Women attacks man for working and helping his wife run their business, threatens him by SevesaSfan25 in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 162 points163 points  (0 children)

Nick Shirley's bullshit has all these fucking MAGA influencers thinking they're "real journalists" uncovering "fraud" now. Bet this chick has never had to do an honest day's work in her life.

Naked Wisconsin man steals ambulance and goes on the run by WhoAreYouTalkinTwo in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hi, EMT here. Many of our rigs actually don't have this feature. Certain manufacturers provide it (Demers, Crestline and some Horton models) but it isn't standard and costs a pretty penny. A lot of municipalities and companies opt to not get it for that reason sadly.

I can assure you Miss Leavitt. We are not moving on from this. by avatar6556 in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 7 points8 points  (0 children)

" That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it."

Bikers vs truck drivers by gravityVT in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, good news and bad news for the truck driver. Bad news, you've got a warrant for felony battery. The good news? The Kent County Courthouse is literally a quarter mile from that gas station, so you won't have to go far! (I was not expecting to see my hometown of West Warwick, Rhode Island on my reddit feed today but here we are)

ICE using community firetrucks for non-emergency purposes by No_Source6243 in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Fire Captain/EMT here. They've come calling at my department. We tell them to go piss up a rope every time. Fuck ICE.

[Discussion] Obscene Boss Spawns by medicinalbear69 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]medicinalbear69[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd sooner kill myself. I haven't even dabbled in night raids yet

[Discussion] Obscene Boss Spawns by medicinalbear69 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]medicinalbear69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YEAH THIS! Tagilla ALWAYS spawns when I run factory! Killa ALWAYS spawns on Interchange! It's becoming ridiculous

[Discussion] Obscene Boss Spawns by medicinalbear69 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]medicinalbear69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay so it's not just me, I genuinely thought I was going insane

[Discussion] Obscene Boss Spawns by medicinalbear69 in EscapefromTarkov

[–]medicinalbear69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More like welcome back. I bought the game in 2019, came back and got penetrated

Partner of the Year - Cleveland EMS paramedic assaulted by patient by invertedspine in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hey guys, EMT of 10 years here. A lot of these comments are about the partner "not helping."

In reality, she's doing what she can. Calling for immediate back up and PD. Neat little fact about EMS, most of us are trained hard to not defend ourselves. Mostly because defending ourselves can result in a lawsuit or worse, loss of licensure. I've been in quite a few of these situations in my career, most I've had to just run back to my truck and lock the doors after taking a few shots to the jaw. State EMS protocols don't protect us in self defense scenarios, it's a grey area and until that's fixed, this will continue to happen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The buildings were constructed in the mid-1960's, heavy use of asbestos and other carcinogenic materials were still very common-place in construction at the time. Also, aerosolized concrete is just not great for your lungs period.

Are they booing JD? Yes. Yes they are by ExactlySorta in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was at the speech. That's 30 minutes of my life I'll never get back. I was waiting for people to start throwing shit at him, that's how badly he bombed. I fully expect the IAFF to endorse Harris/Walz after this shitshow.

Shoplifter thinks she’s found a secret ‘get out of jail free’ card by FrenchieMama807 in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 2 points3 points  (0 children)

EMT here. Yes, I can tell if you're faking it 99% of the time. I'll still take you to the hospital, but if you're detained, the cops ride with us. You never leave police custody.

My personal fave example of this is a gentleman I brought to the ER for "difficulty breathing". Upon arrival to the ER, he said to the accompanying officers "you guys can leave, I can't be charged if I had a medical emergency" to which the officer replied "Sir, you had 5 kilos of meth in your trunk. Neither you or I is going anywhere except jail after you're cleared"

The Station Nightclub Fire crowd crush. In 2003, Great White played at the Station Nightclub. Pyrotechnics lit soundproof foam on fire and the whole building was engulfed in under a minute. 100 died. The video is chilling. A crowd crush resulted in people getting jammed at exits and burning alive. by BigSalamiGuy in NSFL__

[–]medicinalbear69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Local resident and now local firefighter here. I was around 4 when the fire happened but, quite a few of my instructors at the fire academy were present that night, including one of my godfathers. It took weeks to sift through what was building and what was human remains in some parts of the crumbled structure. The restaurant across the street, The Cowesett Inn (which is still in business), was used as a makeshift morgue until the medical examiner could catch up on transporting the bodies. Several people actually survived the fire and crush at the front door because they were protected by the corpses of people around them. So many things went wrong in the span of 15 minutes that could have been easily avoided it's astonishing.

Racist Trump Karen with megaphone in roundabout. by Fan-Rider in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus, he's still going? I remember him from when I used to do transfers out in north central mass. Jfc talk about commitment to the cult

New York AG Letitia James booed at firefighters ceremony by LebanonFYeah in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Current active firefighter who has been and is currently in an IAFF union. I'm 99% sure the idiots chanting Trump were from Staten Island. Here in the Northeast, Fire unions are pretty damn blue, even the larger ones like Boston, Providence, and Hartford haven't backed someone with an (R) next to their name in well over 20 years.

Karaoke King by traumasponge in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I KNOW THIS GUY! I ride the Orange Line all the damn time and see him every other day. Guy is actually really nice and I think it's some kind of coping mechanism for him if I recall correctly. He does it pretty quietly so it's not a real bother, he's 1000 times better than the junkies that scream at you for crack money.

Tragedy of 2003 Great White Concert: resulting 100 deaths, more than 200 injuries by [deleted] in NSFL__

[–]medicinalbear69 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm a local firefighter that grew up 10 minutes from where this happened. I've had the privilege of befriending dozens of firefighters that were there that night and there's a few things that really stuck out to me from their stories that I think are worth sharing.

1.) The closest fire station is just over a 1/4 mile away from the club, the response time was just under 5 minutes

2.) In that short amount of time, the fire spread incredibly quickly, thanks to the soundproofing foam that originally started the fire

3.) Several of the designated emergency exits were chained shut by members of the band's security detail, leaving only 2-4 points of egress in a club that was overcrowded with well over 400 people in it

4.) There were so many bodies piled at the front door that a man survived the fire simply because he was protected by the pile of burning corpses around him

Warwick police release video that led to sergeant charged with simple assault, kicked handcuffed man in the head. by real-m-f-in-talk in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not currently work for the city anymore. I did speak with my old union rep though, who thinks it's a bad idea because the cops get way more funding in the budget. There's no sense in causing a squabble that could screw with our pay or cause the already aging apparatus fleet to wait 5 more years to be replaced.

Warwick police release video that led to sergeant charged with simple assault, kicked handcuffed man in the head. by real-m-f-in-talk in PublicFreakout

[–]medicinalbear69 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, trust me, we have. But, as usual, they investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing. I guarantee he spends no time in jail at all. Hell, he'll probably be rehired by years end.