DAY 3

DAY THREE STARTED OFF WITH A MEDICAL CALL FIRST THING IN THE MORNING THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A RESPIRATORY ARREST CALL. TIM AND ROBBIE ASSURED AN AIRWAY AND VENTED FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE PT. RESTORED HIS OWN RESPIRATORY RATE. THIS WAS THE TALK OF THE TOWN HOW WE SAVED THIS GUYS LIFE AND THEY EVEN GAVE US ALL A FREE LUNCH FOR THE SAVE. OUTSTANDING CALL FROM BEGINNING TO END AND KUDOS TO ROBBIE AND WALT FOR THEIR FIRST CPR SAVE.

DAYTIME WAS SLOW SO WE WORKED ON THE BUNKROOM AND CLEANED HOSE FROM THE WOODS FIRE THE NIGHT BEFORE. AROUND 5 PM WE GOT CALLED TO ASSIST BAYSIDE WITH A LARGE WOODS FIRE. THE CHIEF AND THE ENGINE WHERE POSITIONED OUT ON THE ROAD AND ROBBIE AND TIM WENT IN WITH THE CREWS. MOST OF THE FIRE FIGHTING HERE IS TO CONTAIN NOT PUT THEM OUT. SO MUCH STUFF NEEDS TO BURN HERE THAT PUTTING THEM OUT WOULD BE USELESS.

THIS IS THE WOODS FIRE ABOUT 1 MILE IN FROM THE ROAD

NOTICE THE YANKEES WITH THE GEAR ON AND THE SMART ONES IN JEANS AND T-SHIRTS

FORESTRY SERVICE FLIES OVERHEAD TO SPOT FIRES DURING OPERATIONS

THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE BACKGROUND IS KNOWN AS A KATRINA COTTAGE AND THAT IS WHAT WE WHERE THERE TO PROTECT. THESE HOUSES COST AROUND 20K AND CAN BE OBTAINED FROM EITHER LOWES OR HOME DEPOT.

THIS UNIT COMES OUT OF THE BAYSIDE STATION AND IS USED FOR HITTING HOTSPOTS DEEP INTO THE WOODS