(Buffalo, NY) Firefighters carry patient 10 blocks to Mercy Hospital

[Earth_First]

Is there anyone finer than our emergency responders who risk their own personal safety in times of peril in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the public?

I think not.



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[packman]

1. To me it's not the cops or our armed forces

that are day-to-day heroes, but firefighters.

[Earth_First]

2. This.

Well said.

[FourScore]

7. +1000

[cstanleytech]

8. So you wouldnt consider a cop a hero?

http://www.ocsignal.com/2014/11/jackson-police-officer-and-firefighter-rescue-disabled-man-from-burning-home/

[Ed Suspicious]

11. On the whole I consider firefighters the most

selfless of our public servants. Cops should take a lesson.

[cstanleytech]

20. I would say that the officers in the article I linked have. nt

[tom_kelly]

3. Well Done! n/t

[drm604]

4. K&R

But they should have some sort of snowmobile available. Not everyone is that close to a hospital.

[oldandhappy]

5. Firefighters are front line in

saving lives. Thank you to all of you so risk your lives fighting fires and tenderly caring for those with health emergencies.

[raging moderate]

6. The Real Grown-Ups of the World.

They should outrank the big money boys.

[lpbk2713]

12. Nurses, social workers, teachers ...

the people we really need always get the dirty end of the stick. Upper management types who spend their day shmoozing and planning their next golf vacation always get paid much more than they could ever really justify being worth.

[irisblue]

9. with someone who must have been really ill

in THAT cold mess...'cuz there wouldn't have been any patient transfer unless the receiving hospital had some something/one the releasing hospital didn't. Much respect

[Ed Suspicious]

10. Firefighters are the true servants of the public.

Dog bless our firefighters. Thank you for your service.

[elleng]

13. This is great!

Been thinking of babies about to be and being born, in these circumstances. Hope everyone's doing well.

[MissDeeds]

14. That is awesome

These everyday heroes are some of the best among us. That was no easy task in deep snow and bone chilling cold. Kudos to them!

Very proud of my nephew who is a firefighter and paramedic.

K&R

[irisblue]

15. Hey E_F do you know the story behind this?

[Beaverhausen]

16. I found a link

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/19/firefighters-carry-patient-10-blocks-to-hospital-during-storm

[druidity33]

17. I lived in Buffalo for 10 years...

believe me those are LONG blocks. The wind was the worst...

[N.Y. to Paris]

18. I grew up in that town....

and it has instilled in me that helping people is a GOOD thing.....Buffalo
is always getting it's ass kicked weather-wise, and time and time again
I saw people looking out for one another. My parents still live in
that area, (91yrs. and 88yrs. ) and every year there's a guy across the street
with a plow and sees to it that they never have to shovel. They are some of
the most wonderful people on the planet...there's love in their hearts, not
that other stuff.....

[ashling]

19. Another caption on that photo at another twitter user

Update BFD crew carried women to Engine 4 qtrs delivered baby girl mom and baby doing well "Dedication"

[Godhumor]

22. DU post linked here about the woman and baby girl

I know them personally.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5838329

[TeeYiYi]

21. Here's a good pic...

...I found on twitter:

BUFFALO NY SNOW STORM: -75 inches -7 dead -State of emergency -National Guard deployed http://tinyurl.com/k5u3xr5 AP

TYY

[yuiyoshida]

24. ANY GUESS how tall that snow is on top?

COULD you guys in NY ship us some snow, CALIFORNIA is still in a drought!

[TeeYiYi]

26. I'll guess 3.5 to 4 feet...

...but it's the next day and the sun is shining. It has compacted down from the original 6+ feet due to settling. That's why he's able to drive with it still on the top of his vehicle.

Lake effect can be a hell of a thing.

Sorry to hear about your drought.

TYY

On second thought, that might be 5 feet.

[yuiyoshida]

27. We had some rain today

and the forecast says rain till Sunday, but I am not sure I can believe it.. it rains so little around here any more. I was surprised to see it today, normally it may rain and then we won't see any more till the following year. Everything has turned brown. In some parts of California there is water restrictions. Also greater chances of grass fires.

[hedgehog]

29. Cute picture, but terribly dangerous - I've seen chunks of snow fall off the roofs of

cars and hit the car behind - or the whole thing slide off onto the road.

[Cha]

23. Thank you to our First REsponders.. Mahalo Earth_First

[NaturalHigh]

25. These guys are true heroes.

Thanks for the story.

[Texasgal]

28. Wonderful!

DU seems to have alot of people that cannot support the medical community for some reason. It's very sad.

Thank you for the powerful pic!