101/1001 Update
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grim23Being a warrior is not about the act of fighting. It's about the ability, courage, and commitment to end the war within oneself and not quit until the job is done. - Richard Machowicz
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: I've still not yet completed the theGoRuck Honor Challenge additional tasking this month, to "reach out to and connect with one person you admire greatly, and tell them why", but we've finished Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. Next month's theme: Fear. I'm continuing to work on pushups, more than 3 x 50, daily, and I'll be running the Rugged Maniac in a couple of weeks. I've signed up for the Foam Glow Race in October.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I finished Facing Death: Finding Dignity, Hope and Healing at the End by Jim deMaine, a thoughtful book about how to approach death and terminal illness of your patents/clients, by a Seattle pulmonologist. I also finished Made for These Times: A Start-Up Guide to Calling, Character, and Work That Matters by Justin Zoradi, a Portland social entrepreneur, about significance in something other than ourselves. I'm more than halfway through Meditations 4, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffery Degraff). I'm also still rereading The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz, Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World by Thich Nhat Hanh, and Where Bigfoot Walks by Robert M. Pyle, reading at Base Station. Haiku!
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I finished the last of a series of 1-hour CEUs on maternal mental health. I also listened to a 2-hour "What’s in Your Backpack? Disaster Preparedness in the 21st Century" webinar on trauma-informed disaster mental health counseling. My clients are driving a need for this extra training.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: For Stop the Bleed Day, I spent a couple of hours getting CEUs in EMS Response to Active Shooter Incidents as well as Amputation and Hemorrhage Control. I didn't need these CEUs, but with the increase in active shooter incidents in Portland, a good review seemed prudent. I'm still doing the weekly triple 3-hour comprehensive EMT refresher series online, and completed Pediatric Emergencies, OB/Neonatal Emergencies, and Chest Trauma. This week: Geriatric Emergencies, Special Needs Patients, and Transport and Incident Management, which will complete the EMT Refresher Course.
The evolution for the Water Tender/Wildland Firefighter training was a multiple-agency callout for a wildland fire. What often happens in a conflagration fire is that one can get separated from their unit and apparatus and assigned to another group, and that's what happened to me this time. I was assigned to Westport Heavy Brush 2712, and we joined the second-in wave of the initial fire attack, a simulated raging 3-acre fire near several residences. I was initially tasked to work on progressive hose lays, and finding those done, I operated a 1-inch attack line. Once we had cut off the fire header, I got reassigned again to dig fire-line around one of the two fire sections. We had a simulated ankle injury on our crew, so we practiced patient assessment and treatment, and then patient stabilization on a backboard and transport out of the danger area and to the medic unit - something I hadn't done since EMT school. After that, we took turns with fire knockdown and hunting hotspots, everyone getting some hose and nozzle time with different equipment. While I was on fire attack, a lot of other firefighters operating the Water Tenders got practice drafting, pumping, and working together from different agencies to keep up with our high water demand. I have another regular day shift this month at the station this week.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: We have the pump in the Pump House being installed this week. Once it's installed, I'll have some space for tool storage and a small workshop, and a lot more space on Ol' Number 3. This week we emptied the grey and black tanks in the RV and added 20 gallons of fresh water. We also laid out the HAM antenna, and The Old Man ordered the beam. We went with a shorter antenna (30-35 feet) to avoid the need for guy wires. Next week I also hope to dig out more of the RV Dump line and reduce more of the slash pile and clear more of the 'living room'/party/visitor/sitting space.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: No progress.
Hiaku
surging wind/fire,
changing strategies quickly
multiple roles
Scene safety, now
the question, "lethal cover"?
changing times
Quietly prepare,
learn as much as possible,
update plans
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: I've still not yet completed the theGoRuck Honor Challenge additional tasking this month, to "reach out to and connect with one person you admire greatly, and tell them why", but we've finished Ashley's War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. Next month's theme: Fear. I'm continuing to work on pushups, more than 3 x 50, daily, and I'll be running the Rugged Maniac in a couple of weeks. I've signed up for the Foam Glow Race in October.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I finished Facing Death: Finding Dignity, Hope and Healing at the End by Jim deMaine, a thoughtful book about how to approach death and terminal illness of your patents/clients, by a Seattle pulmonologist. I also finished Made for These Times: A Start-Up Guide to Calling, Character, and Work That Matters by Justin Zoradi, a Portland social entrepreneur, about significance in something other than ourselves. I'm more than halfway through Meditations 4, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffery Degraff). I'm also still rereading The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz, Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World by Thich Nhat Hanh, and Where Bigfoot Walks by Robert M. Pyle, reading at Base Station. Haiku!
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I finished the last of a series of 1-hour CEUs on maternal mental health. I also listened to a 2-hour "What’s in Your Backpack? Disaster Preparedness in the 21st Century" webinar on trauma-informed disaster mental health counseling. My clients are driving a need for this extra training.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: For Stop the Bleed Day, I spent a couple of hours getting CEUs in EMS Response to Active Shooter Incidents as well as Amputation and Hemorrhage Control. I didn't need these CEUs, but with the increase in active shooter incidents in Portland, a good review seemed prudent. I'm still doing the weekly triple 3-hour comprehensive EMT refresher series online, and completed Pediatric Emergencies, OB/Neonatal Emergencies, and Chest Trauma. This week: Geriatric Emergencies, Special Needs Patients, and Transport and Incident Management, which will complete the EMT Refresher Course.
The evolution for the Water Tender/Wildland Firefighter training was a multiple-agency callout for a wildland fire. What often happens in a conflagration fire is that one can get separated from their unit and apparatus and assigned to another group, and that's what happened to me this time. I was assigned to Westport Heavy Brush 2712, and we joined the second-in wave of the initial fire attack, a simulated raging 3-acre fire near several residences. I was initially tasked to work on progressive hose lays, and finding those done, I operated a 1-inch attack line. Once we had cut off the fire header, I got reassigned again to dig fire-line around one of the two fire sections. We had a simulated ankle injury on our crew, so we practiced patient assessment and treatment, and then patient stabilization on a backboard and transport out of the danger area and to the medic unit - something I hadn't done since EMT school. After that, we took turns with fire knockdown and hunting hotspots, everyone getting some hose and nozzle time with different equipment. While I was on fire attack, a lot of other firefighters operating the Water Tenders got practice drafting, pumping, and working together from different agencies to keep up with our high water demand. I have another regular day shift this month at the station this week.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: We have the pump in the Pump House being installed this week. Once it's installed, I'll have some space for tool storage and a small workshop, and a lot more space on Ol' Number 3. This week we emptied the grey and black tanks in the RV and added 20 gallons of fresh water. We also laid out the HAM antenna, and The Old Man ordered the beam. We went with a shorter antenna (30-35 feet) to avoid the need for guy wires. Next week I also hope to dig out more of the RV Dump line and reduce more of the slash pile and clear more of the 'living room'/party/visitor/sitting space.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: No progress.
Hiaku
surging wind/fire,
changing strategies quickly
multiple roles
Scene safety, now
the question, "lethal cover"?
changing times
Quietly prepare,
learn as much as possible,
update plans
