Jumpline Magazine July 2024 - Flipbook - Page 43
Paul Blake, Treasurer
MDFR Ret.
Honoring Our Past, Forging Our Future
chairs on the truck that they would take with them and sit in while
awaiting the patient transfer. When I was on Rescue 7, we would
transport to Memorial West or Mount Sinai because it was shorter
than transporting to the other hospitals in our area. Nine years later
I bid out of Station 16 to the EMS Supervisor position where I stayed
until retirement. All of which was on B-shift.
How confusing it was to ogure out the many rules between who
ran the last call at Station 16, to whether the rescue was available,
and to who was cooking. There was usually a lot of shouting. No
wonder the guys were so good with the brain games printed in the
Miami Herald. It was a true sign of brotherhood when they would
cut them out and print copies from the fax machines for the others
to have. Which of the suppression units at 16 would respond would
depend on how far the unit got on the previous call. Cancellations
only counted if the truck made it out onto the apron! Little did the
engine crew know that I had a Homestead Police radio and when I
heard them say
