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NEW NANTUCKET ARFF LOCAL 1060 T-SHIRT DESIGN

Hi guys, here is a pic of a design idea for some T-shirts. The shirts are 100% cotton Navy in color and white screen print. They will cost between $8.00 and $15.00 depending on how many we order. Short sleeve and long sleeve avaliable. Design will be the same as back on the front left pocket area. Contact Casey for more info or if you have any design ideas. Delivery would be between 14 and 16 days.

DEPARTMENT COMMAND RANKING STRUCTURE

If you look at a majority of fire departments they have a command ranking structure in place. A ranking system ensures that there is always leadership on shift to ask and answer to. Ranks are earned by the firefighter that exhibits the knowledge and attitude to lead others into a situation. Not only is this crucial with a department for internal reasons but also crucial for incident command. You don't want a mutual aid department showing up to an MCI (anything over 4 people) on your field and taking over command because you only have two firefighters on shift and both are in the thick of the fire. Chief, Asst. Chief, Line Captains..etc. Should something be in place for our department?

What are your thoughts?

Casey Hamilton

Nantucket ARFF

CPR Quiz

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Patient Assessement Quiz

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SCBA Limitations

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I Chose to Look the Other Way

I could have saved a life today,
But I chose to look the other way.
It wasn’t that I didn’t care,
I had the time, and I was there.
But I didn’t want to seem a fool,
Or argue over a safety rule.
I knew he’d done the job before,
If I called it wrong, he might get sore.
The chances didn’t seem that bad,
I’ve done the same, he knew I had.
So I shook my head and walked on by,
He knew the risks as well as I.
He took the chance, I closed an eye,
And with that act, I let him die.
I could have saved a life today,
But I chose to look the other way.
Now every time I see his wife,
I’ll know I should have saved his life.
That guilt is something I must bear,
But it isn’t something you need to share.
If you see a risk that others take,
That puts their health or life at stake.
The question asked, or thing you say,
Could help them live another day.
If you see a risk and walk away,
Then hope you never have to say,
I could have saved a life today,
But I chose to look the other way.