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Gregory R Bailey
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- Aiken, SC
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Flirtin' with Diaster by choice and making a difference.
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Gosh FF Wilson nicely said and I bet you can out do all of the younguns. Good job and welcome back big man....
We have both types of firefighters and a handfull of firefighters that are responding and doing the work after. Sometimes it will bother me but mostly I am not bothered by it because I know why I am there. I see myself on call unless I am at work ...
Just another random observation: we really need to work on our spelling.
I have shopped around and can't find any Bag Vavle Masks to train with, however, I am familiar with Bag Valve Masks. ;-)Sounds like a no-brainer, but it's not as easy as you would think. Especially under stress. How do you know if you are effectiv...
How skilled are you with a BVM? Consider hand placement, rate of ventalaion, and seal. Don't forget hyperextenstion to open airway.
Bad as it seems you have to follow policy. But sometimes it goes abit too far. Down south we have a saying " Sounds like they are killing flies with a shotgun ". In others words if they had a problem with certain cartons they should address that, ...
Hopefully you have better county gov to put you together than ours. Our County is 1087 Sq miles. 20 vol dept some with multi stations and 2 paid dept in our two largest cities. The county wants control but would not take own the debt. The maintain...
The newer guys do not allways grasp " Thats how it was then " and can not relate to currnet times. It gave a goal to reach for when it was all so ahead of it's time. Embrase the past and go forth to improve all we have. But we all had a starting p...
On our dept, if Motorola is in town, our fire chief will make a page saying if we have any problems with our pagers to come to the station. We have two pagers. the Minitor IV and the Minitor II. But that is the way we do it in Texas.
I was once in a Fire Dispatch class from APCO. The instructor was a career Lieutenant from somewhere in Mississippi, and he was very young. At one point he said he had heard of but never seen an old show about some paramedics in LA county called R...
The Motorola minitor II's are the most reliable. The next best is the IV's but they quit making them like five years ago when when they made the V's. So V is about the best I can say. You can check ebay for older minitors that are hard to find.
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Our Minitor4 are getting old when they brought out minitor 5 (motorola depot) that is when they quit supporting Minitor 4. We are open to an alterative.
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Aiken
- I Live: (City, State)
- Aiken, South Carolina
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 37 fire; 32 EMS
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Knowledge and friendship
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Couchton Vol Fire Rescue
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Captain, Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 37
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Aiken County EMS Aiken County HazMat Team
- 2nd Department Type:
- EMS/Rescue Squad/Hospital EMS - Paid, Other Response Agency Type
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Other Senior Command Staff, Captain, Hazardous Materials Team Member
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 32
- My Training:
- Firefighter1, Paramedic, HazMat specialist, Arson detection, SC Wildland firefighter. ACLS ITLS PALS Extrication Instructor, Former Deputy Coroner 16 years, Former Reserve Police Officer realy too much to list.
- About Me:
- I am Captain in my department, formally, Chief. I have a wife and 2 children 21 and 23. I work full time as Supervisor/Captain at Aiken County EMS. I have been a member with Couchton VFR since 1972. Started firefighting when we did not have a station but had a 1946 pumper and a 1954 surplus 6x6 tanker. I am the oldest continuous member of our dept . Newly wed July 18,2009, after SCFF Convention at Myrtle Beach, SC.
- Day Job:
- Aiken County EMS Capt Shift Supervisor
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- I also work at The University of South Carolina Aiken in the Cardiac Rehab program since 1994.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Getting volunteers, the numbers have dropped over the years of those who wish to serve their fellow man. Funding has allways been an issue. The time one has to commit to training and more and more requiremnts has put the Volunteer FD in a tight area.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- Being a firefighter gave my life a purpose at a time when I did not know what to do as a profession. It led to me getting into EMS and opened other doors. It makes me feel good that others respect and need my expertise. Not in a way that makes you better than anyone, but in way you know you can help and give back to those around you.
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Comment Wall (13 comments)
- At 9:38am on September 22, 2009,
Zachary Lyons said… - ill get the pellet rifile to you it aint in the shop ii is at moms with my 4 10 and my 22 but i can get heather to run it to you for you... What made Kristy have a mild stroke...
- At 6:57am on September 22, 2009,
Chris said… - Hey greg thanks i will let em know and that means alot to us. And anything to help yall is what it's about.
- At 8:34am on September 3, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said… - Ok,I figure something happened.There will be make up on that training.
- At 9:17pm on August 31, 2009,
Travis Holz said… - Yeah, I saw that on MTV's Jackass the movie.
- At 6:00pm on August 30, 2009,
Zachary Lyons said…
- yeah i am allergic to something at work to but i know what i am allergic to its all the bull crap i have to put up with
- At 7:53am on August 29, 2009,
Chris said…
- Thanks Greg.
- At 12:28am on August 29, 2009,
Zachary Lyons said…
- whats wrong your never sick
- At 6:44pm on August 28, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- That's funny about the Jamie comment.That was our buddy P, not much to it on limestone.
- At 5:30pm on August 28, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- Greg, I hope you feel better soon brother.
- At 6:24pm on August 26, 2009,
Tim Gault said…
- Thank You! I assure you we are old hands in the business. Bet we can till work rings around these kids!
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