Here are some blog posts from EMS Bloggers last week that I found to be ominous foreshadowing of “public options”, a public reality check on disaster preparedness, and a grand carnival…

• Four years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, John Solomon points out a report with ominous overtones about America’s State Of Disaster Preparedness. I often wonder if we ever learned any lesson about that epic fail at all…
• Dave Statter highlights a satiric video about privatizing the fire department. I wonder though, is this satire or is this our future…
• There is an interesting discussion going on at JEMS Connect over what is considered Facebook Appropriate? I’ve already weighed in on the discussion, so if you are a JEMS Connect member and want to weigh in as well then you should absolutely do so… or become a member and have your opinion heard…

And finally…

• The Handover EMS Blog Carnival has published its latest edition themed around The First Emergency and its being hosted by Carnival Founder Medic999. While I can personally relate to CK’s post, you should check out the rest and see which one you can relate to because its always good to remember from whence you came…

Have a safe week…