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Hometown:
Rockford
I Live: (City, State)
Ridott
Years in Fire/EMS:
20+
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
I have always had a love of firefighting. When I was little, I would get all excited seeing fire trucks coming down the road. My mother use to say I had a homing device when it came to finding a fire station in any town.
Relationship Status:
Single
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
German Valley Fire Protection District
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Rank/Role There:
Firefighter / EMT-Basic
Years With This Department/Agency
1.5
Dept. Web Site:
http://gvfpd.com
2nd Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Other Past or Current Departments:
United State Air Force
North Park Fire Dept
440th United States Air Force Reserve
Harlem Roscoe Fire Dept
United States Army Kwajalein Atoll
My Training:
APPRENTICE FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST 29 NOV 1990
SURVIVING THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT 3 SEP 91
FIRE GROUND SUPPORT OPERATIONS JULY 16 1992
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER AWARENESS 9 APR 1993
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER OPERATIONS 29 APRIL 1993
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER TECHNICIANS 10 SEPT 1993
ADVANCED BREATHING APPARATUS TECHNIQUES 5/23/93
DOD APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR-ARFF 12 OCT 1993
DOD APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR-PUMPER 12 OCT 1993
DOD AIRPORT FIRE FIGHTER 12 OCT 93
DOD FIRE FIGHTER II 12 OCT 1993
FIGHTING L.P. GAS FIRES 19 AUG 1995
COORDINATED FIRE ATTACK PT 1
COORDINATED FIRE ATTACK PT 2 5/30/96-6/2/96
SURVIVING INTERIOR FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS 17 AUG 1996
ROADWAY EXTRICAITON SPECIALIST CLASS SEPT 2-OCT 4 1997
TRENCH EMERGENCY RESPONSE 15 AUG 1998
PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE RESCUE & EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION 12 OCT 1998
FIRE FIGHTER II (WISCONSIN) 2/8/99
ADVANCED SEARCH AND RESCUE 14 AUG 1999
DOD HAZMAT AWARENESS 21 DEC 1999
PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE RESCUE 7 EMERGENCY (REFRESHER) 3/7/2000
SAVING OUR OWN -TECHNIQUES FOR FIREFIGHTER RESCUES 6/4/2000
DOD HAZMAT INCIDENT COMMANDER 29 MAR 02
DOD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS 29 MAR 02
DOD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIANS 6 JUN 02
COORDINATED FIRE ATTACK PT 1
COORDINATED FIRE ATTACK PT 2 6/5/97-6/8/97
SAVING OUR OWN TECHNIQUES FOR FIREFIGHTER RESCUES 6/1/00-6/4/00
INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER 16 AUG 2003
MANAGEMENT II 12 MAR 2004
EMT (SOUTH CAROLINA)18 MARCH 1992
EMT-I JUNE 6, 1997
EMT-NATIONAL REGISRTY 13 OCT 2001
REACT HELICOPTER SAFETY COURSE APRIL 2006
EMT MAY 10, 2006
IS-00001 EMERGENCY PROGRAM MANAGER AN ORIETATION TO THE POSITION 5 MARCH 2009
IS-00100.a INTRODUCTION TO THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 15 MARCH 2009
IS-00200.a ICS FOR SINGLE RESOURCES AND INITIAL ACTION INCIDENTS 15 MARCH 2009
IS-00700.a NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMIS) AN INTRODUCTION 15 MARCH 2009
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE'S ICS 300 INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS 15 MAY 2009
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE'S ICS 400 ADVANCED ICS COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF-COMPLEX INCIDENTS 3 JUNE 2009
AN INTRODUCTION TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IS-00005.A 15 SEPTEMBER 2009
GUIDE TO POINTS O DISTRIBUTION IS-00026 23 SEPTEMBER 2009
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS A GUIDE FOR CITIZENS IS-00055 24 SEPTMBER 2009
About Me:
KEEP GUESSING. I WILL LET YOU KNOW
Day Job:
LAW ENFORCEMENT POSITION
Personal Site/Profile:
http://shefiredawg@yahoo.com
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
I am responding to someone else's worse day of their life. I'm good at taking care of and helping people. Being a firefighter is an honor I take highly. It is a pride I feel deep inside. I also love the tradition of the fire/ems service. Firefighting is a family I have the honor of saying I am a member of.

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At 11:32pm on June 22, 2009, WILLIAM SWANSON said…
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At 2:12pm on May 25, 2009, Rick Decorie said…
Thanks for the add. Your dept. has a good website. Good to see joint training between your dept. , Rockford and Cherry Valley. I have a sister who lives in Cherry Valley, near the mall.
At 9:27am on May 25, 2009, JASON SMITH said…
Thanks for the add. Dig the music on your profile.
 
 

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