1st Female Firefighter killed in line of Duty in Philly 

meaant to post this sooner, didn't see any1 else post it 

 

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20141214_Fallen_firefighter_Joyce_Craig_eulogized_as__quot_one_of_our_finest_quot__at_funeral.html

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery/285708231.html#8ikaAkk4EPL4r5I6.01

 

 

 

               As a fellow 1st responder ( well currently switching  over to police ( Candiate for NYPD) we all feel the pain )  just suks cause is the quite sacrifice 1st responders make everyday as the walk out that door for their shift  knowing they may not return home today,  
              1st responder's are so under appreciated and no1 barley notices till 1 die's in the line of duty

 

 

 

Edited December 14, 201411 yr by K-9 police 9

Of course it is always sad to read that a police officer or firefighter or paramedic dies. But as far as I've read, she wasn't working as a first responder at that time and died while working as a fire fighter. Unfortunately, that's the risk fire fighters knowingly get themselves into.

 

But, while that may sound hard, they know what they're going into, sometimes it is just bad luck, sometimes it's just a bad decision. The first thing you learn when going into emergency services is, that your own health is more important than for example the patient's.

 

I would never go anywhere near a burning truck, even if I knew there was somebody inside who needs my help. You have to take care of yourself and not endanger yourself, because if you die or get hurt, you didn't help anybody. There's just two or more victims then.

 

And especially first responders in the medical field aren't exposed to so much danger as one could say they "risk their life everyday". First responders dying is often related to code 3 runs. Some people just turn their brain off when they turn their lights and sirens on. You have to drive carefully, even though you have that flashy thing on your roof. I never felt in danger when driving on an ambulance because my drivers always drove carefully while still trying to be as fast as possible.

 

I know of enough cases where ambulances crashed into something just because they didn't respect the rule that you have to stop at a red light to make sure everybody has seen you. So the most important thing is to not turn your brain off and take care of yourself. Sometimes though, you're just really, really unlucky if something really happens to you. But I can only tell from EMS, and most injuries there are caused by pure stupidity when running code 3.

Of course it is always sad to read that a police officer or firefighter or paramedic dies. But as far as I've read, she wasn't working as a first responder at that time and died while working as a fire fighter. Unfortunately, that's the risk fire fighters knowingly get themselves into.

 

But, while that may sound hard, they know what they're going into, sometimes it is just bad luck, sometimes it's just a bad decision. The first thing you learn when going into emergency services is, that your own health is more important than for example the patient's.

 

I would never go anywhere near a burning truck, even if I knew there was somebody inside who needs my help. You have to take care of yourself and not endanger yourself, because if you die or get hurt, you didn't help anybody. There's just two or more victims then.

 

And especially first responders in the medical field aren't exposed to so much danger as one could say they "risk their life everyday". First responders dying is often related to code 3 runs. Some people just turn their brain off when they turn their lights and sirens on. You have to drive carefully, even though you have that flashy thing on your roof. I never felt in danger when driving on an ambulance because my drivers always drove carefully while still trying to be as fast as possible.

 

I know of enough cases where ambulances crashed into something just because they didn't respect the rule that you have to stop at a red light to make sure everybody has seen you. So the most important thing is to not turn your brain off and take care of yourself. Sometimes though, you're just really, really unlucky if something really happens to you. But I can only tell from EMS, and most injuries there are caused by pure stupidity when running code 3.

 

you realize 1st responders are med police and firefighters not just med -_-

you realize 1st responders are med police and firefighters not just med -_-

Yes, but I can only talk from the medical field. I am not involved with police or firefighters. First responders aren't very common in Germany and Austria though. But I know, that a lot of the injuries happen during uncontrolled code 3 runs.

Yes, but I can only talk from the medical field. I am not involved with police or firefighters. First responders aren't very common in Germany and Austria though. But I know, that a lot of the injuries happen during uncontrolled code 3 runs.

Apparently she died in a fire, not going Code-3. Maybe there's a misunderstanding but I always thought 'first responders' mean something like that: 

A first responder is an employee of an emergency service who is likely to be among the first people to arrive at and assist at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorist attack.

Police, medics, firefighters - they are those who others call to help. And while a police officer's death is tragic I think they are like soldiers, they do know what they up to, that's why they have weapons. They prevent crime. But medics and firefighters save lives directly, so I don't know why but it really hurts to hear that doctors or firemen die on the line of duty.

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Not much to say here other than the typical, "Oh, what a tragedy", "What a shame, condolences to her family", etc. This is sad, and that's all to it. May she rest in peace and her family live their lives in harmony. I don't see this as some sort of achievement that should make international headlines.

Edited December 14, 201411 yr by CriminalKillaz