Posts Tagged ‘firefighters’
Union Fire District of South Kingstown and Kingston Fire District award 6 scholarships
Photo, top: Chief Pinch with scholarship recipients Tyler Mumford, a relative of a Union Fire District member, and Christian Dame and Evan Ramroth, both members of Kingston Fire District. (Photos courtesy Union Fire District) Chief Steven Pinch on behalf of the Union Fire District of South Kingstown (UFD) and Chief Tom Reed of the Kingston Fire District are…
Read MoreShow Your Numbers! – Michael Morse
I shine the spotlight onto one doorway after another as we slow roll down Pavillion Street. The darkness is like spilled ink on plain paper, swallowing the light in gulps. Inside one of these homes is our patient, unable to crawl to a light switch to alert us, unable to move at all, after falling…
Read MoreCranston will enhance Fire Department with $3.67M SAFER grant
Cranston to add 12 firefighters with $3.67 million SAFER grant.
Read MoreThe emergency of non-emergency care – Michael Morse
Driving people to the emergency room for routine medical care is not the mission statement of any respectable fire department. One firefighter/EMTs opinion.
Read MoreWhat’s it take to save lives for a living? – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Public safety jobs were once reserved for the best of the best, derived through rigorous testing, background checks and psychological screenings. The pool of applicants was vast because the pay was a little better than average and the benefits far better. Healthcare for life and a pension after twenty years…
Read MoreRead With US: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 5
by Michael Morse, contributing writer, excerpts from his book, City Life Take a breathtaking ride ride along with emergency responders. Rescue Lieutenant Michael Morse brings you into the homes, minds and hearts of the people who live in one of America’s oldest and most diverse cities. He takes you along for a breathtaking ride as…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: Firefighter Fit – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, Burn with Kearns, contributing writer I have a special place in my heart and soul for first responders. Especially now with all that went on with Covid and alike. Ever since I was involved with my UFC fighters, I began working with first responders on the front line and our military. This…
Read MoreTO WORK: Pawtucket police and fire recruitment
Applications to be Accepted from February 7, 2022 to March 21, 2022 Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien, Public Safety Director Police Chief Tina Goncalves, and Pawtucket Fire Department Chief William Sisson have announced that the Pawtucket Police and Fire Departments will be accepting applications beginning February 7, 2022 and ending March 21, 2022 for new…
Read MoreTime Bomb – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Photo: Lieutenant Ralph “Time Bomb” DeAngelis, USAF, Providence Fire Department (ret.) courtesy of Eric Norberg There were some tough guys back then, back in ’91 when I was a new guy and didn’t say much. Guys in their mid-forties, guys who also didn’t say much but for far different reasons, guys…
Read MoreMemorial Day Weekend is here, I try and remember why I’m able to enjoy the time . . . Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I think of the people whose lives ended in a foreign land, or on our soil, far away from their childhood friends and families. I think of their last moments, looking into the eyes of a person they may have known only a little while, but whose bond of service holds…
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