Deaf Firefighter’s Blog

Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16890732/
In this article, author Bill Dedman explores the shortcomings of the U.S. Government in investigating failures of the Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) devices that firefighters across the country wear.
The PASS devices are set up to emit a shrieking alarm if the user does not move for 30 seconds. Some other models also [...]

In 2005, my 1997 Saturn SL2 kicked the bucket. Really, I could’ve had it fixed but decided instead to donate it to the fire department so they could practice vehicle extrication. I figured I’d get more money back from the tax deduction that it would’ve cost me to actually fix the damn thing.
I [...]