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You need to go to the national fire academy.
Well here is my take... The county that I live in does a FF1, FF2 and EMT-B once a year and all you have to do is join a department to be able to take advantage of this. The fire classes are nationally accredited from the state. So, idk where you ...
Jessica, This is a decision that you are going to have to make on whats best for you! I will have to agree with the Capt. on achieving a degree. You will still have enough time as young as you are, to obtain your fire certs. In today's world, havi...
Joey, I'm pretty sure she means Bagdad, Kentucky. Not Iraq.
Jessica, my recommendation is that if you are going to go to school full time, then concentrate solely on that. Get a degree first. Something you can use outside of the fire service. You...
EKU is a good school with a good fire program from what i hear. As for being a fire fighter in Baghdad. i do not believe they will have US contracted fire fighters there come very soon. with the us troop withdraw they are also pulling the civilian...
EKU is a good fire school. I would highly recommend though that if you are going to attend a college go and gegt a degree. I would recommend something like public administration/risk management. You can get the fire certs and medic cert down the r...
hmm, i dont really have any advice on the matter, but what im doing, is im going to The Houston Community College Fire Training Academy to get my Fire Certification. don't know if that helps or not
when it comes to working for or hand in hand with the feds school school school and training trining is their pet peeve the more you have the more CYA they have Cover Your Ass factor and the feds and contractors re all about C.Y.A.
ok so im a sophomore this year and seriously thinking about which college i want to attend... i plan on being a volunteer firefighter in bagdad when i turn 18 and a paramedic eventually.. i was wondering is eastern kentucky university a good optio...
Actually had a nice conversation with an ADA specialist on this one and even threw them for a loop. Basically boils down to if the patient is conscious and is able to care for the animal, then take it. However, if the pt is unconscious then the an...
Well, with 12 leads there are so many medics who just read whatever the monitor has interpreted as the rhythm. in doing this, many medics forget what they are even looking for(rate, rhythm, S-T elevation or depression, P-R-I intervals, notched P w...
Scene safety and incident command should be a part of the paramedic exam, if your going to take control of a scene understand what you need to do. Do not tell the FD how to cut the car unless you know how to do it. Make sure that truck placement i...
I agree with the training on the basics, and relying on those skills and not just the machines. I also believe that a big area that a lot of ems personell could use more training is writing patient care reports. that one time when it may go to cou...
Jess,
Good topic!
I help the IC`s a lot with the EMT-B classes at work. Once the new basics "hit the streets" the biggest problem we see is lack of knowledge and handling the "toys". Get your hands on EVERYTHING in the truck. Know how it works, ...
Blair, we have too. I disagree with my bro John on this one. Yes, an animal control officer would be better suited to transport the critter. Saying that, we should always do waht is right for the patient. Now, if the pt says that his/her cat is a ...
Russ, the dog question is on the Nat Reg test........lol......
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Bagdad
- I Live: (City, State)
- Bagdad
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 1 year 2 months
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- So i could help people
- Relationship Status:
- In a Relationship
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Bagdad Fire Protection District
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Junior Firefighter/Explorer
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 1 year 2 months
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Shelby county EMS
- 2nd Department Type:
- EMS/Rescue Squad/Hospital EMS - Paid
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Junior Firefighter/Explorer
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 2 months
- My Training:
- we do a little bit of everything...
- About Me:
- Well my name is Jessi Travis and i am a junior firefighter with bfpd. my nickname is care bear (JFF's had a camping trip and one of the advisers gave me that because my hair frizzed at 4 a.m.) Im 15 years old and hope to become a first responder when i turn 16. I Would also like to become an EMT while in high school (when im 18, senior yr). I love being in junior firefighters, the people there are amazing, honestly they are my best friends. These people are the best, we might argue a little but if i needed them they would back me up. I guess its like having 4 more dads 2 more moms, 11 brothers and 6 sisters, you become family. I wouldn't trade them for the world. I recently joined an EMS explorer post in our area, it seems like an awesome program we just need to get more people interested in it, (we have 3 counting me)
- Day Job:
- Im a full time high school student :)
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- certified babysitter
i also do farm work
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- careless drivers not respecting emergency personnel and vehicles on roads...
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- i get to come home knowing i did something useful and maybe helped someone
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college.... i need advice
ok so im a sophomore this year and seriously thinking about which college i want to attend... i plan on being a volunteer firefighter in bagdad when i turn 18 and a paramedic eventually.. i was wondering is eastern kentucky university a good option? i know they have a good fire science and paramedic program but i was just wondering if i should go to a traditional college, community college or just get my certifications? i welcome any and all advice...
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 11:07pm — 8 Comments
First Structure Fire Run
Well ive officially been on my first structure fire run... lightning strike right up the road from the firehouse, no one home, toned out during junior training.. I was so freaking nervous i forgot how to change an air pack and i couldn't button my bunkers cuz i was shaking but i really enjoyed it. Firefighters had control within an hour and by the time we were allowed up there it was mainly clean up, still i loved doin it. Change the bottles, walk out the hose, pack it up drain the dump tank and… Continue
Posted on August 28, 2009 at 7:30pm — 12 Comments
please pray for this family
one of our junior firefighters lost his father in a tragic car crash thursday afternoon... Im not naming names out of respect for his family but i would ask for you to pray for him. he's 16 years old, great person with big dreams of being a firefighter and to lose his father now is heart wrenching... R.I.P.
Posted on July 25, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment
Charity Work Injury
Ok so in the louisville area in kentucky we do a thing called the WHAS crusade for children, in which the fire departments have road blocks and do door-to-door to collect money to benefit children whose families cant afford the medical care needed, research to help childhood diseases and equipment to help special needs children live a fairly normal life. The fire departments collect the money in their district for a week bringing out the sirens and lights to each house. Then on sunday they go to… Continue
Posted on June 7, 2009 at 8:01pm — 2 Comments
Historic madison indiana court house on fire
200 year old historic courthouse in madison Indiana is on fire.... Fire crews from northern kentucky and southern indiana have gone to fight the blaze (over 250 firefighters)..... 3 firefighters have received minor injuries... Whas 11 reports that the fire started at about 6 pm in the top of the building... they believe that construction crews may have been to blame, the city was preparing for their bicentennial anniversary.
Please keep those fireifghters in your prayers!!
Jess
Please keep those fireifghters in your prayers!!
Jess
Posted on May 20, 2009 at 10:15pm —
Comment Wall (97 comments)
- At 12:32am on November 13, 2009,
Daniel Ruggini said…
- wow yea i def misunderstood sorry about that.
- At 5:31am on October 27, 2009,
Michael Vito said…
- Oh yeah. Glad its going back to normal. There are still some areas has flood waters mostly near our flood way area. But for me glad it had receded two weeks ago because engineering analysis says we will have to spent a wet christmas but we didn't. Well glad we are going to spend a normal Christmas here in my place. Have you seen my profile photos and my last blog? Thanks
- At 3:03am on October 26, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- Hey Jessica, The answer to your question is, if you think about it, they took out the guy before you probably because he was already down before you were. You had just gone down to where that guy was probably really low on air or was out of air, injury to him etc.., he was there longer than you were.
Now what I would of done, is called for the back up RIT team to come in and get you.
If a RIT team has to be deployed in my department, we will assign two more guys to take their place outside in the ready mode. This is for a secondary emergency if needed. So all in all we have to have four guys for the RIT team. Not an easy position to fill when your short handed sometimes.
If you don't have enough for the RIT secondary team , from the start, that's where the mutual- aid comes in to fill that role. Hope this answer your question?
- At 6:33am on October 25, 2009,
Michael Vito said…
- Well it was an answered prayers. We have two storms passed by and we are spared so far. The last one just a little too close for confort. The guys up north are fine just got wind out of it. LOL. Thanks for the prayers Jessica.
- At 1:45am on October 25, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- Hopefully you don't need them to do a rescue. They been needed around the country on several different cases. The sad thing is they don't always get to their brother and they have to back out, and you know what happens after that. I have a video of an actual rescue here in SC, that the team saved their brother, now he was burnt bad, but he's living today because the RIT team did their job.
- At 1:38am on October 25, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- This is a must for every fire department to have while operations are going on inside. In my state it's a mandatory law. SC calls it the two in, two out rule.If you have two inside fighting fire, then there must be two outside, in case the inside crew gets in trouble. Now sometimes a department can be short handed on the start of the call. that's when you call for mutual aid to come and help be the RIT team. Not all departments do it, but they should!
- At 1:31am on October 25, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- RIT team members must be physically strong and fit to drag one of their brothers out of the structure.It's not for everyone. It takes alot of training. I had to carry one of my guys out once from the second floor of the structure, and sister let me tell ya, it was do or die at that point. You have to move fast because time is against you at that point.
- At 1:22am on October 25, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- It stands for Rapid intervention Team. This a team of two to four firefighters that are standing by outside the structure while the interior attack team is fighting the fire, or a search and rescue team is conducting a search for victims. If a mayday call comes in from one of the two teams I mention, then the RIT team goes in to rescue the firefighters or firefighter that's in trouble.
The RIT team has a bag with them that has a bottle of air with a air line, so in case the firefighter that's in trouble has run low on air, or has run out of air they can supply him with air. Also they carry tools with them such as wire cutters, web strapping, haligan tool, etc.. There primary job is to rescue their brothers if they are in trouble.
- At 12:59am on October 25, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- Your welcome, anytime you need some advise, let me know in my Inbox! Be safe.....and I have your six!
- At 12:49am on October 25, 2009,
Rusty Mancini said…
- OK I got it, I don't know what troubles you about them, but you have to keep practicing and it will come to ya eventually. I have faith in you!
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