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Responding to Aurora: A Paramedic Perspective
With 58 injured survivors and 12 fatalities, the Paramedics who responded to the Aurora theatre on July 20, 2012 were dealt a chaotic scene. The professional job in front of them was immense, to say nothing of how they must have been feeling on a personal level....
Responding to Aurora: A Nurse Perspective
Transporting the injured from the scene in Aurora was just the first step. From there, they were received by the caring arms of the Nurses and medical staff in various Denver hospitals. That early morning, survivors began the long and hard journey towards recovery....
Firefighter Paramedic Stories: A Top FIRE & EMT Blog!
Happy Monday, everyone! Our firefighters have been on our minds a lot lately. We have been keeping close track of the multiple wildfires burning across the country (this blog post is about our Service Center in Colorado Springs, near the Waldo Canyon Fire). The Fourth...
Things Worth Believing In: A TOP Law Enforcement Blog!
Woo hooo, it's FRIDAY! That means the start of another weekend is just a mere half-work-day away. Today, we are veryyy excited to profile another TOP Law Enforcement Blog! It is a little different than our other LE blogs, and that's precisely why we like it. Today's...
The Boogie Man is My Friend: A TOP Law Enforcement Blog!
Today, we are excited to profile our second female law enforcement officer blogger! This time, we are talking about a very honest and humorous blog by a patrol officer. Today's TOP Law Enforcement Blog is... The Boogie Man is My Friend. This law enforcement blog is...
The Colorado Wildfires
We've been keeping a close eye on the wildfires raging in Colorado. This is for a couple reasons. First and foremost, we like to know what's happening in the 'fire world.' We have a big network of Firefighters and we work to stay in tune with what's going on in their...
A Special Kind of Class: A TOP Education Blog
Part of the beauty of the blog world is the opportunity to bring people together, to help facilitate the sharing of ideas and resources. This is especially true among our Education bloggers. While our Police, Fire and EMT, and Nurse bloggers also share resources and...
The 5-2 Crime Poetry Weekly: A Top LEO Blog
It's Monday. And Mondays usually elicit the usual the-weekend-is-over-time-for-a-full-workweek sigh. So today we are excited to not just profile a TOP LEO Blog, but also give you something to look forward to on Mondays! Today's Top Blog is... The 5-2: Crime Poetry...
Drape’s Takes: A Top Education Blog!
When I'm not busy finding, reading and writing blog posts, I also love to interact with our network of teachers on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. And recently I've noticed a topic of conversation that comes up over and over again- no matter which social media site...
Parapup: A Top Fire & EMT Blog!
Could it be so? Another GREAT EMT Blogger? Yes, yes. Yet again, we have found a fun blog authored by a female paramedic. Today we are profiling another TOP FIRE & EMT Blog! Parapup. Parapup (the blogger) describes herself as, "A bright-eyed blond thought she could...