Though I must say I was pretty excited, not over-the-moon-with-joy excited but excited none the less about getting the chance to attend an MVA. I got to do the paperwork at the scene. It was very minor compared to what could have been. Not sure exactly because...well... let's just say that the guy driving the ambulance decided to overtake us and pass us on the highway. The ambulance got there first and we pulled in a couple seconds behind him.
No we don't know why the driver felt he had to or what the point of it was. We still had to deal with the car and helping getting the accident victim into the ambulance. I've never had so little information to put on my paperwork since joining the fire hall...hee hee Command on duty said he's had less. I did however ask the RCMP officer, who attended the accident, for a name, address and he even gave me the victim's age. I was glad for that at least.
Another new experience for me was just the other day we had a call-out for a bush fire. Weeee!!! something I haven't dealt with yet. On with the bunker gear, in the truck I go...wait, which address is it? We are given two. Ok, Engine 171 is going one way, Rescue 171 is heading the other way, let's see if we can head the fire off at the pass...ughhh... NOT!
We can see the smoke up in the hills across the river from us. The Captain in our truck, R171, calls to Command and informs them where we can see the fire. Yes, Command was on scene and sees it. He's already sent one man, Mikey, up the hill to inspect. Doesn't look like much, but we can't get the trucks up there, we'll have to hook up a couple miles of hoses if we have a situation that needs attending.
What can I say? It was was still pretty cool! I didn't get out of the truck once. But had time to sit with my fire partner while we took pictures with our cell phones of each other and of the goings on around us. Here are a couple fun pictures for you guys. Have a great week! More to come as always.
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