This blog is dedicated to the men and women of the fire service who are at the end of the hose line or running the ambulance calls. Sometimes the view's from the rear facing seat are different than the front seat. This blog is dedicated to the hard working Firefighter's and their point of view!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
See you in Chicago!
I haven't been able to post many new updates due to the weather and the holiday season. But I received a HUGE email today. Ryan and Chief Winter from the Charleston Fire Department have been selected to present at Fire Rescue International in Chicago August 24-28 2010. It is a huge accomplishment for both of us and at the same time a huge undertaking. We are going to pull from our experience's in training to put together a new and exciting program. You might say it's a little OLD SCHOOL with a lot of NEW SCHOOL. This is a great opportunity and can't wait to share some of our experience with the world. Thanks for all the support from everyone and I will have a new posting up soon to close out 2009...!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Man...the surprise's keep coming...
Once again the blessing's keep pouring out... View's from the jumpseat has hit 700 hits now....just a few weeks from the 600 mark.....Thank's agian for reading....I can't count all the blessing's in 2009. I look forward to some new and exciting post's and experience's in the year 2010!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thank you from the jumpseat...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Senseless Acts of Firefighting!
Help, Help, my house is on fire! This is a statement that you and I would say if indeed your house were to catch fire. We probably be saying it as we are running or crawling out the front door or looking for a place to jump. But here they come, like knights in shining amour on the BRT(Big Red Truck) or whatever color your trucks are, they jump off grab a hose and into a raging out of control force that is looking to destroy everything that comes in its path. So, is there any sense to what they are doing? Just like the old adage states “Why do they go running in while everyone else is running out”? Well it’s this simple we have chosen to serve our community and been trained in how to mitigate emergencies or is it that we are all adrenaline junkies looking for the next high? Maybe a little bit of both. I think that we can have common sense while doing senseless acts as long as we revert back to our training, experience and COMMON SENSE!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
View's is getting Published!!
http://www.firehouse.com/blog/ryan-pennington/views-jumpseat
Please take the time and check it out....Please leave comments.
Thank you to Pete Mathews at Firehouse.com......You da man Pete!
Thanks to all that Serve!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
What to do when the what if’s happen!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Iso Man is a comin!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Reaching New Heights for Safety!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Boy's in Blue are Going Pink
Everyone will be seeing a different side of firefighters starting this Friday. The boy's in blue are going pink to support breast cancer awareness. October is breast cancer awareness month and IAFF 317 is putting on the pink! Don't be alarmed if you dial 911 and see pink it will be the same brave men and women responding to your emergency and responding to the call for breast cancer awareness. All the proceeds will benefit breast cancer research. Everyone join in with IAFF 317 in supporting this cause that affects many of our mothers, wives, or children!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Are you ready for the "What If's?"
Friday, September 25, 2009
Don't Breath that Crap!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Check out the New Firehouse.com
Good Morning all! Everyone please take a moment and check out the new look on Firehouse.com! Take a look and leave some comment's!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Combat Ready!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
All Tied Up?
Thursday, September 10, 2009
We will never Forget!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Welcome to the WEST SIDE!
Just stopped to share a pic from our new rims on Medic 437! We found these along the road and thought they would be a nice addition to the ambulance! It's never to late to enhance the looks of your ambulance. Public appearance is a big part of what we do. I don't know if our selection in wheel's are chief approved...but....they sure do look good! Ok, we didn't really leave them on but they made for a nice photo op. Thanks everyone for stopping a sharing a moment with "Views from the Jumpseat". I hope everyone had a Great Labor Day Weekend!
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Shift Happens!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Move right with lights?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Thanks to Peter Mathews and Firehouse.com
Back Where I Came From!
Last night I had the pleasure of teaching at the place where I began my fire and EMS career. I started the night with a basic CPR class and turned it into a round table discussion on firefighter safety. We talked about seatbelt safety, proper PPE selection and use, and basic mayday procedures. It was an engaging conversation between firefighters and their views were right on the money. It was nice to share my "Views From the Jumpseat"!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
There is a Monster in the Ambulance!
Stop the box, there is a monster back here! The Charleston Fire Department had the chance to demo a new “Power Cot” from Monster Medic yesterday. The salesman brought it in and gave a wonderful presentation on its feature’s. Cots or stretchers have evolved from the days of face to face lifting to a battery operated self lifting stretcher. Man what a concept, so what would ever make someone think that this is not a good idea? Let's do the math on this thing! How many times in a shift to you lift the cot up and down? Let’s see at least twice per run times six to ten runs a shift. That is twelve to twenty times you are lifting and loading a patient into your ambulance. That would be a good workout for anyone. Imagine that now you are going from twelve to two. Does this mean we have become lazy? Absolutely not! I think that we have let technology catch up with us. Sure this thing weighs more, sure it costs more, sure it…..well that’s about it. I would trade an extra 20-30 pounds of not lifting any day!
During the demo I heard every excuse in the book about power cots. They are too heavy, we will get complacent while lifting, or the best one of all it will catch more blood and nasty’s. Well ok, we may have to clean and maintain it more but man not having to lift these four, five or six hundred pound patients is a blessing in itself. Ems is a tough business filled with obese, overweight, and not fit providers. We need to look at this new invention and remind ourselves to put the cheeseburgers down and prepare for the next run. It all starts with some personal responsibilities. Diet, exercise, and training are great starting points in preparing for EMS. But all that we do personally will now be assisted by a big ORANGE MONSTER. Monster Medic thank you for your demo and hopefully you will be serving Charleston WV citizens very soon!