Monthly Archives: June 2006
Kodak moment
Code 3 for the overturned vehicle on the freeway. Traffic’s backing up as we approach; my hopes for it being unfounded disappear. An overturned car is taking up the second and third lanes from the left. We beat both police … Continue reading →
The other right
We’re going up a main street code 3. I’m driving. Everyone moves to the right. Well, everyone except this one car in the left lane who chooses to stop right there. In front of us. Blocking us. I could drive … Continue reading →
My back hurts
Code 3 for chest pain. There’s a bus parked at a corner as we approach. Cops are there too. I groan; bus calls are stupid. Apparently a car rear-ended this bus a few blocks back in a hit-and-run. There is … Continue reading →
Wrestle
Code 3 for the unknown. A car is stopped with 2 police cars behind it, just off the freeway. The engine company is there as well. Apparently the male passenger had a seizure in the car on the freeway, and … Continue reading →
Mumps
Code 2 for the unknown. A woman says the back of her head feels funny and wants to know if she has mumps. I feel. Never mind that mumps usually affects glands in the neck. “No. Do you want to … Continue reading →











