Welcome to my virtual home. These are my personal rants and raves about life, Fire/EMS and the quest to become a Paramedic.I will share links to EMT and Paramedic reference materials that I hope will be of benefit to others seeking careers in EMS. Visit my Squad2 EMS blog and follow the adventures of Squad2 through our 24 hour shifts. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-24866511-2']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); My Facebook  &nbspMy SQUAD2 Blog  Subscribe in a readerTumblr (3.0; @mclevin96)http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82aeohjYQ1rt6ar0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weaponzone.tumblr.com/post/28467805914/m14-springfield-armory-1911-ka-bar-usmc-knife">weaponzone</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>M14<br/>Springfield Armory 1911<br/>Ka-Bar USMC Knife<br/><br/>Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/66055778@N03/">Doug Richardson</a></p> </blockquote> (via <a href="http://www.tumbleonapp.com">TumbleOn</a>)http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/29476248589http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/29476248589Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:48:56 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8q8ioVunW1rprujlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.tumbleonapp.com">TumbleOn</a>)</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/29472148836http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/29472148836Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:11:14 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m829htJmno1rt6ar0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weaponzone.tumblr.com/post/28466747513/fnh-five-seven-credit-n-lorenzoni">weaponzone</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>FNH Five-Seven<br/><br/>Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/17579533@N05/">N.Lorenzoni</a></p> </blockquote> (via <a href="http://www.tumbleonapp.com">TumbleOn</a>)http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/29471870916http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/29471870916Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:00:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vrfouROu1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com/photo/10580965">Fire in Brooklyn</a> by <a href="http://500px.com/AdrianKinloch">Adrian Kinloch</a></p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28204405436http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28204405436Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:04:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vr1yv15q1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com/photo/10605621">Wildfire</a> by <a href="http://500px.com/jmckinnon">Duncan McKinnon</a></p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28203976925http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28203976925Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:56:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vqo98J5m1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com/photo/4241420">Firefighter Bunker Gear</a> by <a href="http://500px.com/dnicolalde314">Daniel M. Nicolalde</a></p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28203562378http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28203562378Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:48:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vqm6Qw5l1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com/photo/4432622">All Wet</a> by <a href="http://500px.com/jcruizphotography">JC Ruiz</a></p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28203498492http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/28203498492Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:46:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6v9za1GvU1rnmpy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lol…how often do we do this?</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/26834904405http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/26834904405Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:40:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ek541PYi1qjgauyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/movies/safety_not_guaranteed/colin_trevorrow/?s=tu&ref=pwnsstar">I am watching Safety Not Guaranteed</a> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px; border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial;">“Could be a good movie”</p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> <span style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> 17 others are also watching </span> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/movies/safety_not_guaranteed/colin_trevorrow/?s=tu&ref=pwnsstar">Safety Not Guaranteed on GetGlue.com</a> </p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/24810028109http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/24810028109Sun, 10 Jun 2012 09:00:40 -0400Safety Not Guaranteedfilm<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ejpk7deV1qjgauyo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 20px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/movies/dead_man/jim_jarmusch/?s=tu&ref=pwnsstar">I am watching Dead Man</a> </p> <p style="margin-top: 10px; border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 16px; font-family: arial;">“Johnny Depp makes most every movie he does worth watching. Very enjoyable although slow in some parts. ”</p> <p style="margin-top: 10px;"> <span style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;"> Check-in to </span> <a onmouseover="this.style.background='none';this.style.border='none'" style="border: 0; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://getglue.com/movies/dead_man/jim_jarmusch/?s=tu&ref=pwnsstar">Dead Man on GetGlue.com</a> </p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/24809735698http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/24809735698Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:51:20 -0400Dead Manfilm<p>Hey everyone, it&#8217;s been a while since I have visited tUMBLR. Things have been busy with work and transitioning from one company to the other. Our Clark County EMS was bought out by Rural Metro Ambulance. The transition was a bit tough, needless to say the first few weeks were pretty tough. No one knew what was going on. There were massive communication breakdowns between our Central Alarm and Rural Metro dispatch in Indianapolis. Did I mention it was a mess?</p> <p>I&#8217;m still studying for my Paramedic and pray I get a passing score the net time I take the exam. This has been wearing me out big time. I have been studying and taking a lot of online tests. I feel as if I cant retain anything and it is so aggravating. Anyway, I am in no hurry to rush in and take it again. I will not schedule it until I know I am ready.</p> <p>I am working with medic 802 today. So far it has been steady but not overwhelmingly busy. Only 2&#160;1/2 hours to go before I get to head home. Everyone be safe out there.</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/22795597867http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/22795597867Thu, 10 May 2012 16:40:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31d50Dc5q1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://500px.com/photo/6790200">Star Wars junkie</a> by <a href="http://500px.com/itsryan">Ryan A.</a></p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/21780041550http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/21780041550Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:53:24 -0400Starwarsstar warssithJedistorm trooperforce<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ksglyYOH1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Partner Jesse is a little pooped! #PowerCam #</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/21210118718http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/21210118718Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:05:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ksfzGujg1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My Partner Jesse is a little pooped! #PowerCam #</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/21210108228http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/21210108228Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:04:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0kl10KplL1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Have shared a picture from #Fotolr#</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18947722352http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18947722352Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:17:24 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0e3crARW31r93pleo1_r3_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://welovephoneography.com/post/18941566097/see-green-get-lucky-contest" class="tumblr_blog">welovephoneography</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>St. Patty’s Day is just around the corner & we’re celebrating by giving you the chance to win some sweet swag for using your lucky green filter!</p> <p><strong>Swag deets:</strong></p> <ul><li>Get your phone photo featured here!</li> <li>One iPhone photo prize: <a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/wood-camera-iphone-case/">a wood camera iPhone 4/4S case</a>.</li> <li>One Android photo prize: <a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/">your choice of one of 3 sweet cell lenses</a>.</li> </ul><p><strong>How to enter: </strong></p> <ul><li>Follow us on Tumblr—We Love Phoneography</li> <li><a href="http://welovephoneography.com/submit">Upload</a> a phone pic that rocks <strong>a green filter from your fave app</strong> on Tumblr or Instagram & tag it with #photojojoseesgreen</li> </ul><p><strong>Contest ends March 9th, at 12 am PST.</strong> On March 10th , we’ll pick the 2 winners—one iPhone & one Android—for the most creative/neat/epic pic. (Yup, you can submit to both Tumblr & Instagram!)</p></blockquote>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18947213328http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18947213328Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:53:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m05sj68B1n1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I do love my tabasco. This is a cute picture.</p> <p>Any other Tabasco fans? - Imgur</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18494323450http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18494323450Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:35:30 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m02xk0yUJB1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Thinker</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18411283925http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/18411283925Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:31:12 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz9o9vA9hv1qjgauyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oregon coastline</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/17474898813http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/17474898813Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:20:19 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyh4qwhQAC1qjgauyo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Walking by Kevin Knight</p>http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/16592020679http://mclevin96.tumblr.com/post/16592020679Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:25:44 -0500