JoyCar

Momma to 5 , Jojo to 5 grands, Tired RN and Wife to small business owner x 35 years

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

The Bureau of Land Management says it needs $73M to fund wildland firefighter raises. #wildfire

The U.S. just sent $140M worth of cluster bombs to Europe to blow people up.

2xs the cost of firefighter raises will be used to blow people up in Europe as Congress continues to bicker about giving wildland firefighters raises...

And in September, wildland firefighters in the U.S. will take a 47% pay cut unless they pass wage legislation.

Amazing.

What happens when fires start blowing up in the U.S. next month and we need firefighters more than ever?

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

Remembering The Granite Mountain Hotshots: 10 Years Ago Promises Were Made.

The Hotshot Wake Up
(Original Article link in my bio)
#wildfire

If you were a wildland firefighter the year the Yarnell Fire rolled over the top of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, you remember where you were when that news came. I was in Colorado with the Lone Peak Hotshots. Our assignment on that fire was a relatively simple but shitty one. We were asked to assess and complete structure protection and build a fireline around a billionaire’s house in the middle of nowhere.

When we got back to fire camp, we did what we’d always done for countless fires before this one. The buggies were parked, the chocks were put down, and we lined out for chow. It was evident by the time we got to the caterer’s trailer that something unusual was happening. Camp was very hush. The laughing and loud voices in the dinner tent were muffled and silent. The squadies and our Supt had a miniature circle up at the back of our chow line. This was not uncommon, but their eyes told a different story this time.

I was a Lead at the time, and I sat next to my Squadie with our plates of Saulsberry steak, green beans, and what we were able to pile on from the salad bar. I asked “Frenchie” quite candidly, “What the fuck is going on?”
He told me something terrible happened, and the crew would circle up after dinner to discuss it. I remember him telling me, “Nothing like this has ever happened before.” I knew firefighters had died at that point, but I had no idea what the circumstances were, how many, and who they were.

We all circled up after dinner, and the news was brought to us. We were told that there would be a national operational standdown the next day and that we should all reach out to our families to let them know we were ok. This was 2013, and people still had flip phones. We hit the line the next day after a moment of silence; after years of thinking about it, that was much better than sitting in the buggies all day.

Everyone was baffled and shocked at how this could even happen. Folks struggled to understand how an entire crew could have ended up in a situation like this.

The Yarnell Hill Fire started near Yarnell, Arizona, after a lightning strike on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
I would be lying to you if I said this wasn’t a controversial topic sometimes in the wildfire world. Plenty of Hotshots and operational folks have strong personal opinions on the matter. Everyone is entitled to that, and I’ve listened to many.

This was quite literally a national tragedy. It shook everyone. It was the deadliest fire for U.S. wildland firefighters since the 1933 Griffith Park fire, which killed 29 civilian firefighters who were drafted on short notice to help fight a fire near Los Angeles. The entire nation was taken aback by the news out of Yarnell, Arizona.

The Vice President at the time even traveled and spoke at the funeral of the firefighters, and the procession was nationally televised. We were told things needed to change, and they were right. We were told that for far too long, “forestry technicians” have been underpaid, under-recognized, undervalued, and forgotten when help was needed most.

Today is the 10-year anniversary of this national tragedy. Wildland firefighters are still classified as “forestry technicians,” pay increases still linger in Congress, and the man who spoke at their funerals is now President.

I call on this man, the President of the United States, to honor the 19 fallen Hotshots and fulfill promises that were made 10 years ago.

Today is a day of remembrance. It is a day to honor the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Men that lost their lives in the most horrific way imaginable. Burned alive trying to save property in their local community.

Ten years ago, promises were made. Wildland Firefighters are still waiting for them to be kept. They can’t hold their breath much longer.
God Bless

[The Hotshot Wake Up @HotshotWake]

About 183 people have asked me to talk about the smoke from Canada coming into New York, New Jersey, and other Eastern States...
#wildfire #NY
Ok, here goes…

*Seinfeld voice: “What’s up with all that wildfire smoke?”

If you live in these areas, welcome to what Salmon, Idaho was all last summer. Literally months.

Welcome to small town Montana. Welcome to the Utah Valley.
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest in August.
Welcome to Happy Camp, California.

Welcome to Earth… There are a lot of fires burning in Canada. Many are lightning caused but the majority are human caused. Pile burn escapes, escaped campfires, escaped prescribed burns, and yes, arson.

There are not a lot of fires burning in the United States. It’s actually one of the slowest starts to fire season in the U.S. in decades.

Wildfires happen across the entire planet. It’s a natural cycle that ebbs and flows. Canada is busy this year, others places not so much.

This is what wildland firefighters wake up to every day. This is what they work in. They are the ones trying to contain these fires when they happen. Smokejumpers and Hotshots, 6 pack jacked men and women, who sleep in the dirt every night just to wake up and crush up a mountain and work in smoke.

The ones that were promised a raise and Congress sits idly by. The ones that were told recruitment, retention, and pay was priority #1.

Seemingly not…

The ones who are provided subpar food and eat military rations for breakfast. At least you can still get a delicious bagel and lox before you walk through the smoke.
*extra capers.

So once the smoke clears out, in due time, remember that there are men and women fighting these things. Remember that your representatives have denied them a raise because “other priorities.”

Some are trying to help. These representatives are supporting a Bill called Tim’s Act. In long form it’s known as the “Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Classification and Pay Parity Act”.

If you would like to help support these men and women who wake up and work in this type of smoke everyday, contact your Rep. and tell them to support Tim’s Act.

The smoke will clear out. It always does. Welcome to Earth.

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@krqe Good call!

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@smashleyhamer @NICU_Musings Yes. This!! 👏🏼👏🏼

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@thatnrselife In the 90’s we just said we were going on a smoke break. Way more accepted than a pump break back then. And that was on an L&D unit!

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@TheBlondeRN @RogerWagnerMD 1987- white dress, white hose, white nurse mate shoes and white flying nun hat. I still have all in a box in my closet.

[Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil @BenjaminAbella]

ER doc & CPR professor here with some thoughts on cardiac arrest survivorship.

As we all wait nervously to see if Damar Hamlin recovers, I thought it was worth compiling some inspiring stories of survival.

A thread of hope below 🧵

#Hamlin #CPR #BuffaloBills #DamarHamlin

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@toroalejandr @BrownHospMed Had these my whole life. So painful. Once diagnosed with Celiac and changed to gluten free diet they stopped haunting me.

[Avraham Z. Cooper, MD 🩺 @AvrahamCooperMD]

Commotio cordis is not caused by Covid vaccines.

[Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil @BenjaminAbella]

post script - to watch a 90 second video to review the basic actions of CPR and AED use, check this out:

https://t.co/azVQSBe963

[Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil @BenjaminAbella]

5/5

praying for Damar Hamlin and his family - no matter what the cause, cardiac arrest is a critical medical problem

happy to answer questions if folks have them -

@LGlaucomflecken @DrSamanthaF @kurzmc

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@TheChrisSuprun @meganranney Exactly. Many people think the AED was “used” just because it was applied to analyze the rhythm. We know it is only “used” if a shock was delivered.

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@DGlaucomflecken The team needs to be at the hospital with their brother. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@TinaAdams72 @PhlawlessPharm The worst 😔

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@PhlawlessPharm Old L&D nurse here. The “scream” leaves footprints on your soul. For. Ever. 😔

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@DGlaucomflecken Maybe the versed will still be in his/her system and they won’t remember the ride home!! 🤣

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@komal_sharma_29 ❤️

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@stephfosterski1 @Hostile_Ute Great answer. I’m going to start using this too.

[JoyCar @JoyCardone]

@Hostile_Ute I will never tell anyone all that my eyes have seen in L&D. Ever.