Truly, the End of an Era … Alco AMR

Posted on November 2, 2011 by in EMS, Personal

Last night was a lot harder that I thought it was going to be … to witness the end of a era of exemplary service, dedication and progressive medicine. At midnight, a forty year reign of providing 911 service in Alameda County, California ceased to exist … crushed out of existence by the bottom line. [...]

2 Comments • Continue Reading →

What Can You do in the War on Terrorism?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by in Disaster EMS, Personal

As much as it was good to honor the events and people of September 11, 2001, I felt relief when it was over. I certainly didn’t intend to post any more on it. However, as I was presenting on 9/11 with my good friend Deputy Chief Jane Moorhead in Livermore, my friend John McPartland was [...]

3 Comments • Continue Reading →

Twenty-Five Things Learned at 9/11

Posted on September 12, 2011 by in Disaster EMS

Since it’s September 12, I should have uploaded this sooner, but I was engaged in 911 tribute activities all weekend. I was honored to be asked by my long time friend, Jane Moorhead, Deputy Chief for Livermore-Pleasanton Fire, to present with her on  Task Force 4 and DMAT CA-6 and their response to Ground Zero. [...]

Leave a comment • Continue Reading →

My New Home

Posted on March 19, 2011 by in EMS, FRN.tv Team, FRNtv

Much has happened in this year, not the least of which was my involvement with the “Chronicles of EMS” crew. It started when I joined Twitter and started hearing about this thing called “Level Zero Movie” by a guy named Ted Setla. Setla … why does that name sound familiar? I think he was that [...]

2 Comments • Continue Reading →