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- Hometown:
- Hume, Illinois
- I Live: (City, State)
- Hume, Illinois
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- Fire-25 years/EMS-2 years
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- I live in a small community and most of my family has been or still is part of the fire department. The ambulance service in our area is volunteer and runs 24/7 with only 11 EMT's.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Hume Fire Protection District
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter, EMT - Basic, First Responder, Hazardous Materials Team Member, Other
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 26 years
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service
- 2nd Department Type:
- EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- EMT - Basic, Other
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 3 years
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- None
- My Training:
- FF2, FF3, Haz-Mat Ops, Instructor, Extrication, First Responder, Live House Burns, Lp Gas, NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800, 1900 and others, EMT- Basic, AG Trauma, Radiological Hazardous Materials Course for now.
- About Me:
- I have been with the Hume FPD for 25 years. I started in 1977 and then moved away. I came back and have been on the department ever since. Began my EMS career in 2005 as an ambulance washer and became an EMT-B in 2006. Both services are volunteer.
- Day Job:
- Maintenance-Wal-Mart
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Casey's General Store one day a week as a truck unloader and stocker. Also the Hume Festival Committee.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- The lack of new firefighters and emt's. Retention of newbies and veterans. Training, training materials and willingness to train. Safety and health.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- Be the first in and possibly be able to do some good.
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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 6:12am on March 31, 2008,
Tony P said… - So David, settled in well?
- At 4:07pm on March 15, 2008,
evon said… - be safe .,
- At 6:59pm on March 13, 2008,
Tony P said…
- Welcome over mate! The other place was a nice idea, but it just didn't happen.
There's a lot of forum activity here - some good, some garbage - but that's life!
- At 6:03pm on March 13, 2008,
Jim aka Bick said… - JUST DROPPING BY TO SAY WELCOME TO FFN. I AM SURE YOU WILL ENJOY THE SITE.YOU CAN ADD ME AS A FRIEND IF YOU WANT TO, AND BE SAFE OUT THERE
- At 8:28am on March 13, 2008,
Robert Rice said… - David, Welcome to theFFN, stay safe brother.
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