Nearly 20 years since Columbine I am distraught that we aren’t better prepared to survive an active shooter incident at a school. The Parkland commission released a lengthy and comprehensive report of the February 14, 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. A single gunman entered the school campus carrying a cased rifle. He walked into […]
Even though it’s snowing outside my window in Wisconsin there are still paramedics deployed as Ambulance Strike Teams in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and Hurricane Michael. And there are paramedics feeling the heat of not exercising appropriate professional behavior, especially between shifts. Read Hurricane deployment is not Beach Week for Ambulance Strike Teams on EMS1.com
1. SpaceX launched a really, really big rocket In one of my favorite Simpson’s episodes Homer bemoans another boring space launch. Unlike Homer I am fascinated watching the recent SpaceX launches streamed live from Florida, Texas or Orlando. Even more amazing to me is the booster rockets gliding/falling back to earth and then landing upright […]
I attended the Pinnacle EMS Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. last week. I wrote quick take articles for many of the sessions I attended. What’s the future of EMS? – a facilitated discussion on the EMS Agenda 2050 Fatigue in EMS: Preview of an evidence-based guideline – early glimpse at the recommendations coming from the Fatigue in […]
Today’s mass shooting and terrorism incident in Orlando is an immediate and likely an ongoing incident for all EMTs and paramedics to learn from and contemplate. My rapid reaction … What happened: A single gunman with an assault rifle killed 50 people and injured dozens more at Pulse, a gay nightclub, in Orlando early Sunday morning. […]
In late March I ran to a beach on the Gulf of Mexico. This morning I ran from a hotel near LAX to a beach on the Pacific Ocean. When I travel I try to run to specific points of interest.
Part of visiting Walt Disney World is accepting there is more to be done than can humanly be done in a day or a vacation. These are a few of the things we didn’t do during our most recent family vacation to Walt Disney World. Ride Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom Ride Mission Space […]
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I had an AWESOME week at Walt Disney World with my family. Running the Goofy Challenge – half marathon Saturday and full marathon Sunday – was better than I could have imagined. My racaps with lots of photos are posted on the Everyday Runner Tips blog. Walt Disney World Half Marathon race recap Walt Disney […]
Yesterday I ran the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. This morning I am running the Walt Disney World Full Marathon. Running both is the Goofy Challenge. I will post a race report when I get back. I am looking forward to seeing lots of my friends from Reedy Creek Fire District cheering me on as […]