Dave Bloom's Page

Hometown:

Thornton, IL

I Live: (City, State)

Oak Lawn, IL

Years in Fire/EMS:

37+, just celebrated my 36th anniversary as a firefighter.

Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:

Wanted to know what it was all about. Came to find out that I was in the "family business", as a number of my mother's relatives were on the department as well.

Relationship Status:

Separated

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Stone Park, IL FD

Department Type:

Other Fire Department

Rank/Role There:

Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)

Years With This Department/Agency

8 months

Dept. Web Site:

http://stpk.us

Other Past or Current Departments:

Thornton, Park Forest South, Glenwood, Dixmoor, Markham, Olympia Gardens FPD, Holbrook FPD, Leyden FPD, North Palos FPD, Lansing, VAMC Hines, IL.

My Training:

Firefighter III, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Officer I, Instructor III, HazMat Technician, Roadway Extrication Specialist.
Paramedic (since 1977) ACLS, PHTLS, CDLS, some AHLS
NIMS 100,200,300,700
School Fire Inspection
B.S. degree in Fire Science

About Me:

Second generation firefighter and ambulance worker.
Grandfather of 2
Lefthanded middle child.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Funding, responder safety.

I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:

Helping people on their worst day. A hospital chaplain taught me that when I was doing a clinical rotation on "Super Bowl Sunday".