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Let me start by saying that I had just got off shift at 6pm and this call came in just after that. So I missed this one but heard about it the next day at 6am at the start of my shift.

On 3/9/07, my departmant responded to a possible Train Accident hear a railroad crossing. This was called in by the rail service stating that they may have hit "something" at or near the intersection.

Well according to our guys who first arrived it was a very successful suicide my a middle age male. He just layed down across the track and waited.........

Let me start by saying that I had just got off shift at 6pm and this call came in just after that. So I missed this one but heard about it the next day at 6am at the start of my shift.

On 3/9/07, my departmant responded to a possible Train Accident hear a railroad crossing. This was called in by the rail service stating that they may have hit "something" at or near the intersection.

Well according to our guys who first arrived it was a very successful suicide my a middle age male. He just layed down across the track and waited.........

Support A Firefighter

Support A Firefighter

We responded to an attempted suicide at a residence. As we arrived - this was not as dispatched - it was a "full" suicide in progress.

I now ask myself one question....?

What would drive a 30 yr. old male to stab himself with a knife over 18 times (I stopped counting at that point) in the neck, chest, arm, and both legs ?. Well the answer he was able to give me was that he just lost his job and broke up with his girlfriend. This was a male, my age, from a normal background, and a normal life.

We responded to an attempted suicide at a residence. As we arrived - this was not as dispatched - it was a "full" suicide in progress.

I now ask myself one question....?

What would drive a 30 yr. old male to stab himself with a knife over 18 times (I stopped counting at that point) in the neck, chest, arm, and both legs ?. Well the answer he was able to give me was that he just lost his job and broke up with his girlfriend. This was a male, my age, from a normal background, and a normal life.

We responded (my new Station #3 crew - see previous blog) to a local senior center for a possible "cpr in progress". Upon arrival we noticed the RN staff attempting cpr and other first aid care. As a RN (registered nurse), you would think all RN's would have the same training - well this is not true at all as I found out on this call.

We responded (my new Station #3 crew - see previous blog) to a local senior center for a possible "cpr in progress". Upon arrival we noticed the RN staff attempting cpr and other first aid care. As a RN (registered nurse), you would think all RN's would have the same training - well this is not true at all as I found out on this call.

God I really need to keep up with my blog.........

God I really need to keep up with my blog.........