Bob Roller

These kids are tough. Just trying to put laundry away, and I get caught in an ambush they sprung on me.

Taught my 5yo my Dad’s cornbread muffin recipe. Feels good to pass this along.

The celebration afterwards was glorious

Cleaning the grill

The deck is free of snow for the first time in weeks, and I know exactly what needed done.

Without an end for sure. I hate it.

I agree. It’s only going to get worse, and I hate it.

I lost another friend and brother firefighter to cancer this week. He was 48.

I’m tired of this shit.

BAD KNEES FAST SKIS. Let’s Go!

Victory Comics in Falls Church, VA straddles a creek, and I think that’s pretty cool.

Caps/Flyers game last night was pretty rad.

RAISE HELL PRAISE DALE.

Hand-drawn illustration from a book about the 1665 Great London Plague and 1666 Great Fire of London

Illustrations are not just for kids books.

I’m still bummed I missed you on that trip. Let me know when you are back in town.

Orders for the postal worker who died on the Titanic

Stagecoach!

Location of the museum, next to Union Station

2001 Anthrax exhibit.

Interviewed and go an offer for a part-time position as an EMT instructor this morning (exciting, right!?!) and celebrated by visiting the National Postal Museum. One of the most underrated if not unknown Smithsonian museums.

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There are so many HEMS helos flying around the DC metro that the State of Maryland follows all of them in real-time through SYSCOM in Baltimore. But only Maryland State Police and the Park Police will land pre-hospital or are hoist capable as far as I know.

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lol, no. Park Service. But they might use the Park Police acronym for the Eagle. They fly the Potomac River and help with search and will airlift patients via hoist from either (MD or VA) side of the river.

YouTube video by Arrhythmia Alliance Chris Solomons Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rescue - BBC Helicopter Heroes

A different show I think, but I’m reminded of the BBC crew that witnessed a HEMS dispatcher go into cardiac arrest on camera, and the flight crew successfully worked the code and brought him back.

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USPS Eagle has a hoist and will fly out as well. Those guys are pretty rad.

Cropped picture of my new paramedic card

Recertified last week. Eight years as a medic. Nine before that as as a FF/EMT. Wildfire time before that.

Been a good ride so far. I hope to keep going for a while

#PreHospitalSky #Firefighter #Paramedic

All-hazards became official FEMA policy in 1993 when the incoming Clinton Administration redirected civil defense money towards natural hazards. Witt's confirmation testimony makes this point clear.

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When crap hits the fan, I absolutely want the old-salt medic who loves EJs to arrive on scene. And when the call is over, I will hide from that same medic.

I don’t watch shows related to my work, but people I hold in high regard enjoy this show and its authenticity.

I can also confirm that some of the most sour and grouchy people I serve with when things are quiet are also some of the most talented lifesaving professionals during a crisis.

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We were out doing area familiarization Thursday night, and I used the time to chat about how important it is to look like you know what you are doing, especially if you lack the gray hairs that give some of us the benefit of the doubt. Also talked about good radio etiquette.

Time well spent.

Every new FF/EMT on my shift for the past 15 years learns “Robert’s Rules of Rescue”

1) Do not die
2) Always sound good on the radio
3) Always look cool

Jobshirts are key to #3, especially for teenagers who need to present themselves well.

First thing I did when I got my EM job was pay for a 5.11 jobshirt like I wear at the volley house. Probably don that beast twice a week (at least) from Oct-Apr and every other day while activated for an emergency.

I watched the USA lose the Olympic men’s hockey gold medal to Canada with one of my best friends in 2010, and I was with him and our kids when the USA beat Canada today. This is joy.

#Olympics #Hockey

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We delivered a baby! I love paramedicine!