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Katherine Fuchs's Discussions
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Joffry,
Welcome to the group.
Kathy
Great to share info with colleagues on this ems topic.
I am a Ambulance RN from the Netherlands.
This is a discussion and resource forum for members interested in improving incident operations at multiple casualty incidents and special events.
This is a discussion and resource forum for members interested in improving incident operations at multiple casualty incidents and special events.
This is a discussion and resource forum for members interested in improving incident operations at multiple casualty incidents and special events.
Welcome, subscribers and fans of the EMS Insider -- the newsletter that reaches top-level EMS decision-makers and provides strategic information on the EMS profession.
This is a discussion and resource forum for members interested in improving incident operations at multiple casualty incidents and special events.
This is a discussion and resource forum for members interested in improving incident operations at multiple casualty incidents and special events.
This is a discussion and resource forum for members interested in improving incident operations at multiple casualty incidents and special events.
Nathan,
Here's a link to the FDNY's vital statistics page.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/pdf/vital_stats_2008_final.pdf
To clarify, FDNY's firefighters did not respond to over 1.2 million EMS incidents. EMS' emergency medical technicians and par...
First, let me say that 38 hospitals in NYC are "Cardiac Arrest Centers". As for the "science" piece some cooling is not better than "no cooling." Post arrest hypothermia is supposed to be continued for 12-24 hours in hospital with a controlled ret...
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- Role in EMS
- EMS Chief
- Primary Agency/Department Type
- Paid Fire/EMS Department
- Primary Department/Agency Name
- NYC Fire Department
- Department/Agency Web Site
- http://www.fdny.org
- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 26
- My Training:
- Paramedic; FDNY Hazardous Materials Technician II; graduate of the FDNY/West Point Counterterrorism Leadership Program; ICS 100-400, 700 and 800; ICS Resource Unit Leader, Situation Unit Leader, and Documentation Unit Leader; graduate: FDNY Officer's Management Institute.
- About Me
- I'm an FDNY EMS Deputy Chief assigned to the Borough of the Bronx and a member of the FDNY Incident Management Team. The Bronx is approximately 60 square miles in area with a population of about 1.4 million. Our daily call volume ranges between 700 to 800. I work with two other deputy chiefs and we work for one division commander who runs EMS operations in the borough. When I'm not in the Bronx, I'm a wife and mom married for 20 years with a son in college and a daughter getting ready to start college.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because
- Every day presents new challenges and the potential to make a difference.
- Relationship Status
- Married
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Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 6:07pm on August 19, 2009,
Mike Rubin said…
- Were you giving MAC exams at Fort Totten in the mid-'90s? Your name sounds familiar. I took my oral with Dr. Cooper in '95.
- At 7:12pm on August 16, 2009,
Will Merrins said… - I'm doing good thanks, My shoulder is still a little sore but, on the mend.
- At 10:03pm on August 12, 2009,
Will Merrins said…
- Hey Chief! How ya feeling?
- At 8:44pm on May 25, 2009,
Skip Kirkwood said… - Thanks, Kathy. Taken at our cardiac arrest save recognition ceremony - kind of like our Medal Day. Hope you are well. Skip
- At 8:26am on February 23, 2009,
Daniel Robert Garvin said… - Thank you! My address is:
Daniel Garvin EMT-P
4399 Viau Street
Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
H9H-3B1
Please send me your address so I can send one along to you. Thanks again!!! Stay safe.
Daniel
- At 3:21pm on February 22, 2009,
Daniel Robert Garvin said…
- Hello! I just wanted to stop by and say hi! Would you by any chance be interested in trading a patch with me? I am a paramedic from Montreal, Canada. Thanks and please remember to stay safe out there!!
Daniel EMT-P
- At 5:03pm on February 4, 2009,
Charlie Fraser said… - Hey Nice job on the development of this group ....I hope to put aside some time to share my past experiences .....See out that Partner
- At 12:32pm on February 2, 2009,
Tom Bouthillet said… - Hi, Katherine! My grandfather on my father's side (by remarriage) was Tom Fuchs who ran the G.A. Fuchs Co. (religious supply store) in Detroit, MI for many years. He was much loved by the clergy and several bishops dozens of priests showed up for his funeral when he succumbed to Alzheimer's disease. Probably no relation, but I don't see the name very often!
- At 11:44pm on January 23, 2009,
Arnold said…
- Thanks for the nice words. And thanks for getting my point in the MCI discussion about how the rules change when a truly catastrophic event occurs. My hope is that those rules that make perfect sense in the ordinary don't get in the way during the extraordinary.
I hope you don't mind me asking, but I would love to be able to bounce the occasional idea off of you. I've studied terrorism (especially nuclear and bio) for the past several years, but only have recently found a calling in homeland security--with a focus on response. And experienced operators such as yourself represent a valuable resource that those interested in "national security" do not tap enough.
Best.
Arnold
- At 8:39pm on January 18, 2009,
Skip Kirkwood said…
- It sounds like you were in the right place at the right time, Kathy - out of town. Perfect, no need to waste all that good adrenaline
I have two areas of interest that sound like they are part of your world, too. I'm very interested in leadership development, and I'd like to hear about the West Point Leadership program you mentioned. I'm also interested in EMS "beyond the ambulance" in the areas of special operations and incident management. I've been trying to run down the details of your IMT and Rescue Paramedic programs, with little success.
Anything you can round up and share? I'll do the same if there's anything you want that we've got (besides Dr. Myers - you guys tried to hire him a while back, but we shackled him until he got over it.).
Best,
Skip
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Joe, do you have some mango chutney to go with those red herrings?
There are many reasons to combine fire and EMS, and many good reasons to not combine fire and law enforcement.
Track record of most fire/law enforcement combination departments -...
So the entire stance that you've taken that fire/EMS saves money on support costs are really a lie then?
Most of the places that tried combination fire/police services were small towns or mid-sized cities.
Most of those places didn't have lots of administrative staff to begin with.
The fire/LEO combinations mostly ended up just being police departme...
See... doc... we've hashed this out before. EMS and fire support services are somehow magically different when compared police support services. Completely different 'skills' needed to sign checks, do background checks (I'll admit that police chec...
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