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Amanda Cherry
- 21, Female
- Margate, New Jersey
- United States
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Schooling Question
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New - Any info on schools?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by T.J. Jan 27.
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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Margate
- I Live: (City, State)
- Margate, New Jersey
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 3
- Relationship Status:
- In a Relationship
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- North Wildwood Fire Department
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 2
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Longport Vol. Fire/Rescue Department
- 2nd Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 4
- My Training:
- Currently Attending Eastern Kentucky University - BS Fire & Safety Engineering Technology
Associates Degree in Fire Science - Administration from Camden County College
Firefighter I
Firefighter II
EMT-B
NJ Fire Inspector & Official
- About Me:
- I love summer and everything about it, anything outside i'm there! =) I loose just about everything, I hate wearing shoes, and you can probably hear me laugh from a mile away. I'm simple & laid back guess that's just how you grow up living at the beach.
work hard. dream big. never give up
"In firefighting and in life never expect help. If you don't expect help you will take the responsibility upon yourself to figure it out, whatever it is. This does not mean you won't get help, just don't expect it."
- Day Job:
- Student & Co-Op - Eastern Kentucky University/Richmond Fire Department
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Wildwood Beach Patrol - Lifeguard/Medic
Firefighter/EMT-B - North Wildwood Fire Department
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Training - Do it!
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- I learn something every time I go to work, weather it be about firefighting, ems, or just life in general, I learn something. That is the most important thing. Never stop learning becasue you never know it all.
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Comment Wall (66 comments)
- At 10:29pm on November 4, 2009,
Kayla said… - Hi Amanda,
Yeah i have the same problem too. I must of tried on hundreds of gloves, turn out gear and boots. I went to other stations in my area, and found a pair of boots, so id ask any FD in your area abt it, most of them have had girls and really small guys so they might have extra gear. I also use extrcation gloves for everything except when im in a fire of course. Well that is some of my advise i hope i helped alittle bit.
let me know if u came up with anything that works well too
thanks
KJB
- At 3:32pm on October 9, 2009,
Katie R said… - Wish I had some good solutions or advice for gear fitting women, but I don't. The best thing I've gotten for my turnout gear to fit is a really small pair of suspenders to keep my pants on :) Getting your uniform professionally tailored should help.
- At 11:45am on October 6, 2009,
Tara Mitchell said… - Hi! Amanda
Have you been able to find a good pair of gloves that are functional for a women's hands, yet? I need a good pair that fit and I can have good dexterity with for tying knots, getting nails out of helmet band for to use for door chocks and connecting hoselines and my regulator to my face mask of the SCBA. Please let me know.
- At 5:27pm on September 24, 2009,
Jennica Stout said… - The trick to duty/EMS pants is to find the men's size that sits where you want on your waist, then have the seamstress that hems them take in the crotch. Same with turnouts, if you can find the right length they can fix the waist for you easily enough. It may have to be sent away with measurements, bet well worth the time and effort! Gloves just suck, no matter what. Polos and shirts? See who does your embroidery or screenprinting, and a lot of times they have a women's version they can do. Good luck, if I find anything interesting I'll let you know!
- At 12:26am on September 14, 2009,
Jan K Miller said… - Hi Amanda, I don't have any special turnout gear for female firefighters. I recently found out that they do have special gear for us girls but our department doesn't have any at this time. I would love to find some EMS pants that fit below the waist... let me know if you find any. Gloves are not fun to fit.. I'm somewhere between an xs and a small so I just deal with the small being a little bit big. Mostly it is trial and error, my Chief has ordered boots for me a few times and now I'm comfy...wish the turnouts weren't so bulky and uncomfortable though...I guess that is the price we pay for being women. Good Luck!
- At 12:17pm on September 12, 2009,
FlightRNKaren said… - Hi Amanda... I wish I could help you out with your question as far as clothing for FF's but since I'm not a FF... I really can't... We flight nurses commonly wear jumpsuits... TCSS
- At 9:10am on September 12, 2009,
MFDAngel said… - Oh, and regarding turnout pants... We wear morning pride. I like that you can sinch them at the waist on each side so they fit comfortably. And some may agree or disagree with me, but I removed the suspenders that came with them. Because I'm so short, I had to keep them adjusted as far as tight as
possible which made the hard plastic piece that's used to slide the suspenders up and down sit right on top of my shoulders. Now all you had to do was throw on your airpack and they were really digging into you. Nice big bruises once you took your gear off. With my pants cinched so they fit good I don't need the suspenders at all. Good luck !
- At 3:49am on September 12, 2009,
MFDAngel said…
- Hi Amanda, being 5'2" 115lbs I can certainly identify with your problem. To make it even harder, Memphis Fire requires you to only wear what they approve which are sold at only three stores in Memphis. To buy outside of those vendors would be to risk beinc told you can't wear what you bought and waisting your money. What has worked best for me... I only buy mens pants. I'm sure you know how all womens pants are cut to have a waistline that can almost reach your bra. Mens pants aren't cut the same and fall lower on my waist. The mens are also made with elastic sewn into the waistband allowing for much better movement and comfort. I also take advantage of all the tailoring options. I hate pants worn over my navel, so I have the rise of the pants taken up. Much better. I've even had to have them taken in along the outside seem so I don't look like I'm wearing my boyfriends pants. The pants end up actually being comfortable. I also have the Memphis Fire tshirts we have towear special ordered in size small. For our button down "bus driver" shirts, I have the length shortened so I don't end up with my shirt tucked in down to my knees. As for gloves, for some reason God thought it'd be funny to give a 5'2" girl hands the length of a grown man. Worked out good for my fire glove. Sucks for EMS gloves. Small's too small, medium's too big. I just tried different brands as logistics would bring them and found one that worked and then called logistics and requested them to bring more for me. My turnouts fit great, that was a miracle, as do the leather boots they gave me. Not sure if that was any help. I just figured if I had to wear pants they had chose, I was gonna have to find a way to work for me.
- At 4:51pm on September 11, 2009,
Chief Mike France said… - Anytime , i was a equipment chief for 3 yrs before being Chief , kinda hard to step out of things and move on.
- At 1:57pm on September 11, 2009,
Chief Mike France said…
- Your Department should be able to fit you thru their supplier, our supplier for Turnout was able to fit 5 of our Female FF's to turnout gear
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