Monday, June 23, 2008
Mad Cow?
So what do you do when you have a cow to haul to town, don't have a proper trailer or sides for you truck? Apparently, as described by a crew of shocked firefighters, you simply nail the cow's hooves to the truck deck. Turns out someone alerted the police about an unusual method of cow transport. When the police arrived, being somewhat disturbed by the scene, they decided that firefighters were best equipped for pulling nails and freeing the somewhat perturbed bovine. The driver was charged with something related to his treatment of the cow (who will never again look at a hammer the same way.)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
There is NOTHING to See Here...
As a firefighter, some times I feel that I have pretty much seen it all when it comes to human behavior. About the time I start feeling that way, I realize that no matter how long I am in this business, human behavior is so random that it not only entertains, but often leads some serious headaches.
For example, the other day I was dispatched to a fire alarm at a fairly large new retirement home. This is a common thing as this population group often forgets about food on the stove or burns the toast. Without fanfare, we arrive to help with resetting the alarm. As this is the middle of the afternoon the entryway and hallways were busy with the sluggish bustle of elderly people with walkers and canes. Since the alarm did not reset and the noise was annoying to those of us with regular hearing abilities, we headed down to the room indicated as the source of the fire alarm. As I got near the door, I realized that smoke and water were come out from under the door. On opening the door, I found we had an active fire. Luckily, the sprinkler system was more or less keeping it under control. It was so amazing that the staff did not evacuate or do anything to deal with the fact that the building was potentially burning down. In fact one of the biggest problems we had in dealing with the fire and subsequent water and smoke damage, was that the other occupants kept trying to get to the elevator and rooms adjoining the room that had been on fire.
For example, the other day I was dispatched to a fire alarm at a fairly large new retirement home. This is a common thing as this population group often forgets about food on the stove or burns the toast. Without fanfare, we arrive to help with resetting the alarm. As this is the middle of the afternoon the entryway and hallways were busy with the sluggish bustle of elderly people with walkers and canes. Since the alarm did not reset and the noise was annoying to those of us with regular hearing abilities, we headed down to the room indicated as the source of the fire alarm. As I got near the door, I realized that smoke and water were come out from under the door. On opening the door, I found we had an active fire. Luckily, the sprinkler system was more or less keeping it under control. It was so amazing that the staff did not evacuate or do anything to deal with the fact that the building was potentially burning down. In fact one of the biggest problems we had in dealing with the fire and subsequent water and smoke damage, was that the other occupants kept trying to get to the elevator and rooms adjoining the room that had been on fire.
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