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Women in the fire service(honest opinion)
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Women in the fire service(honest opinion)
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- Hometown:
- Colerain Township
- I Live: (City, State)
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 6
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- I worked 12 years as an artist before realizing I hadn't helped even one person, other than the creep that owned the company.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Cincinnati Fire Department
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 3
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityfire/pages/-6664-/
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Colerain Fire Department
- 2nd Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic, Driver / Engineer
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 6
- Web Site:
- http://www.coleraintwp.org/fire.cfm
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- Green Township Fire Department
- My Training:
- EMT Basic, Firefighter, Rescue, RAT, State Certified Fire Inspector, HAZMAT, Ice Rescue Tech, High Angle Rope Rescue, etc, etc.
- About Me:
- Started out as a graphic artist with aspirations to go into advertising. Couldn't stomach the inherent lies in ad work, so I settled for a job in printing where I remained trapped for almost 12 years. After much prayer and soul searching, my wife made the comment driving home one night "have you ever thought of becoming a fireman?"
It was like a bolt of lightning hit me, though I had never considered it before that moment. I have never looked back. Got into the service at 29 yrs old.
I have a wife and two sons aged 8 and 11. We also have two cats, a dog, two channel catfish, two crabs, a turtle and a big tadpole that I'm told will become a bullfrog some day. I am among the fortunate few that can say I love both going to work and also coming home.
I have a vintage Kawasaki 900 motorcycle (1975) that is built to drag race, I love to hunt, fish, shoot, camp, and just about anything else you can do outside. I also play drums (self taught, so not very well) and absolutely LOVE a good rock n roll jam. I am absolutely addicted to reading, listening to music and I'm working on becoming at least a tolerable cook. Life is just way too good...
- Day Job:
- This IS my day job!
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- I did some landscaping for my dad, (but we nearly killed one another, having to work together); and I take on some freelance artwork once in a while - when the mood strikes - which is almost never. Otherwise, the only other work I do is helping out in my parents flooring shop located in Cheviot, Ohio.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Safety and funding to do real life training.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- It is the greatest job in the world. Somewhere that you can make a real difference for someone.
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I need to forward the mayday audio from outside of FFN.
Stay safe brother.
Welcome to the Nation, brother, be safe.
Glad to hear from you. We're pretty much getting back to normal, but it's been a strange feeling since things aren't normal - if that makes sense. All the well wishes from our community and brothers abroad have been really healing and helpful. What amazes me is how sincere people are in their condolences. You can see in their eyes that they really mean it when they say they're sorry and they wish there was something they could do. It's touching to know so many people are grieving with you in some way.
Investigations are continuing; we had a meeting to disseminate the latest information, but I was working at Cincinnati and missed it. I'm hoping to catch up on the latest, but haven't gotten any further info as of yet. Everyone is kind of focused on the latest hiring process (Colerain and the City are both hiring) and have been really concentrating on our R.A.T. training. (Ha! My nose is all busted from the Denver and Nance drills and muscles I forgot I had are screaming at me for all the recent abuse - I feel OLD!)
Hope all is well in the great state of Texas... Stay safe, bro!
~J~
Stay Safe
Allen
Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all of your thoughts and prayers. I am diligently passing along all of the well wishes to my brothers and sisters at Colerain.
I know you guys do a damn fine job, and I hope Colerain showed in full force for "Firefighter Appreciation Day" shouldn't it be everyday?
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