to 15 shifts a month. Thats equal to 45 normal days of work.
@WvlfDarkfire
2 жыл бұрын
The California Swing is my favorite schedule...literally the only thing California has going for it...and the rolls
@RealDoctorMuffins
Жыл бұрын
In Ottawa, Canada our ambulance fee is 45$. 1200$ is outrageous imo
@mike_pertz
Жыл бұрын
I agree - the cost for medical care in the US is incredibly high
@RealDoctorMuffins
Жыл бұрын
@@mike_pertz Yeah, and by no means do I think it should be treated like a taxi, but at this point the gas to get to the hospital would cost less than taking the ambo
@somebod8703
2 жыл бұрын
2:30 About getting people to hospitals: Different countries have different doctrines when it comes to that. American doctrine is much more focussed on getting people away from the scene than e.g. German doctrine. This was very apparent on the Ramstein accident, where american first responders clashed with German Infrastructure. So I think that it's not as obvious as it might look.
@texandy89
2 жыл бұрын
As a former volunteer firefighter I have to say the public will always get things wrong about firefighters and also the news as well. The civilians who think they know about firefighting will say well I watched it on a TV show called Chicago firefighter or Rescue Me or Backdraft. But it's all fake and not realistic on how we do our job. Comes to show that if you people want to know more about firefighting go to your local fire department and ask questions about their job they will tell you exactly instead of watching a crappy show on TV and assuming that's how we operate.
@xzxxx2351
2 жыл бұрын
Not to mention 70% of firefighters are volunteers
@emmata98
2 жыл бұрын
yes. But there aren't that many in total. As a well off German Volunteer Firefighter^^ we have almost as many, but a fifth of your popukation. But yes, that doesn't get valued enouth, that most Firefighters do this and have a day-job.
@DWBmotorsports
2 жыл бұрын
Tommorow night when I get a run for a tummy ache I’m gonna call med control and describe the symptoms and ask for a diagnosis 😂
@HM2SGT
2 жыл бұрын
Eight days a month 24s is equivalent to three regular work days in one day. And last time I checked 8×3 is 24, so we’re working 24 days a month whereas most people work 9 to 5 Monday through Friday and the last time I checked that’s 20 days out of 31 to our 24!
@themclovin5400
2 жыл бұрын
So many things wrong with her report, but “we don’t fight many fires anymore”? I’ve fought a first in semi fire, 2nd in working commercial fire, and 2 first in working commercial fires in the last 2 shifts! Granted I work in a large city in an area that has a lot of fire but still we do fight fire. Also as a paramedic the whole “stabilize them and get them to the hospital” statement frustrates me. What about rsi, what about converting v tach and svt, what about diabetic wake ups and much more?!
@jamesbeecher8242
2 жыл бұрын
21 years in one of the larges all volunteer departments in the US (100,000 people in first due) with a 48,000 student university a block from our station and get about 1400 calls a year. NO EMS but fire, tech rescue & Haz-Mat. FDNY does EMS. All of their engines are EMS trained and they train to the state's version of first responder CFR-D. A friend of mine was listed as obeas because he was at 320 pounds BUT it was because he was an assistant strength trainer for a major Big 10 football team AFTER he spent 4 years as a starter on that regularly contender for the national championship . . Oh and his body fat was about 3-4%
@gooddayevery1
2 жыл бұрын
This video doesn’t take into consideration you could be busy as a bee and not stop at a major call where there is a need for a firefighter to work straight none stop your whole shift. I have seen firefighters at a major fire for 2 or 3 days straight which means you work your whole shift.
@Consequator
2 жыл бұрын
I saw the original pop up and was thinking things like 'Sure, you can go back into the blaze to grab your ' and 'smoking at the gas station is perfectly fine'
@gabeg.5310
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you just threw those out there randomly, but please never do either of those things, ever, period.
@kenbrown2808
2 жыл бұрын
some towns lower taxes by having a private for-profit ambulance service, and you are DEFINITELY going to get a bill for the ambulance ride.
@oscarosullivan4513
2 жыл бұрын
I think it is mad to pay for an ambulance
@bencunningham6298
2 жыл бұрын
Nah health insurance covers private as well. Our city couldn't afford to operate an EMS service so the 3 private companies handle the workload and do it rather well
@kenbrown2808
2 жыл бұрын
@@oscarosullivan4513 well, the American for-profit healthcare system is mad, so there's that.
@kenbrown2808
2 жыл бұрын
@@bencunningham6298 just because the bill goes to the insurance company doesn't mean there isn't a bill. and it's not that the city can't afford it, it's that the taxpayers prefer to hope they don't need it rather then take the chance on paying into it and not using it.
@bencunningham6298
2 жыл бұрын
@@kenbrown2808 yea no, I work for our city...we can't afford it. The most that could have been done was run one EMS unit and still charge a fee but there isn't the staffing at FD. Most of our city is government housing and most businesses left when the city kept raising taxes. Roughly 1/3 of city residents make up 70% of our tax revenue
@ethanmccaig286
2 жыл бұрын
If you do the math 8 shifts a month comes out to about 2300 hours. Where as a standard 40 hour a week comes out to 2100.
@rivermcratt3683
2 жыл бұрын
Okay, yes we're on shift for that little bit but during my days off I was training and or instructing at the training Tower. I'm at a school looking at sprinklers, I'm at the Junior college reading the latest info, I'm not just fucking off on my off time. Yeah I'm only going to put in 8 hours on my days off but I'm not just off.
@lovemetal2
2 жыл бұрын
Both as an EMT and volunteer firefighter,we are not doctors. Most people don't understand that, when you can't give them and most departments say don't give diagnosis to a patient.because again we are not doctors, you can give input and say it may be this or could be that. Never an official hey this is what's wrong with you. Drives me bananas everyone asking medical questions and all you can say is from what I can see and monitor could be this or that like I said. That's one distinction I can't stand yes I'm medically trained but I'm no doctor I can only give a EMT or paramedic response not an official diagnosis. That's the doctors job. I feel I'm wording this wrong but I hope you guys get what I'm trying to say.
@vernontipaldos5609
2 жыл бұрын
Volunteer Ambulances normally don’t charge a ambulance fee, I know my department doesn’t charge, but the paramedics and Mercy Flight we use on occasions does charge
@emmata98
2 жыл бұрын
noone should charge
@doozerakapuckfutin
2 жыл бұрын
As a victim of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with spastic paraplegia type five I would NEVER expect an emt or doctor he’ll even a consultant let alone a medical professor to figure out what’s wrong with me . In 4 months I’m gona sign a DNR as I’m slowly getting worse .. when … I do have my first heart attack I don’t want to be worse than I am now .
@labanjohnson
2 жыл бұрын
Sending love brother
@swimmerman2233
2 жыл бұрын
Me who has a step dad who’s a fire fighter clicking this thinking I’m about to learn today. Already knew this
@coinhunt30
2 жыл бұрын
We have had e1 Head ack
@bettysmith4527
2 жыл бұрын
Did she really say we are discouraged from consulting with medical direction?! WHAT???
@davidboerst4789
2 жыл бұрын
They might not know whats wrong with you? Yeah no crap, even doctors don't know some times. Sometimes health issues can vary. Theres no one size fits all diagnose
@edwardreilley2919
2 жыл бұрын
That woman has NO concept of what a fire fighter in a wild land fire area experiences. 24/48 shifts...gimme a break. Once one starts, you can be there for days...even weeks...as many mutual aide engines are in California.
@tylerstephens8875
2 жыл бұрын
FDNY still works car crashes with the NYPD ESU and medical calls... FDNY actually has their own EMS service as well
@mashhic
2 жыл бұрын
Could you talk more about the California Swing Schedule? Obviously it depend on my state but, very curious
@MIISTTER
Жыл бұрын
Im a firefighter in Spain and in my case I only work 6 shifts per month. Sometimes we need to work extra shifts to cover someome that is sick or any other reason, but usually never more than 8 days a month. Thank you for all the information you share, its very interesting. By the way, do you think It Will be easy for a foreinger whith a firefighting career somewhere else to get a profesional firefighter job in the US? Thank you.
@jackmehoff2363
2 жыл бұрын
40 hours per week=160 Hours 8 24 hour shifts=192
@gazebodp
2 жыл бұрын
Fire, EMS, MVA, HASMAT, wire down, tree down, cow stuck in a pond, traffic control, lost hunter... I would say we pretty much do everything.
@scottkirkland6139
2 жыл бұрын
Of course first responders have quite a high rate of hear attacks, The stuff they have to deal with is steessfull. Stress linked illnesses kill huge amounts of people.
@SledgeHammer43
2 жыл бұрын
According to the CDC I should weigh 180lbs I stand 6' 3" tall at my prime weight 250lbs could leg press 750 per leg and do reps with that Military bench doing reps 500 lbs. Curl was 250 lbs and never could squat maximum even at the Golds Gym I had a membership to because no body in their right mind would spot someone with the capacity of squating 1000+ lbs. My thighs were 34" my waist was 34 inches, my neck was 18 inches unflexed. My chest was 64 inches. When people would accidentally walk into me they would look horrified and say hello wall. I would just laugh.
@bettysmith4527
2 жыл бұрын
According to the CDC I should be 6'3" tall.... 😳
@t.d.bowman9585
2 жыл бұрын
It's a fantastic day in the community when the trucks don't need to roll. Hoping to see emergency vehicles running more calls is the same as wishing your neighbors house would burn down or wishing for lose of life.
@Trinidadianlove
2 жыл бұрын
Fire Department Chronicles has a great video on this article too.
@ronaldmacdonald8667
2 жыл бұрын
I half expect all the adrenaline doesn't help with the heart issues. Like how using Nitrous Oxide in your car's engine wears it out faster.
@HM2SGT
2 жыл бұрын
Funny how the second thing they mentioned, being out of shape, realize on this M I data but doesn’t take into account the career of inhaling smoke and all the fun stuff in it, especially in modern construction.
@ryanquigg5458
2 жыл бұрын
My department does ON OFF ON OFF ON and then 4 days off and the cycle repeats
@2Fast4Mellow
2 жыл бұрын
8 days a month with 24 hours = three 8 hour shifts per day. 8 x 3 = 24 days per month. People that work Mo-Vr only work 21,75 days a month (based on a 40 day workweek). Remember 20 years ago firefighters were the heroes of the country, now they just lazy fat people that only work 8 hours a month getting a stroke while they are trying to rescue from a burning house... This WSJ topic is a disgrace to everything journalism should stand for. Firefighters are the people that run into a building that is one fire instead of fleeing! Cops walk into the line of a maniac firing a gun a rifle. Have some goddamn respect for first responders WSJ! Maybe the question should be what WSJ has done to IMPROVE the world instead of just ranting without any knowledge all day long...
@esbenrasmussen4289
2 жыл бұрын
When you go to the doctor, they don't know what is wrong with you. In some cases they have ways to make a diagnosis, but in many cases it is guessing and statistics. They start by identifying the different diagnosis that fit the symptoms and start treating for the most common things. A little like on the show Dr House. Just without the drama and plot twists. For example, I had pain in my abdomen, got ultra sound, then X ray to rule out serious conditions, got blood tests, then they guessed it was a nerve that was pinched because my legs were different lengths. Got a treatment and after the pain went away we knew what it was. That point was stupid, this is basic epistemology
@Bobbyd0052
2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !🇺🇸
@blisseyran-dom6822
2 жыл бұрын
The reason I hate this video is because the things you apparently won't be told, even if true (Which they aren't) make no sense to tell you. Like what, you're being pulled out of s burning building and the firefighter puts you down and says. 'Did you know I work 10/30 days?' Why would a firefighter tell you anything like that even if true? Just makes no sense.
@rkkastarshina3989
2 жыл бұрын
Even only being in the teenage's fire brigade for around 7 years, I always see major issues in firefighter-shows like Chicago Fire. Like not wearing full gear or doing sometjing simply wrong. But thats for "the show" of vourse. But some people unfortunatly might think that it is like real life. Also, earlier on another video I recommended to watch Feuer&Flamme, a german real life firefighting tv show. Some people mentioned that others had been immediatly copyrighted. But there is another show called 112:Feuerwehr im Einsatz. Idk if that is so strongly being copyrighted.
@notanurse2373
2 жыл бұрын
(Discovers Firefighter Chronicles)
@randomobserver8168
Жыл бұрын
Why would anyone assume the paramedics automatically know what's wrong with you? Doctors don't even know what's wrong with you right away. Or ever, in bad cases. Anyone who's ever been to an ED, or seen a family doctor, or watched a medical drama should have internalized the idea that figuring out what's wrong with a patient is not an instant, let alone always correct thing. [Even if the tv shows are BS and overstate the difficulty of diagnosis, nonetheless the viewer comes away with the idea that diagnosis is anything but obvious or guaranteed.]
@ronaldjackson9013
2 жыл бұрын
the only thing the reporter? was missing was being blond. i was a volunteer ff in calif for 8 years our station ran almost 4,000 calls a year.
@ethan.amosberg835
2 жыл бұрын
I mean I'm 6 2 220 lbs and built like a tank but According to the cdc I'm overweight
@oscarnuno2260
2 жыл бұрын
My city got 27 fires this week lol no more fires I guess
@markcox7357
2 жыл бұрын
A Firefighter will definitely tell you that they are a Firefighter. Old English joke...How do you know when a Firefighter is at your house party..? Oh dont worry they make sure you know.
@brandonkragnes4915
2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes the new York Times. A bastion of bipartisan factually reported journalism👀😂
@chrisboek2346
2 жыл бұрын
She needs to do her research this is typical for media outlets smfh
@drewschlosser26
2 жыл бұрын
The "obese" part is true in some instances. But if they use the old standard BMI scale it's trash. We have several members who did deca scans that take a true muscle and bone density into account and their body fat percentage was almost 10pts lower than the old height vs weight scale so 🤷♂️
@CallsItLikeISeizeIts
2 жыл бұрын
Media are bozos looking for stories. Hell you can watch Emergency from 70’s, don’t know, call someone ( in the show it was the ER). Trust me , you’d be hard pressed to be anew and unknown condition Px :)
@edwincoates1213
2 жыл бұрын
Well if you went off calls re less fires, yeah true… but if you went off operational incident hours I’m pretty sure there will be a marked difference
@InMotionImages5
2 жыл бұрын
The Wall Street Journal does not seem to be a fan of the fire dept 😂 you think such reputable journal would have covered this information better 😂
@cxshdj5573
2 жыл бұрын
My dream is to become a firefighter
@Atalanta.
2 жыл бұрын
240 / 4 = 60hr work weeks
@gebbygebby8264
2 жыл бұрын
I turned 18 years old recently. I am born in the Caribbean (Anrigua and Barbuda ). I want to be a firefighter in the states, im going to study there soon. What do i need to do to get to work as a firefighter in the USA? Green card , Citizenship? How would it work? I dont run out of fear ( im am amateur fighter ,mma , mauythai) and im athletic. 6'2 190 pounds and 8 % body fat.
@wheelman2503
2 жыл бұрын
Where do you work?
@aroque2170
2 жыл бұрын
I have questions is there a best way to contact you?
@kingarthur5110
2 жыл бұрын
As paramedics we're not diagnosticians, we're symptomologists.
@lookingglass9175
2 жыл бұрын
I agree to an extent, assessment discovers symptoms and through that a preliminary diagnosis is made by the paramedic. With a preliminary diagnosis made it then works the essential role in directing and initiating proper care.
@BradleyPetrohoy
2 жыл бұрын
The use of percentages in terms of fire responses is greatly misleading. I suspect it is true that most departments are responding to fewer fires as a percentage of total calls. What this measure fails to explain though is that call volumes have greatly increased overall. My department saw a 40% increase in volume for 2021 over 2020. If the number of fires we responded to stayed the same while other response types increased, the percentage would decrease even though we responded to the same number of fires. This is basic math. This "reporter" failed to investigate, or chose not to report, whether there was a reduction in fire response volume that matched the percentage. She also failed to acknowledge the greatly expanded role and resulting additional call volume that would make a direct percentage comparison misleading. Of course, doing so would reduce the entertainment value she was pursuing instead of journalistic integrity.
@SSP_CoachB
2 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent point!
@cw8390
2 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to understand channel intentions. Other contents seem to reflect a " serviceman > serviceman " type of information. This video seems "serviceman > public" information. Mixing could get messy?
@cptarianus824
2 жыл бұрын
8 days a month? I should been firefighter, not commercial pilot! (working in schedule of 4-5-5-4 so lets agree on 13 days/month median..)! I'm kidding. I'm comparing 2300 hours for FFs with mine 1000 working hours... so, yeah.
@whermanntx
2 жыл бұрын
Obese is 25 bmi. So anyone at 6ft has to be under 180lbs. It's a misleading statement.
@whermanntx
2 жыл бұрын
24/48 is still 56hours a week average. 24/72 is still 42 hours average. Someone has an agenda.
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