How Many Can Remember Their First Call

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on June 12, 2009 at 7:49pm

Hey Lt. Shane, Good to hear again from you, and responding to yet
another one of my discussions. I have to agree with you as far as the
right choice for a career. I don't think anything come's close, or more
rewarding. Thank's again, and be safe out there Brotheer.

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Permalink Reply by Cory Deaton on June 12, 2009 at 7:31pm

My first call was a MVA with a fatality 13 year old girl. I will never forget that call it is imprinted in my head forever.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on June 12, 2009 at 9:11pm

Hey Cory, Thanks for responding to the discussion.
I understand how that will alway's be with you. Whenever you have
a call that involves a fatality, it always seem to stay with you forever.
Thank you for sharing your story with us, and be safe out there Brother.

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Permalink Reply by 11-53 on June 12, 2009 at 8:29pm

My first call was a 2 car MVA. A minivan pulled out in front of a pick up truck on a county road. Luckily no one was seriously injured.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on June 12, 2009 at 9:32pm

Hey 11-53, Thanks for responding to the discussion.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. Whenever you have a call that
dosen't have any seriously injured, is a good call.
Again thanks, and stay safe Brother.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Casey on June 12, 2009 at 9:53pm

my first call as a paid firefighter was a power line arcing on a pole in trees. I was in my gear on the tailboard (it was almost 33 years ago - so yep, we rode tailboard) before the other tailboard firefighter, the driver and our Lt. even came out into the bay. They told me to save the exictement for something exciting. Oh well.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on June 12, 2009 at 10:35pm

Hey Dave, thank you for responding to the discussion.
I'm sure you have seen much in the past 33 years in the
fire service. I also remember the good O'le years, I use to
ride the side board of the Ladder Trucks, now a days, you don't
even see Ladder Trucks with side boards, most have been put out
of service. Thanks again for sharing your story with us, and be safe
out there Brother.

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Permalink Reply by Jake Massey on June 12, 2009 at 10:43pm

I cant remember my first fire call but my first call as an emt was a group of five people got hit by a car. I was a witness to the accident. i emediatly called it in and as i got closer there were two people on the ground. one had a deffinate femor fracture and he told me to help her girlfriend first. I went to her she was responsive at first, she was talking to me and answering all of my questions. I took c-spine and waited for the ambulance. we loaded her up and took her to the lz. she ended up coding 8 times before they got her to the hospital. She coded again at the hospital and they couldnt get her back. I have had many nightmares since that day. I know that we did all that we could but it still bothered me. Especially when i learned that it was her 19th birthday that day. The ironic thing is that it was my 19th birthday too.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on June 12, 2009 at 11:17pm

Hey Jake, Thanks again for responding to the discussion.
I'm sorry to hear that you had to deal with that type of call, and
it alway's seem to hurt, thinking that we wish we could have done
more. What's worse, is that you were both nineteen years of age on
that day. Well thank you for sharing that story with us, sometime's it
best to talk about it, it dose help the healing process.
Stay well, and be safe out there Brother.

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Permalink Reply by sarah tinsley mackenzie on June 18, 2009 at 8:07pm

my first call as a probationary as i remember was a big scrubby a pile of old trees cut down from forestry workers in a pile on a paddock, it was wicked it was so amazing watching the colours the heat was really intense,
but my first call after my basic course was a faulse alarm scrubby it was under control i remember 4 wheel driving in a fire appliance around it there was the dirt road and embery piles on both sides, but my first proper call was a mva it was a fatality, i dont really remember alot jus the way the car was and what the patient was wearing, it sort of a bit blurry which in away probably isnt a bad thing

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on June 20, 2009 at 6:20pm

Hey Sarah, Thanks for responding to the discussion, and for sharing your story
with us. Be well, and stay safe out there Sister.

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Permalink Reply by John Sees on June 18, 2009 at 11:39pm

37 years ago I responed to my first call. A night time structure fire, on the corner of 2nd and Orange Streets in Northumberland, Pa. I ended up in the basement. Someone pulled a gentleman out of the house and I can still see the guys working on him.

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