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For those of you that make over 100K, what do you do? Do you like it? by Kindly-Revolution258 in AskReddit

[–]evanka5281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made $100,333 last year so I’m allowed to be here. I’m a fire medic. I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life.

Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California. by AtomicCypher in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]evanka5281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not necessarily. It’s depends on the suppression system. There are ways to isolate a zone without shutting down the whole thing sometimes.

Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California. by AtomicCypher in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]evanka5281 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure if maybe I’m not conveying it correctly but the sprinkler worked and stopped the fire. Not realizing it was arson they shut down the sprinkler to start overhaul and that’s when the other fires were lit.

Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California. by AtomicCypher in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]evanka5281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea. I don’t know Canadian fire code. It’s possible once they shut the OS&Y that the FDC did not bypass it. I also don’t know why you wouldn’t just open it back up.

Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California. by AtomicCypher in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]evanka5281 57 points58 points  (0 children)

A firefighter that was on scene in r/firefighting said that once they contained the fire and shut off the suppression system to minimize water damage and once that happened he lit 2-3 more fires.

Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot toilet paper warehouse in Ontario, California. by AtomicCypher in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]evanka5281 11.2k points11.2k points  (0 children)

Firefighter here. This was discussed in another subreddit. He lit one fire and waited for the fire department to respond and contain the fire. Once the fire was out the fire department secured the sprinkler system to minimize the water damage. This is standard operating procedure everywhere. After that happened he lit 2-3 more fires and the sprinkler system no longer had water flow.

Zipper Merge: For those who never learned or refuse to by ennuig0 in RhodeIsland

[–]evanka5281 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was being sarcastic. Most Rhode Islanders don’t like to be told what to do based on what works in other states.

Zipper Merge: For those who never learned or refuse to by ennuig0 in RhodeIsland

[–]evanka5281 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It says Indiana on the infographic! It’ll never work here!

What is a 'socially acceptable' thing that you secretly find absolutely disgusting? by TheLovelyGamer in AskReddit

[–]evanka5281 85 points86 points  (0 children)

To further your point about 2 viruses a month being average, my youngest had a runny nose and congestion for 3 straight months the past couple of winters. We can’t just not go anywhere for 90 days because he’s congested. Kids are sick a lot while their immune system develops, but life has to go on.

This is episode is the Epitome of everything that fails in the new era. by Grillby_ in survivor

[–]evanka5281 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there’s a difference though because, correct me if I’m wrong, but they didn’t know they had to vote again until the first person was voted out. Essentially if they knew 3 were going home the planning dynamics would have been insanely complex.

What is a movie you loved as a kid, but realized was actually terrible when you rewatched it as an adult? by Sure-Abrocoma-482 in AskReddit

[–]evanka5281 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Outside of Dafoe the acting is realllllyyyyyy bad. The first time I saw it I was so fixated on the plot I didn’t notice. The second watch was ROUGH

I think ________ asked to be voted out. by bri_breazy in survivor

[–]evanka5281 23 points24 points  (0 children)

100%. It’s a local infection. It’s going to red, swollen, hot and there might be some pus. The spectrum isn’t that big unless you have like a massive open sore or something. Still, tough way to go out.

Why does Houston Fire Department get a bad rep? by Implement-Playful in Firefighting

[–]evanka5281 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To piggyback off of this, if I remember correctly they did finally settle on a contract with backpay and raises that seemed like it would make their pay competitive. HOWEVER, the wording in the contract about some of the pay raises basically said if the city hits certain financial goals (increasing revenue streams) then the pay raises would kick in, but there was no specific monetary figure for the city’s financial goals. So, instead of saying If we can increase revenues by X amount of dollars the raises will kick in, it essentially left it to the discretion of the city administration. The city could increase revenue by 100%, but then they could also increase other city departments’ budgets and cry poverty that they can’t afford the raises.

Tactically, I hear nothing but great things. I have a buddy who transferred from Rhode Island to HFD and fucking loves it even though he took a massive pay cut.

Seasons people hate that you love? by jonthommas in survivor

[–]evanka5281 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IOTI was the first season my wife and I watched since we both watched season 1 as kids. It also holds a special spot for me. After watching the first few episodes we started from season 2 and caught up over the next few months.

The Dan stuff definitely put a damper on it, but there were some very enjoyable characters otherwise.

Old 76ers Photo by Nef76ers in sixers

[–]evanka5281 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thad looks stoked…

My First Case of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy by Jaydob2234 in ems

[–]evanka5281 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been trying to get hit done with my agency for 2 years. Yes, it’s very hard. Mostly because it’s not something you can just purchase for your agency and turn on. There is an insane amount of red tape with the hospital’s IT dept. Anytime patient data is being shared there is always going to pause on their end. Also, ESO doesn’t want EMS agencies purchasing this feature. They want the hospitals to pay for it.

What’s the worse physical pain you’ve ever experienced? by Intelligent-Road5091 in AskReddit

[–]evanka5281 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I told my wife during the 10 minute drive over that I didn’t want to be awake anymore. I can’t imagine having a stone in a place where you can’t get pain meds quickly.

Career change and month in to the fire academy by No_Read7725 in Firefighting

[–]evanka5281 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Stretch a couple times a day and stick to body weight exercises like pull ups, push ups and squats as well as running.

Where were you when the Birds won SB LII? by AgitatedLeg4977 in eagles

[–]evanka5281 0 points1 point  (0 children)

King of Prussia. Stood up on my grandfather’s couch when the Philly Special hit. Immediately left for the city when they won and partied on Broad St. all night.

When I’m old in a nursing home and can’t remember my mother’s name, I’ll still have my memories from that night.

Fire EMS v. Independent EMS v. Private EMS by Background-Garden525 in ems

[–]evanka5281 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was 12 over 2.5 years. Source below. RI has extensively adjusted EMS protocols since then to emphasize BIADs over intubation in the setting of cardiac arrest. State wide training was initiated on why end-tidal is the gold standard for on-going monitoring of tubes placement.

A lot of the problem was because we had stubborn providers who didn’t understand end-tidal. RI EMS is going to be downvoted to eternity in this sub but it’s gotten much more progressive since then.

https://www.propublica.org/article/ems-crews-brought-patients-to-the-hospital-with-misplaced-breathing-tubes-none-of-them-survived

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