--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4N00006 Date: 04/18/97 From: RAYMOND PESEK Time: 06:37pm \/To: DANIEL LEVASSEUR (Read 0 times) Subj: Is this echo used? DL -> I was wondering if this echo is under use? I was wondering too ... Raymond Pesek * 1st 2.00 #2448 * Some days you step in it... some days you are it... --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: PC-Ohio PCBoard * Cleveland, OH * 216-381-3320 (1:157/200) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4Q00000 Date: 04/20/97 From: DAVID WROBEL Time: 05:21am \/To: MELISSA YING (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Is This Echo Used? > Really? (and yes, it *was* very full of Fire Companies before) Thanks for the confirmation... I was hoping I remembered it righj. > I > guess this interests me because around here, people are falling back > on volunteer services more and more... or just cutting service > altogether. I don't understand the above... "Falling back on volunteer..." ? And the part about "cutting service" is real curious - how can anyone cut EMS services? So who shows up when someone dials 911 ???? [ Dave ] --- RBBSMail v18.1 * Origin: The High Frontier RBBS / Holmdel, N.J. USA (1:107/605.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4Q00001 Date: 04/19/97 From: DAVID WROBEL Time: 03:50am \/To: DANIEL LEVASSEUR (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Is This Echo Used? > Really, going to paid services, up here were I live in Vermont it is > still all volunteer The group that runs the paramedics here are now keeping statistics on response times of the local squads. The hardest time to respond is during the day when most of the members are working and it's a core few than handle the bulk of the day calls. Only at night are there assigned duty crews. [ Dave ] --- RBBSMail v18.1 * Origin: The High Frontier RBBS / Holmdel, N.J. USA (1:107/605.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4Q00002 Date: 04/19/97 From: MELISSA YING Time: 12:15am \/To: DAVID WROBEL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Is This Echo Used? Just because DAVID WROBEL wrote this message about Re: Is This Echo Used? to DANIEL LEVASSEUR on 04-18-97 doesn't mean it's THAT old... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DW>Under Used is more like it. Then again, when it was used, I seem to >remember more discussions on Fire Companies rather than First Aid. >Strange though, in my area there is a major effort to totally eliminate >volunteer First Aid Squads and replace them with paid services. Really? (and yes, it *was* very full of Fire Companies before) I guess this interests me because around here, people are falling back on volunteer services more and more... or just cutting service altogether. Melissa at 23:35 on 04-18-97 * 1st 2.00 ~ Write down good ideas, they get lost, like good pens. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0150 * Origin: Ability OnLine - Toronto Canada - 416 650-5411 (1:250/518) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4Q00003 Date: 04/20/97 From: BETH CORRIGAN Time: 11:34am \/To: MIKE GLYNN (Read 0 times) Subj: EMT Class hey Mike you name sounds familar, did you take your EMT class at Northern Essex community college? Beth --- Maximus 3.01 * Origin: Merr.ValleyUsersGroupBBS,No.Andover,Ma.(508)682-6263 (1:324/117) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4R00000 Date: 04/20/97 From: RICK NAKROSHIS Time: 10:58pm \/To: DAVID WROBEL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Is This Echo Used? DW>Strange though, in my area there is a major effort to totally DW>eliminate volunteer First Aid Squads and replace them with paid DW>services. The folks in your area enjoy paying more taxes, eh? Replacing volunteer squads with paid crews is a good reason to boost the tax rates. So what is the 'advantage' to their replacement that is being touted? --- SLMR 2.1a A rolling stone gathers nothing but speed! * Origin: (1:109/459) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4R00001 Date: 04/19/97 From: MELISSA YING Time: 11:36am \/To: DAVID WROBEL (Read 0 times) Subj: Re: Is This Echo Used? Just because DAVID WROBEL wrote this message about Re: Is This Echo Used? to DANIEL LEVASSEUR on 04-18-97 doesn't mean it's THAT old... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DW>Under Used is more like it. Then again, when it was used, I seem to >remember more discussions on Fire Companies rather than First Aid. >Strange though, in my area there is a major effort to totally eliminate >volunteer First Aid Squads and replace them with paid services. Really? I guess this interests me because around here, people are falling back on volunteer services more and more... or just cutting service altogether. Melissa at 23:35 on 04-18-97 * 1st 2.00 ~ Write down good ideas, they get lost, like good pens. --- QScan/PCB v1.19b / 01-0150 * Origin: Ability OnLine - Toronto Canada - 416 650-5411 (1:250/518) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4S00000 Date: 04/19/97 From: MIKE JONES Time: 05:46pm \/To: ALL (Read 0 times) Subj: No more basic EMT? Is it true that the State of Michigan has eliminated the BASIC EMT and now has only 2 designations for EMS personnel (Specialist and Advanced). Thanks' Mike --- T.A.G. 2.7c Standard * Origin: Up In Smoke! (1:2410/331) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4S00001 Date: 04/22/97 From: MIKE GLYNN Time: 06:47am \/To: BETH CORRIGAN (Read 0 times) Subj: EMT Class BC>hey Mike you name sounds familar, did you take your EMT class at Northern >Essex community college? BC> Beth No took it at Northeastern in 1990, and i worked for Chaulk Ambulance in Boston, which is now AMR. "American Medical Response". Mike --- * QMPro 1.53 * FREQ SKYLINX FROM 1:101/580 FOR MAIL FEEDS!!! * Origin: SKYLINE BBS (617)361-1242 U.S.A. Mail Feeds Available. 1:101/580) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 197 EMERGENCY Ref: E4S00002 Date: 04/22/97 From: DANIEL LEVASSEUR Time: 10:10am \/To: JOHN KASPRZAK (Read 0 times) Subj: Is this echo used? -> MSGID: 1:2613/336.0 33cca36d -> TID: GE 1.11+ -> -=> Quoting Daniel Levasseur to All <=- -> DL> Hi, -> DL> I was wondering if this echo is under use? -> DL> -> DL> -Dan -> Hi, -> I'm wondering the same thing. Just started getting this echo -> and haven't seen much activity on it. I'm an EMT-D here in NY -> state. Volunteer for two corps. -> John Hi, Well I guess I use it so some one does! -Dan --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: Abacus Systems! St.Johnsbury VT (802) 748-4276 (1:325/812)