Fire Gods
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Arrived on vehicle accident scene right after the fire gods and just ahead of another medic ambulance. Prior to our arrival they decided to "extricate" the driver/patient with their new JAWS. They said the doors were jammed shut and they would cut them off. They were so intent on
setting up their JAWS and getting ready to tear open the car that they failed to notice some minor details. Like when we opened the door on the passenger side by unlocking it.

I set up a "curtain" (salvage cover) to protect the patient from flying glass when the fire gods were preparing their sacrifice to the Buick god. While the fire gods were preparing their sacrifice, my partner and the 2 other medics extricated the patient/driver from through the passenger door. We loaded and began transport about the time we heard the hydraulic JAWS go to work ripping into the flesh of the vehicle.

Both ambulances were a couple minutes into the transport when dispatch called. They said the Battalion Chief was screaming for us to get back to the scene to transport the patient. They were almost done making the sacrifice and wanted us there to transport. All the fire gods and their minions failed to notice the patient was no longer in the vehicle.

We were laughing so hard we almost made our own sacrifice (The smelly kind) to the Fruit of the Loom god. Our boss (The Ambulance company owner) called us into his office to talk about the call. He couldn't keep a straight face and we all ended up laughing so hard we almost made another sacrifice to the Fruit of the Loom god. Where are the reporters and photographers when you need them?

Medic Dude