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The holster pictured in that article is the Safariland 568 "Custom Fit", which is a funny name given it's basically a universal holster. We used to issue them as well, back when an agent might need...

This isn't really anything unique to Portland, or recruiting problems unique to AMR.

EMS is the red-headed stepchild of public safety services since it's not a necessary service for public safety...

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying morale isn't a problem.

But if we check the Partnership for Public Service annual employee satisfaction & engagement score, CBP (of which BP is a sub-component)...

One of the things mentioned by a few people in the thread just far is the, "Life is short, buy what you want" mentality.

Some thoughts on this:

This is what leads to lifestyle inflation, which...

Maybe some people did. We were a hospital based EMS service (worked for the hospital in question), so it still would've been a policy violation which could've been reported through any number of ways.

I'm with you. With a light that is easy to mount/remount like the X300 or virtually all stream lights, it makes no difference.

With the XC1, it makes a difference since the mounting system is a...

On the ambulance we used to do that with drunks, too. Take a big trash bag and tear a hole on one side near the mouth, then put their head through it and let them wear it as a vomit bib.

Worked...

I don't think buying a brand new car and voiding its warranty with modifications is a good idea for the vast majority of people, even car guys.

Disagree on the suspensions part, as well. We're...

Automated payments are a huge predictor for success in saving money.

If a person were to take their previous monthly car payment and set up automated deposits to their preferred savings product,...

I wouldn't worry about getting nothing for it. Think about it this way...we all see the crazy prices with car prices, where the average American literally can't afford a new car if abiding by the...

Unfortunately, American society has become extremely impulsive when it comes to spending and we overwhelmingly use the former as a reason to justify fiscal irresponsibility and lifestyle-creep, and...

If you're, 1) saving 20% of your gross income for retirement and can continue doing so with the new car payment, 2) have 3-6 months in liquid assets for emergencies, and 3) have no debt other than a...

Not east asian, but south asian as well. My fiance and her family will wear masks outside if the pollen is bad outside. They've been doing that long before covid was a thing.

"Covid masks" (but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HVejEB5uVk

Sorry if I missed it, but does anyone have a picture of this on a Glock 19?

Nekked? Use a Phlster Enigma.

With the thigh strap, for that extra effect.

They're certainly not going to be running COTS systems that actively transmit all the time like a civilian aircraft, but there's no reason they'd need to.

They have their own internal/secure...

I'm going to write this without any snark intended:

Even if running analog helicopters, there's handheld devices that allow the transmission of coordinates. The US government also still uses...

If only there were devices in 2024 that could pinpoint the location of a radio signal or satellite coordinate down to a few meters, which aren't affected by wind, rain and fog. Maybe one day we could...

9BPLE and Hydrashok are still sold, as well.

Doesn't mean they're worth buying.

I know what you're saying makes sense, but....

*glances at clock to verify it's still 2024*

....even with an old Bell 212, likely chosen on purpose for its analog technology, there are...

If they were regular 47s I'd be down, but I'm sort of in this same mindset as you regarding the 47Ds.

If I bought a 47D at $26, all my mind would think is, "I'm now $26 short from my monthly...

I find it very hard to believe that they are having this much trouble finding the helicopter if it did indeed crash.

With that number of important people on board? No way. This wasn't some random...

That's an astute observation, thank you for sharing.

The post I was responding to was advocating such penalties for a simple DUI, which is a charge that does not automatically involve a crash.

I think automatic 1 year suspension + misdemeanor charge for first offense, second offense being a felony with 5 year suspension, and third offense being another felony with a lifetime suspension...