0700 shift briefing — Station 4

Good morning everyone — quick rundown before you check out the rigs. Overnight crew finished with eleven calls; the standout was a pediatric airway at 0430 that the ALS crew handled cleanly and transferred to County. Their PCR is already in the system, take a look when you have a minute because the documentation on that one is a textbook example of what a clean PCR looks like.

Assignments today: Medic 41 is ALS-capable as always, so they take any chest pain, respiratory, altered, or trauma priority. Rescue 42 is BLS, so they're picking up the lift assists, the IFTs to dialysis, and any low-acuity transport. If we get stacked and the BLS rig catches an ALS-level patient, we'll do an intercept with whoever is closest — same as last week's MI on Route 9. Don't be a hero on a BLS rig if the patient needs ALS interventions.

Two housekeeping items. First, every PCR has to be locked before you go off shift. Captain Reyes pulled three reports yesterday where narratives were unfinished — that is a billing problem and a legal problem. If you're tired and the PCR isn't done, take ten minutes at the station to finish it before clearing the call. Second, NREMT renewal window opens Monday for the December cohort, and you can submit CE credits through the new portal. Anyone whose NREMT lapses cannot ride; we cannot make exceptions on this.

One more thing. The new probationary EMT, Mendez, rides on Rescue 42 today. She passed her NREMT cognitive last month and the practical the week after. Treat her like the licensed BLS provider she is — but show her what good PCR documentation looks like, because that's the part the test doesn't fully prepare you for. Coffee's in the back. Get the rigs checked out. We roll at 0715.