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Location: Halifax, Pennsylvania, United States

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Busy Night for BLS

I went to bed Saturday night around 01:00 hours and got up at 07:10 hours when my alarm went off. I got out of bed and got dressed and then grabbed my camera, suitcase and Essentials Book and took them out to the kitchen. I then packed my lunch and grabbed my Gatorade bottles and then left around 07:30 hours and headed on up to Lykens to go to work. I got there and parked and went inside and Stutzman was sleeping on the couch. I put my lunch and Gatorade bottles in the fridge and then sat my suitcase down behind the couch. I then put my scope in 6-5 and then did a rig check. I came back in and got a pager and then Stutzman woke up. I asked him who his medic was and he said it was Tim and that he was running out of his apartment overnight. Stutzman then left to head on down to Eville to do the day shift there. I then filled out the form on the computer and checked a few things and then went over the supplies. I then sat down and watched some TV. Then around 08:55 hours the tones went off for a call in Upper Paxton Township. Jim took that call and then shortly after that Tim came down with the squad and moved the gear back on to 6-5. He then ran the squad down to Eville and I followed him in 6-5. We got there and I went into the med room and checked on supplies and got some supplies to take back up to Lykens. As I was walking out of the med room, the tones went off for a sick person in Eville Borough. Stutzman and Audre took that call. I then went into the BLS room and saw Kuntz still asleep in there so I shut the door and went over and sat down on the couch and watched some TV. Tim then made the comment that we would soon be heading up to help 6-3 with the patient. About 3 minutes later we heard Stutzman call county and ask for ALS to be dispatched. We headed on up and I helped get the guy out and loaded into 6-3 and then Stutzman and Audre took him down to Harrisburg Hospital and me and Stutzman went back to the station. We were there for a little bit and then we left and headed on down to the fire house to get my chicken half and Tim a dinner. We stayed down there and shot the shit for about 15 minutes and then we left and headed back up to Eville. Once there I ate my chicken half and then me and Stutzman talked about different things. Tim and Audre then got back and Tim restocked the gear on 6-3 and then Jim got back and me and Tim left and headed back up to Lykens. Once there I put the supplies away and then hosed off 6-5 and then went in and started studing my Essentials Book for the Firefighter 1 test which is two weeks away now. Tim worked on his charts and then we watched an episode of Emergency. We then took a break and I ate a early dinner while I watched some TV and Tim finished his charts. We then watched another episode of Emergency. The tones then went off for another call in Upper Paxton Township. Jim took that call, but released it to BLS then. Jim then called up and told Tim that he was moving him down to Eville for the night and moving Stutzman up to Lykens to make a BLS truck up with me. Stutzman then got there and Tim left and headed on down to Eville. Stutzman and me then ordered food from Ciao's and when we were getting ready to head down to the restuarant to get our food, the tones went off for breathing problems in Williamstown. 6-3 went responding and after we got our food we stood beside the unit and waved to them as they went by. We then headed back to the station and ate our food while we watched TV. Then around 22:15 hours the tones went off for a phsychatric patient in Lykens Borough. We went responding and got there and then Bruce stopped on his way back down through from Williamstown to help. We got the lady loaded up and then we took her down to Harrisburg Hospital. After we got what we needed down there, we headed on back to Lykens. Once there I nibbeled on my chicken fingers and then went to sleep around 01:30 hours. The tones then went off at 04:10 hours for an automatic fire alarm in Lykens Township. We got up and got in 6-5 and headed off to that. We got there and staged until released by Command 27 and then headed back to the station. Once there I laid back down on the couch and went back to sleep. That only lasted for about 10 minutes and then the tones went off again for a fall victim in Lykens Township. I got back up and we got back in 6-5 and off we went. Luckily the lady only needed help getting back up. After we got her up we made sure she was not hurt. While we were getting her information, the tones went off for seizures in Upper Paxton Township at SLV. 6-3 took that call and then we went available and returned to the station. Once back I went back to sleep. I then woke up at 08:08 hours and John was not there yet. I got the stuff back on my belt and put my pillow away and the tones went off for breathing problems in Eville Borough. Stutzman woke up and asked me where John was and I said he was not there yet. So I called down to Eville and here he went straight down there as he knew there was no medic in Lykens today. I then clocked out and left and headed on down to Eville. I stopped at Shell and got gas and then stopped at Eville and picked up my check and then left and headed on home. Once at home I changed into my pj's and went back to bed to get some more sleep. I woke up this afternoon at 14:30 hours. I got out of bed and changed into street clothes. I then read the paper. I then got on the computer and did a few things. I then ate dinner while I watched MASH on TV. I then left the house at 17:30 hours and headed up to the fire hall for the building meeting tonight. The meeting went good and was very informative. I then went down to the station along with Bubba, LeeAnn, Holly, Dave and Bill. I then left there around 21:20 hours and headed on home. Once at home I took a shower and am soon going to bed as I am tired.

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