Good morning, here is the News:
Street Fair—Thanks to all who came out for
this. Not a single no-show despite the heat, and everyone was right on
time. We've got a great crew here. Special thanks for Jennifer for
putting on the wound care demonstration.
Team Meeting—In October the tenth falls on a
Wednesday. We've got the Senior Center scheduled, but I'm pretty sure I
promised several people we'd visit our rally point, so this might be the
one. More on this as soon as I've completely gotten over Street Fair.
Hose Loading—I attended the first session last Sunday
(I know, right after Street Fair, sanity does not run in my family). It
was awesome. Very well organized by Ben Vernon, who put a lot of personal
equity into getting the equipment for this. By "equipment", I
mean three Fire Academy engines, one for each of the kinds of hoses we needed
to learn about, so we rotated in three groups. Near and dear to my heart
was the fact that EVERYONE got hands-on with each of the hoses; you didn't
watch, you packed hose. Yes, there was indeed some physical activity, but
our Firefighters have developed techniques for handling the hose that are real
back-savers. If you listen to them and do it their way, you'll be
fine. I actually thought the most difficult part was getting back out of
the hose bed by climbing down the steps they have installed. These steps
are installed where it is possible to put them, not where it makes sense
ergonomically. Watch out for them, and try to watch how the Firefighters do it
before you try it. What made this class really great was the amount of
detail presented in little sidebar talks, where they told us how things really
got done.
If you weren't there, PLEASE try to make the session on the
30th. It will be a crime if we don't fill every slot, and I'm very much
afraid that we will be needed in this capacity sometime this Fall.
Here is the detail:
Date/Time: Sunday, 30 September, 10-12noon (not really, it
takes at least 2 1/2 hours, plan accordingly).
Location: NTC You meet briefly in 89B, then right out
to the engines.
Sign up here:
Best learning experience you have had in a long time, trust
me, and it's good for Continuing Education. If you have any
questions about the class, especially the physical activity, drop me a
note. Can you tell I'm cranked up about this? Git in there!
All for this week, question, comments, you know how to find
me.
-Steve
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