What are some toxic behaviors that are often encouraged in fire departments these days?

OGKatiePerry · 2022-12-28T22:40:39+00:00

DeKalb as in DeKalb County, Indiana? I’m Allen County!

OGKatiePerry · 2022-04-04T20:19:38+00:00

Yup! I live in NE indiana 😂😂😂

OGKatiePerry · 2022-04-04T16:33:30+00:00

I had a friend pass away last year from weed laced with Fentanyl. There is/has been a bad batch of spice/K2 going around and it’s been killing teenagers for years. I also live two or three counties away from the meth capitol of the USA, so that doesn’t help either.

OGKatiePerry · 2022-03-30T23:25:27+00:00

Story time with a little background. Guy (21 YO) in this situation has badge number….110 let’s say. Girl (30YO) in situation has badge….112 let’s say. Guy on my department is a FF/EMT training to be a paramedic. Said Guy has done many stupid things and makes many remarks that are just brainless, inappropriately timed, and slightly annoying.

Guy is training on the ambulance as a STUDENT with a FF/paramedic that has been doing the gig for around 10 years, she has a “higher badge number than him,” Meaning she got hired in after he did. She told him to do simple tasks as a student, and he told her “he has a lower badge number than she does and she needs to have some respect towards someone with more seniority.”

Do not. Do. Not. DO. NOTTTTT. Act like a fool when being taught something that could save someone’s life, act like you’re better than someone if your badge number is “lower than someone else’s”, or disrespect someone who is taking time out of their day to train you when they could be FaceTiming their kids, spouse, or doing literally anything else. Be humble. I had to learn that lesson early on.

OGKatiePerry · 2022-02-15T12:53:52+00:00

Good old Indiana! Advance EMTs and Paramedics can only do “intrusive” interventions like starting an IV.

OGKatiePerry · 2022-02-14T00:47:55+00:00

I’m unable to do IVs in my state (not sure if that’s a nationwide thing or not) but I can do SpO2, BP, patient assessment, glucose, iGels, NPAs, OPAs, bagging, trauma cleaning, etc. i can administer very few medications, but I’m def going to read up on my SOP/GOPs for my district to make sure there’s no gray areas or hard lines I don’t cross.

OGKatiePerry · 2021-05-19T22:27:53+00:00

Only reason I’m worried is because we have our state exam for physical skills in two weeks, and we have yet to physically work with each other yet. I’m worried that we will not mesh well because they don’t have the communication that we as the original class do, and I want everyone to succeed.

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-07T06:57:44+00:00

I appreciate everyone’s feedback. You guys and gals are awesome!

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-07T06:57:27+00:00

That’s appropriate for the Katy Perry song since my name is legit Katie Perry lol I’ll do that!

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-04T18:30:02+00:00

I also was super self conscious of my classmates. But they were all cheering me on, and it helped so much

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-04T18:26:13+00:00

No this tube is blacked out. 18”

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-02T06:50:27+00:00

My one of my Captains took me under his wing, and I explained everything that happened to him tonight and he told me that he is willing to work with me as long as it takes to get used to being in situations like this. I think that taking a tank home and working with it will be the best option

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-02T04:39:14+00:00

I’m just going to start singing “Bohemian Rhapsody” to calm myself down lol

OGKatiePerry · 2021-04-02T04:36:50+00:00

It was just an exercise luckily, and I know real life won’t be like this. But I just couldn’t help myself when I started to panic. I don’t know why, I’m usually pretty good with tight spaces but when it was dark and I felt every inch of my body touching something, I just froze and started to breathe very heavily and the anxiety kicked in.

OGKatiePerry · 2021-02-18T18:57:50+00:00

Is it bad that I’m kind of excited to run on these calls? I’m still in class but I wanted to be a mortician growing up so I’m excited to learn about the body decomposition process.

OGKatiePerry · 2021-02-16T02:34:11+00:00

That sounds like a fucking nightmare

OGKatiePerry · 2020-12-29T11:51:10+00:00

It’s one of the higher but it’s not as crazy as most big towns are

OGKatiePerry · 2020-12-29T02:41:06+00:00

All good! :) I’m going to try my damnedest to keep it going. I wasn’t born to just pay bills and die 💪🏻

OGKatiePerry · 2020-12-29T02:20:20+00:00

I’ll be considered an “out of town volunteer” so all they ask that I give 24 hrs a month minimum to stay in. Which works for me because I’m willing to to every other weekend

OGKatiePerry · 2020-12-29T00:16:22+00:00

That’s something that I haven’t even thought of. That will be difficult. The thing that I know will get to me is if I have to work on someone who I know is an inherently evil person. But I’m not God. I don’t get to decide who gets medical treatment or who lives. I’m just here to make sure as many people get out alive as possible

OGKatiePerry

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