If You Can't Stand The Heat,Get The Hell Outta My Way!!!!

Hometown:

Carlstadt,NJ

I Live: (City, State)

Loch Sheldrake,NY

Years in Fire/EMS:

33

Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:

I read the book "REPORT FROM ENGINE Co. 82"and i knew that this was the life for me.

Relationship Status:

Divorced

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Loch Sheldrake Fire Dept. L.S.,NY

Department Type:

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Rank/Role There:

Captain

Years With This Department/Agency

15

Dept. Web Site:

http://none yet

2nd Department Type:

N/A

Other Past or Current Departments:

Carlstadt Disaster Control (CDDC)

My Training:

Essentials.Pump Operater,Aircraft Rescue,Wildland Search and Rescue,Firefighter Safety and Survival,Haz-Mat first responder,Haz-Mat Tech,High Angle Rescue(NYSDOC Cert)

About Me:

At 15 I was thrust into EMS at a car wreck by being right behind a roll over MVA,after that I read the book Report From Engine Co. 82" by Dennis Smith.I joined the Carlstadt CDDC in 1975.My first major incident was in Lodi NJ when the Passaic River flooded the entire area for four days.I was on the job 4 months at the time.The rest,as they say,is history...

Day Job:

BK Appliance Repair Service (owner)

Side Jobs or Other Organizations:

Supporting single moms 1 dollar at a time

Personal Site/Profile:

http://www.bkappliancerepair.com

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Cooperation between agencies,Fire/EMS and PD non-communication, PD's lack of attention to what we as Fire/EMS require for scene safety

I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:

The adrenaline rush when I pull up to the scene of a worker