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Karen
- 50, Female
- Northeast OH
- United States
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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Northeast OH
- I Live: (City, State)
- Northeast OH
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 1.5
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Department Type:
- Emergency Management, Other Response Agency Type
- Rank/Role There:
- First Responder, Emergency Management Coordinator/Staff, Auxiliary/On Scene Support, Other Emergency Services Staff
- My Training:
- NIMS 100 & 700. Core Disaster Life Support, Basic and Advanced Disaster Life Support, Psychological First Aid. Just recently completed CERT training.
- About Me:
- I've been a nurse for almost 15 years now, decided I wanted to get more involved in my community. Joined my county's Medical Reserve Corp as a way of fulfilling that interest.
- Day Job:
- Nurse
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- In some areas of the country, there is a definite lack of funding for emergency services as well the proper equipment to serve the communities and in some cases lack of community support
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- The feeling of knowing that you may have made a difference in someone's life or current situation
Karen's Blog
Remember Memorial Day. . .
Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day began in the Civil War era, when women would decorate the graves of the fallen soldiers. It was officially adopted as Memorial Day in 1966 by then President Johnson. The traditional Memorial Day is May 30, but it's fallen victim to those "Monday holidays" and is now the last Monday in May.
Many people seem to have forgotten the real meaning of the holid… Continue
Posted on May 18, 2008 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment
Disheartening posts. . .
Today though, as I was browsing through the groups on this forum, I came across one particular group entitled "Nursing… Continue
Posted on April 12, 2008 at 8:31pm — 12 Comments
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I'm exploring other volunteer organization structures and I'm curious to know more about how your county's MRC is organized, trained and deployed.
Any light you could shed would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Stay safe. Train often.
Hello and thank-you for your welcome.. You have a great day and stay safe
Brenda