Max is the Man!

[Hunter Hampton]

Congratulations to Max who saved a woman's life today....

He can tell you all about it.... it seems firemen never really retire...

Hunter

[Janet Wilder]

I am so honored to have him as my friend. He's a genuine hero.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

[MaxD]

I was at the right place at the right time.
If I had done anything else I would have felt very guilty.
And, fortunately, my son was there to assist.
This time I didn't tear my meniscus. ;-)

[K Miller]

Way to go, Max! Now, give us the gory details...

[MaxD]

While returning from Mother's Day lunch with wife (of course), son and
daughter (who treated us) we were on US 54, "Patriot Freeway", in
moderate traffic, about 100 yards behind a 2004, 4 door Hyundai Accent.
The Hyundai suddenly started fishtailing, careened across the roadway
slammed into the right side guardrail, bounced of the guardrail, spun
across 3 lanes and rammed into the opposite side guardrail.
I stopped about 30 feet past the wreck, jumped out and ran back to it.
Reaching the passenger side of the wrecked vehicle I observed a bleeding
female driver.
Another passerby soon joined me and I told him to call 911 which he
promptly did.
My son (who retired from the FD last December) who had been following
us, arrived and quickly did an IPA (Initial Patient Assessment). A deep
neck wound and a laceration on the back of the head were bleeding
profusely.
(I keep old towels in my shop and in my vehicles to wipe my hands should
an occasion of need arise)
I ran back to my car, grabbed a hand towel and wrapped the victims neck
and held part of the towel against the head wound.
My son held the victims head to stabilize it and was giving the
gentleman who was on the line with the 911 operator the patient
assessment for the benefit of EMS responders who arrived promptly.

I appreciate the compliments that followed but I only did what came
naturally to a retired FF. I would have felt terribly guilty if I had
not responded the way I did and I'm sure my son feels the same way.

[Major Oz]

Thank you, Max

In a bad situation.......good people are needed.

A toast !

[Bruce S]

Good job - you might have been doing what comes naturally for you, but
that is just what "heroes" do.

--
Bruce

"In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can
win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can
profit."

[George Anthony]

"MaxD" <gmd...@att.net> wrote in message
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Very heroic of you... and I mean that sincerely. Most people would just
rubber-neck and gawk and hope to see something terrible so they could later
relate it to others. I once witnessed an accident where a young man on a
mini-bike broadsided a semi trailer. He was busted up pretty badly. A
woman ran to the scene and yelled out about how horrible it looked, she then
called for her friends to come see.

[K Miller]

MaxD wrote:
>
> I appreciate the compliments that followed but I only did what came
> naturally to a retired FF. I would have felt terribly guilty if I had
> not responded the way I did and I'm sure my son feels the same way.

Anyone who stops alongside of a busy road to lend assistance puts their own
life at risk. So, nice job to both of you!

[David "The Hamster" Malone]

On May 13, 11:21 am, MaxD <gmdi...@att.net> wrote:

> I appreciate the compliments that followed but I only did what came
> naturally to a retired FF.  I would have felt terribly guilty if I had
> not responded the way I did and I'm sure my son feels the same way.

Stuff like this and your volunteering are why, as I said once, you are
my hero, Max.

David "The Hamster" Malone

[Lee]

Well hopefully you will not object to a bunch of atta boys right?
I guess firmen and police are like the military you may not be
in uniform but what you learned sticks with you for life. ATTA BOY!

Lee Bray

MaxD wrote:

> I appreciate the compliments that followed but I only did what came
> naturally to a retired FF. I would have felt terribly guilty if I had
> not responded the way I did and I'm sure my son feels the same way.
>

--
Lee US Army Retired
2004 Georgie Boy Cruise Master
Skype: lee.g.bray and logitech

[D-R]

On 5/13/2013 8:21 AM, MaxD wrote:

> I stopped about 30 feet past the wreck, jumped out and ran back to it.
> Reaching the passenger side of the wrecked vehicle I observed a bleeding
> female driver.

PAST the wreck!!! This is the thing we always stressed in our
classes. If you come on something stop after the incident if at all
possible not in the target zone.. Plus you get to leave sooner
afterwards.

Good job Max .. Congrats for being a good Samaritan.
--

AJ - up in the Arizona mountains

[Hank]

Yep, it's what we do. Good job!

Hank

[bill horne]

MaxD wrote:

> I appreciate the compliments that followed but I only did what came
> naturally to a retired FF. I would have felt terribly guilty if I had
> not responded the way I did and I'm sure my son feels the same way.

Kudos to you and your son, Max. And more kudos for it coming naturally.

--
bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.

[nothermark]

Good job!!

[Mike Hendrix at dot]

On Mon, 13 May 2013 09:21:13 -0600, MaxD <gmd...@att.net> wrote:

Max, the world needs more people like you and your son.

Good job.

mike
--

Pensacola, FL
http://www.travellogs.us/

[Lone Haranguer]

Free beer for Max and his son.... The Good Samaritans of the week.

LZ

[Janet Wilder]

Mine, too.

[MaxD]

On 5/13/2013 6:04 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/13/2013 11:34 AM, David "The Hamster" Malone wrote:
>> On May 13, 11:21 am, MaxD <gmdi...@att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I appreciate the compliments that followed but I only did what came
>>> naturally to a retired FF. I would have felt terribly guilty if I had
>>> not responded the way I did and I'm sure my son feels the same way.
>>
>> Stuff like this and your volunteering are why, as I said once, you are
>> my hero, Max.
>
> Mine, too.
>
>

Max is blushing...a rarity.
Y'all are too kind.

[Ron]

"MaxD" wrote in message
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------
You deserve all the hero comments! Not only did you stop, but you knew what
to do and did it!
Ron
------

[MaxD]

Pshaw! Ya'll are making me a little uncomfortable. ;-)
Let me tell you what my philosophy is about this sort of thing.
I was trained by the El Paso Fire Department at no cost to me. In fact I
was paid a salary.
In addition my tuition for college was paid by the state.
The Feds paid for my classes at the National Fire Academy.
Numerous classes (explosive devices and ordnance recognition, LPG fire
defense and protection, flammable liquids and gas pipeline fire
protection, etc. were provided by private sector organizations.
I was presented with opportunities to tour major installations: an oil
refinery, an electrical generating plant, a natural gas compressor
station and others.
Over the years I had the opportunity to learn what to do in an emergency
situation and I have an unending obligation to use that ability when the
situation is presented.
There will come a time when my age will limit what I can do but until
then...I'm here.

Thank you all.

[Major Oz]

Where do we find folks like you, who exhibit that ideal, when it it time to find a candidate for office ?

[Janet Wilder]

The above makes you even a greater hero in my eyes.

You can blush all you want, but it's the honest to goodness truth. I
count myself very lucky to have you in my circle of friends.

[Elliot Richmond]

On Tue, 14 May 2013 07:05:34 -0600, "Ron" <RonR...@aol.com> wrote:

>You deserve all the hero comments! Not only did you stop, but you knew what
>to do and did it!
>Ron

I'm coming late to this conversation. But I want to say that I agree
with everybody else, your actions were heroic.

The differences between the reactions of most people (freeze-up) and
first responders (run toward the problem) are due to good training.
But that does not make them any less heroic. I literally tear up every
time I think of the fire fighters and others running UP the stairs of
the World Trade Centers.

To all who run toward danger while others flee, I offer my heartfelt
thanks and deepest praise.