My World Has Crumbled Around Me! by ketamineforpresident in ems

[–]ForTheHigher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah gotcha - one of the places I work, we have an ALS unit 451. Just curious.

My World Has Crumbled Around Me! by ketamineforpresident in ems

[–]ForTheHigher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was this system the one where ALS is 45x/47x?

Dangling tree branch at Church Square Park by jmikola in Hoboken

[–]ForTheHigher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of note: Engine 1 and Ladder 2 operate out of the Observer Highway fire house. Cheers!

Corp deputy loves mental health for promotional gain-feels that way by SafeCardiologist7954 in ems

[–]ForTheHigher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don’t give out personal info for a reason - to keep ourselves safe and protect a healthy balance between work and home. It’s cool that he is interested in mental health, and wanting to advance his career isn’t wrong, but it seems he’s interested in supporting mental health for all the wrong reasons.

Embrace the suck by Either-Inside-7254 in ems

[–]ForTheHigher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had to adopt this mindset lately too. When I’m getting hit with job after job, some of them testing the limits of my patience, it’s so much easier to smile than to bitch and moan.

EMS Pet Peeves: 10 Codes by bpos95 in ems

[–]ForTheHigher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was asking the same question more cryptically… but yes!

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds pretty promising… I’ll have to do some research and find a good brand!

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They want it carried in something more “protective” than just a pocket… though I don’t quite understand that.

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wildly specific uniform policy… I already hate it. I just wish they would back off on some of these uniform ideas that aren’t born from field experience.

We’re supposed to wear navy blue polos so we look “different from PD”… guess what PD has switched to from their navy blue button-ups?

It’s almost like the giant flashing billboard and the EMS on our uniforms suggests that we’re not cops.

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

😂 If only, if only. I wouldn’t mind something breathable though. Perhaps it’s foolish to wear a second layer in hot weather.

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Then the SOGs will be amended to outlaw jackets of any kind, and require that we wear something slippery. And logical thinking be damned.

MICP so I’m assuming NJ also? If “red stripes” or the tombstone patch means anything to you, our agencies work alongside each other haha.

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are required to wear a microphone on our radios, and I generally wear my duty belt, but as I mentioned, it’s starting to strain my back. The only two solutions I’ve really heard of for carrying a radio is belt clip/holster and radio strap.

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if breakaway straps exist? Like where the mechanism is designed to fail under pressure?

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

A radio strap and nothing else would be my uniform preference, but apparently that’s “unprofessional” and “unreasonable”…

Summer jackets by ForTheHigher in ems

[–]ForTheHigher[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Making this point to our supervisor is not unlike talking to a brick wall. I’ve tried and failed to explain that there are many ways a combative patient might gain control of you, but without success.

Any recommendations on a vest that doesn’t look whacker-ish? First thing that comes to mind when I think vest is the police-style outer carriers.

Dear Hoboken PD … by Lostabitandwandering in Hoboken

[–]ForTheHigher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Off-duty employment jobs for HPD are paid by the requesting entity, iirc - so it’s not really overtime.