A thank you to all who work in emergency services!

[Poll_Blind]

I'm listening to a live feed of the emergency services in Joplin, Missouri and I found myself tearing up as I read between the lines of their chatter. There are some serious injuries I'm hearing coming over the radio tonight. I hope the injured can be helped as quickly as possible.

As I listen to the different voices of the emergency services personnel sometimes shouting over the weather, sometimes audibly winded as they run on foot from one place to another, sometimes bargaining with dispatch for a helicopter (despite the terrible weather conditions) to get out an injured person...as I listen to all of that I am overwhelmed with a sense of pride in the job I can hear them doing to help reduce the damage from this disaster.

If you work or volunteer in emergency services of any sort, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

It's one job that won't get outsourced and there are some incredible Americans putting their all into saving lives as darkness falls, tonight.

:toast:

PB

[MadMaddie]

1. I am listening too and it is amazing

:toast:

[Booster]

2. I thank them also and hope it will turn out ok.

[MadMaddie]

3. They keep referring to J4s

are those fatalities?

[Poll_Blind]

4. That's eerie, I just posted about that in the thread I link to in my OP. Here's a list of codes:

HERE

And by that key, yes, those would appear to be fatalities, especially in the context they're using the term. :(

PB

[SheilaT]

5. I just wish that all those who think

that all taxes are bad would understand that it's for times like these that we pay taxes.

It is my philosophy in life that we are here to help each other.

[MadMaddie]

6. The police, fire, nurses, doctors, FEMA and all of those

civil servants are critical to these disasters. Without them these events become more grave.

I would recommend if any of you have CERT programs in your cities and states to attend them. CERT qualified citizens can help during these events.

[opiate69]

7. Proud to be rec #5..

my mom and sister both work as EMTs.. incredibly tough but necessary and rewarding (at times) work

[MadMaddie]

8. There was a church that was occupied, the roof fell in on them

apparantly multiple fatalities.

They are setting up a morgue.

This is bad.

[sufrommich]

10. I just heard that on theJasper County Law Enforcement Agencies Live Audio Feed

I also heard them talking about setting up morgues throughout the city. Good Lord.

[MadMaddie]

11. listening in too

[aquart]

9. multiple fatalities church on Michigan Street.

I also heard "temporary morgue" and a call for orthopedic surgeons.