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A Proud Member
Ever since I was younger I was fascinated with the US Coast Guard, both of my Aunts were in the US Coast Guard one still serving now as a Commissioned Officer. The Coast Guard was something always...
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Fact or nothing like it…
You can never be sure about the validity of a caller’s information when they dial 911. There are many factors that contribute to what they’re saying that you may not be aware of. Whether they’re...
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Professional Always
No matter what happens and what the units in the field are doing or saying over the radio it is the dispatcher’s job to be a professional always. Being a professional always is our job we set the tone...
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Safety a Priority? Never…
I work at a 911 center that dispatches for the entire county Fire, Police, and EMS be it a Federal, State, County, or local agency. On police dispatch if an officer asks for assistance units are...
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A Volunteer
I work for an agency that is half paid and half volunteer I’ve been a member now for over two years and I was very skeptical at first having only experienced straight volunteer or a commercial agency....
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Be Honest With Yourself
“You did not cause the emergency your job is to make the best of it.” I can’t remember where I came across that whether it was said to me or I read it somewhere… Most times I have no problem...
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Information Rant Style
Ever get fed up? I do. When I started this blog I was all gun ho about talking about Emergency Communications and Emergency Medical Services. As time went on it was pretty clear that the blog was...
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Thank You
Thank you to all the Veterans who have served in the armed services of the United States. Whether the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and of course my shipmates in the US Coast Guard without the...
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Location & Cooperation, Your guide to 911
It never stops amazing me how people who have even lived in the same area for 20 or more years still do not know where they are. People who travel back and forth to work everyday don’t know the towns...
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Out of Control
It’s saddening, disgusting, and just seemed unimaginable all this tragedy that has come about this month. First innocent children are murdered for reasons that we can’t even imagine and probably...
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Back in Service
Central to all units in the field: Dispatcher 1 is back in service. That’s correct after being a little burnt out with things and not being able to complete and publish a post since December I’m...
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Happy Birthday US Coast Guard
Today is the Birthday of the United States Coast Guard the nation’s (if not world’s) primer maritime service. The US Coast Guard is very social media friendly and there is a lot to learn by visiting...
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The New Guy
FNG… yup that’s me the F-ing New Guy. It’s been a while since I’ve been the new guy at anyplace that I work and its strange being the trainee and not the training officer. This new agency has...
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It’s been quite some time since I’ve been active but that’s something I’m going to work on changing. This morning a train derailment occurred in the Bronx I will be following along and updating my...
View ArticleReasons to Call Naples Your Home
So what’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Florida? This beautiful state has its fair share of madness- Rick Scott’s staunch opposition to Obamacare that has left 754,000...
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