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Hometown:
Salinas, California
I Live: (City, State)
Willow Creek, Montana
Years in Fire/EMS:
3.5
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
I cannot stand watching from the sidelines. It is in my nature to do what I can to help. I think that everyone here is probably much the same. We all love it but it can sometimes be hard to explain to others why we do it.
Relationship Status:
Married
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Willow Creek Fire Department, Willow Creek, Montana
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
Rank/Role There:
Firefighter / EMT-Basic
Years With This Department/Agency
3.5
Second Department (if appl.)
Three Forks Area Ambulance
2nd Department Type:
EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
Rank/Role at Second Department:
EMT - Basic
Years With Second Department/Agency
3
Day Job:
Realtor
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
I enjoy being woke up at 3AM to help somebody I dont know. Really! I do!

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Doug Fisher

Just an ambulance driver...

Standing in chest deep water, freezing rain falling and stinging as it hits the exposed parts of my body. Holding her head above water to keep her from drowning until rescue could get there to cut her free
--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER

Comforting a 89 year old woman who just watch me and my partner cover the face of her husband of 64 years as he lay dead in their bathroom floor
--- BUT I'M JUST AN AMBULANCE DRIVER

On scene at an Motor Vehicle Collision with mom trapped upside down in he… Continue

Posted on March 16, 2008 at 12:41am — 10 Comments

Doug Fisher

Firefighter Challenge training. I'm too old for this s**t!

Allright, this being my first blog, I'll try to stay on task. I started strength training about three weeks ago for a Firefighters Challenge coming up at Cody Fire School in May. It will resemble a CPAT test and a few of the same challenges at the National Challenge (not as long of a course). I am turning 40 in June but dont feel it. I am in pretty good shape (so I thought) and am just trying to finish as close to the top 10 as I can. Chances are good because they appear to only have 8 or 9 guys… Continue

Posted on March 13, 2008 at 7:30pm — 4 Comments

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At 8:34pm on January 13, 2009, Doug said…
Doug, we have family in great falls.
At 8:47pm on January 11, 2009, Doug said…
Doug Thanks for adding me to your friends list.
At 11:29am on January 11, 2009, Doug said…
Hi Doug from Wrightsville Warren Co. PA. Vacation in Great Falls Mt. every year.
At 12:33pm on August 1, 2008, Jairus Pierce said…
North Salinas High School Vikings!!!!
Cool to see someone from the salad bowl
At 2:19pm on July 2, 2008, susan said…

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At 10:10pm on April 6, 2008, Tad Brenden said…
We are not sure yet if it will be good or bad. We were kind of hoping for a new turn on things. We will have to see how it turns out.
At 11:18pm on April 2, 2008, cowgirlmedic said…
Just stopping in to say hey and hope you're having a good week
At 12:22am on March 19, 2008, Nick Eschenbach said…
no prob heres where you can find a lot of tips and info on the challenge www.firefighterchallenge.com

my team had our first year last year and has the luck to have a coach that is on one of the top 5 teams in the world every year, we also have a tower with all the same things the real course has so we are pretty lucky... like you said its awesome that it forces us to stay in shape that way we can have better careers in the fire service GOOD LUCK!!!
At 11:48pm on March 18, 2008, Nick Eschenbach said…
yes actually i can give you a lot of tips on the entire course to help you out... on the keiser you always want to keep the front of the keiser block even with or 2-3 inches behind your heels, this will give you the best striking surface with the face of the hammer... the dreaded dummy drag, thats actually what i did in the relay, so its my favorite, when you get to the dummy reach down with both hands and grab behind his head, then sling his whole body up and without a lot of experience youre gonna want to hold his body up with a knee in the randys back, then shoot your arms under his armpits, you wanna shoot fast and low, burst up and out of the squated stance and go, make sure you have something to focus on when dragging randy and never turn around or you will fall!!! also dont slow down when transitioning from one event to the next... GOOD LUCK and no matter what make sure you dont quit!! let me know how you do... my team is beginning training for this year already so i cant wait to get started!!! the challenge is the funnest thing ive ever competed in!!! last year our team, Cincinnati State Cadets made it to worlds and it was awesome!!
At 4:56pm on March 18, 2008, ask Joey garr.com said…
LOL- thats cute!

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