日记条目54：安全不会休假

我们大多数人可能在夏天需要一些时间在岸上或在山上放松。(I’m thinking the gang in Colorado is looking for the beach and the gang in Florida is heading for Montana, just sayin’.) In any event, we talk “health and safety” every day at every call, at every training class and every drill. Why not? It’s all about surviving the fire service and getting out healthy and in one piece. But what about off duty or when not tied up with the volunteer company? I know too many firefighters that have gotten seriously injured or worse when on their own time. Do we have a memory lapse when not in uniform or when the pager is placed in the charger? One guy was painting his house and fell off a 3-story ladder. One guy was mowing the lawn and kicked up a rock to his forehead. On a national level, our colleagues report through web sites and email newsletters that firefighters get killed on motorcycles and jet skis every summer. We need to pay better attention for our sake and our family’s sake. Consider these for a happy and healthy summer, beach side or mountainside:

水安全：

• 每个人都应该学习如何在水中游泳，漂浮和生存。我们和孩子们！在救生保护区游泳，从不在未知的水域中潜水。
• 参加海岸警卫队批准的划船课程（如果您有船！），并使用USCG批准的个人浮选设备（PFD）。
• 如果有人在水中遇到麻烦，抵达（带杆）扔（绳子上的生活浮标）排（去船上）或去（但前提是您是一名具有救援技能的强大游泳者。）
• 和一个伙伴一起游泳，教您的孩子也这样做。美国的童子军成功使用了110年的“好友系统”，包括在今年夏天在全国各地的童子军营地。

一般安全：

• 修剪草坪时，戴上安全眼镜或护目镜。
• 将梯子绑起来，以便他们在我们忘记的阶梯上保持安全。
• 开车要活着。
• 计划您的旅行，并随身携带适当的装备，无论是远足山上还是在湖上或海洋中划船。

健康：

• 在休息时间内保持健康。度假时锻炼。缩放它是因为嘿，您正在休假，但继续前进！
• 观看饮食。度假时很容易漂流以安慰食物。
• 海滩射击球还是山地自行车？

度过一个愉快的夏天，享受自己，但要回来一件。我们需要您在消防站和线上。

保持良好，保持健康，安全，

罗尼·K