Being a volunteer EMT, and at times an outdoorsy-type person, I occasionally get emails from friends about disaster-related topics. Especially in the post-9/11 days. Recently, I got an email asking me if I’d seen the Department of Homeland Security’s disaster preparedness site, ready.gov. I’d heard …
more ...This is a follow-up to my Making maps from GIS data with Inkscape post. After playing around with Inkscape for quite a while, and coming up with the dismal results seen in that post, I decided there has to be an easier way. A little Googling turned up this video …
more ...When I did the communications upgrades to my truck, I was originally going to order the antennas and mounts from Tessco, but I found that The Antenna Farm in Montana had the best price on the IC-F5061, and also carried the antennas and mounts. I must first say that …
more ...I’ve done a bit of work on my truck since my last update, and also have some new photos. The work done includes:
As mentioned in my Custom Truck Console post, since my truck was stolen and now recovered (with all of the emergency equipment stripped out - weird) I’ve got to start from scratch. Since I finished the console, I’ve started work on redoing the lighting. The first grueling step was …
more ...Updated December 26, 2021: This seems rather unbelievable almost thirteen years to the day after I started construction of this console… but I was just cleaning out a box of old paperwork of mine in my parents’ garage, and found the original dimensioned drawing for this project. I’ve updated …
more ...I’ve been toying around for a while with the idea of creating a software package for handling Electronic Patient Care Reports for EMS (Emergency Medical Services) agencies. There are a few popular packages around, but most of them are web-based. In the event of a disaster - or even bad …
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