Any chance someone here has some first or second hand experience working with Portland Street Response (Oregon)? I’ll take whatever info I can get, but mostly looking for input from people who know the EMS system. I am not looking for a deluge of replies about how they handout cigarettes and tents, I get that already.

I know they’re primarily a low acuity MH response, with a heavy lean towards stabilization… but, I noticed their teams (QHMP and EMT) are running lifepacks.

Anyone know what’s up with the scope/protocols for their teams? Are they using lifepacks as really expensive vital taking machines, or grabbing a 12 lead simply for handoff to ALS?

Just seems like a pretty expensive piece of kit for what is effectively a diet BLS unit. I’m also just genuinely curious if anyone knows what a shift looks like for them.

Strolling in the paw-tagucci.

Been struggling with recent events and needed this reminder <3

Woke up to our driveway and half of the road flooded. Happens every Autumn. The drain is in between my neighbor's house and mine, but I'd say it's more on our side. The leaves clogging this drain are most likely from the trees across the street.

I tried Googling if it's the landowner's responsibility or PBOT to clear the leaves out in Portland because I really didn't want to go out in the rain and cold to rake out leaves from the drain at 9am and potentially get splashed by cars driving by - the closest thing I got to was this: https://www.portland.gov/transportation/weather/adopt-storm-drain

I'm guessing the site above is telling us we won't get in trouble for not doing anything, but it would be a civic thing to do for the community (please let me know if I'm right or wrong). I ended up clearing it out just for the sake of it. Luckily every car slowed down as they drove by or drove around when they could - except for a navy Tesla towards the end. The puddle was smaller but it was still enough to make the water fan out. Maybe I should've left the giant puddle alone for the stupid microwave to drive through...

^(Past experiences involve trucks speeding up and roaring by as they drive right through the puddles ;-;)

Hello! I found a pair of air pods and I am trying to figure out how to connect with the owner via Find My. It pops up with one letter for the email address, but I am not sure how to get a hold of the owner. If anyone sees this and you lost your air pods, or you know someone who did. Please get a hold of me! I'd love to get these back to you!

Anyone else catch SP as filler for Think Out Loud on the radio today? Pisces Iscariot no less, thanks Dave Miller

https://www.opb.org/show/thinkoutloud/

I found this male dog wandering around N Peninsular Ave! Collar but no tag. I took him home and gave him food and water. Just walked around with him for an hour seeing if he would lead me home or we would run into his owner. Please let me know if you recognize him! I have two cats and can’t keep him here overnight! Worried taking him to animal services will ensure he won’t get back home.

I wrote the governor, this is what I got back.

...FOR ME TO POOP ON!

Welp…I just wanted some medicine from the store nearby and a freaking branch falls on my windshield 😀