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

Here is a link to a CPR Quiz

Patient Assessement Quiz

Here is a link to a Patient Assessment Quiz.

SCBA Limitations

Know Your Equioment!!

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.

Human Skeleton

Here is a link to label a Human Skeleton, test your skills.

HELMET FRONT IDEAS FOR YOUR ARFF HELMET

Here is an idea for a leather helmet front on your ARFF helmet. We can mess around with the colors and figure out what everyone likes. They will cost around $21.00 a piece. If you are wondering what the number in the middle is? this would be your SIDA Badge number. Let me know what you think and we can get rolling on this. Thanks to Steve for bringing this up.

Casey Hamilton
Nantucket ARFF

Maintaining The Brotherhood

YOU GO I GO !!!

Brotherhood is a strong word with a strong meaning. Everyone in the fire service knows what it means and takes it serious. Most of us that have dedicated our careers and lives to the fire service whether it be with a structural department or with a Aircraft Rescue Firefighting department have found ourselves spending more time at the station than we do at home. Our wives and children are our home families, but our work families are our Brothers that have our back in an emergency not if it happens but when. Maintaining a state of brotherhood around the station is crucial for moral and maintaining the highest quality of job performance around the station. We are all faced with many different personalities that can sometimes challenge the sense of being a brotherhood but cannot ever break the common bond that we have.

Casey Hamilton, Nantucket ARFF

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First Responder Training

Initial First Responder Training is scheduled for November 7th & 9th at the SRE Building.

Attendees:
Kristian Kieffer
Tim Barrett
Steve Printer
Casey Hamilton

Recurrent First Responder Training is scheduled for November 9th at the SRE Building.

Attendees:
Rob Holdgate
Fred Wellington

All classes are from 9am-3pm

EMT Continuing Education Class

Continuing Education class on Thursday, November 8th at the fire station beginning at 7 pm. Class is Spinal Immobilization Techniques and is worth 3 hrs of con't ed.

ARFF Sticker

We are In the process of making a new ARFF Sticker. The header of this blog is one of the Ideas. If you have any thing to add please see C.Hamilton or P.Harimon.

Continuing Education

We have decided to create this blog for all ARFF personnel to continue education in all duties pertaining to our job. We hope this will be a great source of Information for us all. If there are any specific areas of Interest please fell free to post your request or Information on the topic.