Thursday, November 4, 2010

911 Calls

Dispatcher : 9-1-1 What is your emergency? 
Caller: 
I heard what sounded like gunshots coming from the brown house on the corner. 
Dispatcher: 
Do you have an address? 
Caller:
  No, I have on a blouse and slacks, why? 

Dispatcher
9-1-1 What is your emergency? 
Caller
 :  Someone broke into my house and took a bite out of my ham and cheese sandwich 
Dispatcher
 : Excuse me? 
Caller
 :  I made a ham and cheese sandwich and left it on the kitchen table and when I came back from the bath room, someone had taken a bite out of it. 
Dispatcher
 : Was anything else taken? 
Caller
 :  No, but this has happened to me before and I'm sick and tired of it! 

Dispatcher:
 9-1-1 What is the nature of your emergency? 
Caller:   I'm trying to reach nine eleven but my phone doesn't have an eleven on it. 
Dispatcher: 
This is nine eleven. 
Caller:    I thought you just said it was nine-one-one 
Dispatcher: 
Yes, ma'am nine-one-one and nine-eleven are the same thing. 
Caller:    Honey, I may be old, but I'm not stupid. 

Dispatcher: 
9-1-1 What's the nature of your emergency? 
Caller:    
My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart !
Dispatcher: 
Is this her first child? 
Caller:    
No, you idiot! This is her husband! 


And the winner is.......... 

Dispatcher: 
9-1-1 
Caller:  
Yeah, I'm having trouble breathing. I'm all out of breath.  Darn....I think I'm going to pass out. 
Dispatcher: 
Sir, where are you calling from? 
Caller:   
I'm at a pay phone. North and Foster. 
Dispatcher: ! 
Sir, an ambulance is on the way. Are you an asthmatic? 
Caller:   
No. 
Dispatcher: 
What were you doing before you started having trouble breathing?
Caller:   
Running from the Police.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

This morning (Thursday October 28,2010) I was presented a check for $5,000.00 from the firefighters of the Metro West Fire Protection District for the 5k run that was done on September 11, 2010.    In the Check presentation is Captain Brad Sheldon who was the chairman of the run.

See the enclosed attachments

THANKS TO THE GUY AND GALS OF METRO WEST FOR THERE GENEROUS DONATION:

Jim Silvernail
314-602-9512 cell

Monday, October 25, 2010

Line of Duty Death: Randall Scott Davenport – [Marshall, MO]

Press Release: Sunday, October 24, 2010 

MARSHALL, MO – A Firefighter in Marshall, Missouri was found deceased this morning, Sunday 10-24-2010.

Firefighter Randall Scott Davenport, age 36, was found deceased this morning at the Marshall Fire Department.

Davenport was a veteran Firefighter with four years of experience with the Marshall Fire Department.

Davenport on Saturday, 10-23-2010, worked two structure fires, one in Marshall, MO and one in Saline County, MO.

Davenport is survived by his wife and two young children.

Information available to show support for the Davenport family as well as services information may be viewed online at www.mofirefuneral.org.

Inquiries about fire apparatus and honor guards for funeral services should contact Jesse Coslet at 660-815-0508