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Dec 15, 2012

Dave Bloom replied to Jeff Daugherty's discussion Fire the person above you.

"Let's try this again.......YOU'RE FIRED!!! I leave it to your imagination who. "

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"Thanks. I have my Facebook acct non-active right now. I have not decided if I will go back to Facebook or not....I will contact Roger"

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"Makes 2 of us."

Oct 23, 2010

Dave Bloom replied to Jeff Daugherty's discussion Fire the person above you.

"Since there is a new season of "Celebrity Apprentice" coming up, YOU'RE FIRED1"

Mar 11, 2010

Dave Bloom replied to Jeff Daugherty's discussion Fire the person above you.

"Time to make like Scrooge and fire everyone out of sheer meanness."

Dec 25, 2009

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"You're a bit before my time, Jim Matthies hired me in August of 1975."

Dec 19, 2009

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Company/Department Name: Martins' Ambulance

Title/Rank: Supervisor/Paramedic

Contact Email: leftyfpm@yahoo.com

Department Type: Private service.

Years in the Industry: Just celebrated my 38th anniversary as a firefighter, and 36th as an EMT.

Education: AA in Liberal Arts, Firefighter II and III, Fire Officer I , Instructor I, II and III, Hazardous Materials First Responder and Technician, Fire Apparatus Engineer. Emt- Basic (since 1975), Paramedic (since 1977), ACLS, PHTLS, CDLS, Basic Hazmat Life Support and some Advanced Hazmat Life Support. Numerous NIMS certs.

Interesting facts about you: Second generation firefighter, on both sides of the family. Although "ambulance drivers" in the 1940's were much different than today's EMS workers, I'm second generation in that, also. .

Also got 3 of those mysterious creatures known as grandchildren running around. Nathan, Anthony, Aiden, has Grampa told you lately how much he loves you?

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Any humorous stories out there?

Are there any humorous stories out there? You know the ones that make you ROFLMAO, or give you that little shot of hope when the alligators are around the drain to the swamp. Let's keep them clean, we are all professionals here, no matter the size of the check. I'll start with one of my favorites....

I was on duty the day that the official mourning period for the victims of 9-11 ended. When the order to raise the flag back to full staff came out, I pulled the engine (with 55'… Continue

Posted on December 17, 2008 at 5:07pm — 16 Comments

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At 5:55pm on February 25, 2012, Debbie Spencer Mann said…: Thanks. I have my Facebook acct non-active right now. I have not decided if I will go back to Facebook or not....I will contact Roger

At 11:13am on December 18, 2009, Diver-Dan said…: no.. car 1 & 2 were cadi's in 1970 / 71, another was an ambulance and removal car, one was a rent-out to area funeral homes also,,,,

... i was there when John was alive, i lived in their house next door. bud lived on peoria st. boots lived off halsted and the river. we had 3 cars and a removal car and a oxygen van... that's it. bud was still working downtown with boots

At 12:07am on October 2, 2009, Debbie Spencer Mann said…: Yes, we are fine! The Fire Danger Level on the Angeles National Forest is currently "Extreme." It was raised to "Extreme" (Level 5 of 6) from " Very High" (Level 4) on October 1, 2009. The next month will be stressful for our firefighters. Hopefully the earthquakes stay away!

At 11:12am on September 29, 2009, Debbie Spencer Mann said…: OH BOY!!!
Station fire's strength was miscalculated
Forest Service and L.A. County fire officials downsized the fight before the blaze intensified
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fire27-2009sep27,0,3690755,...

At 10:55pm on August 26, 2009, Ed Spa said…: Just remember we are in our RIGHT mind!

At 10:55pm on August 26, 2009, Ed Spa said…: Yes I found it..... cold but still drinkable...... was that yesterdays cup? I don't put creamer in mine, who left a cup of coffee here!!!!!!?????