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Related: About this forumGreedy, Lazy Firefighters Caught on Tape Wasting Tax Money
This clip is out of San Bernardino in California. Look at those greedy, lazy, overpaid scumbags sucking on the governments teat. I say we close at least half the fire stations, and cut their hefty pensions off too. Check out the scumbag cop at the end, working for the 1% as usual.A few points for civilians, in case youre curious:
1. Everybodys working in an orderly, professional, workmanlike manner. No panicking, running around shouting like people generally think they should.
2. At 0:35, we see that theres more to this than generally meets the eye; theyre coordinating to secure a downed power line, which could be an epic disaster in itself, while preparing to (a) put out a burning house surrounded by other houses and (b) taking instructions about a trapped subject from the medic.
More at: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/04/16/1083799/-Greedy-Lazy-Firefighters-Caught-on-Tape-Wasting-Tax-Money
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Greedy, Lazy Firefighters Caught on Tape Wasting Tax Money (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Apr 2012
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. Wow, really working hard on that guy, zero'd in, total focus on helping. I hope he made it.
It looked like a lot of chest compressions there. But they didn't give up, great coordination and hard work. Nice reminder of what firefighters do daily.
cojoel
(958 posts)3. The victim did not survive
says so at the end of the article.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Ah, I stopped at the end of the video, where he was put in the ambulance.
But they kept on going, which was good, because many times what looks hopeless to others pulls through. He looked to be in bad shape. I'm not sure how long CPR is administered before they give up, but it's often longer than some would imagine and people do survive.
greiner3
(5,214 posts)6. Only the docs at the hospital;
Can make that call once the victims are taken to the hospital.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)2. Yep. Total waste of tax dollars.
hatrack
(59,593 posts)5. Why do these firefighters hate freedom?
Sorry, should have asked why they hate Freedumb(TM).