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- Hometown:
- Hammond, IN
- I Live: (City, State)
- Spring Hill, FL
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 33
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Lived across the street from a fire house and always wanted to be a firefighter.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Retired Indianapolis Metropolitan Fire
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS), Hazardous Materials Team Member, Driver / Engineer, Retired
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 23
- Second Department (if appl.)
- 911/FEMA Deployment group
- 2nd Department Type:
- Emergency Management, Private EMS
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Other Senior Command Staff, EMT - Paramedic (or Other ALS), Emergency Management Coordinator/Staff, 911 Operator/Dispatcher
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 10
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- Griffith Volunteer FD, Griffith, IN
Fagen-Miller EMS, Highland, IN
Eaton Volunteer FD, Eaton, IN
Emergency Medical Transport, Muncie, IN-Operations Chief
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Fire and EMS-10 years
Wishard Memorial Hospital Level One Trauma Ctr
- My Training:
- NFPA Firefighter I and II
Masters Driver Operator and Tactics
NIMS
BS of Education
AS EMS Administration
ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
EMT-P, ACLS, BTLS, EMD, PALS
- About Me:
- I am a retired firefighter/paramedic after 33 years. Moved south and went back to work. Currently work for private EMS 911 service as a paramedic dispatcher. I am dispatch supervisor and certified NAEMD member. I started in EMS to put myself through college and then became a member of the fire service working until I retired after a total of 23 years service. My continued service brings me to 33 years and still going.
- Day Job:
- 911 dispatcher/Supervisor
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Soldiers Angels working with our troops through the James A Haley VA Medical Center
Just honored with a commendation by the US Army Freedom Team from the Chief of Staff of the United States Army and the Secretary of the Army for my Volunteer work with the veterans.
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://www.myspace.com/fdems114
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- I love to help and care for people
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The United States government's national threat level is Elevated, or Yellow.
For all domestic and international flights, the U.S. threat level is High, or Orange.
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Marine Corps
This incident took place at a recent ceremony honoring the birthday of the corps, and it has the ACLU up in arms. "These are federal employees," says Lucius Traveler, a spokesman for the ACLU , "on federal property and on federal time. For them to pray is clearly an establishment of religion, and we must nip this in the bud immediately."
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Posted on April 7, 2009 at 10:55am — 6 Comments
Airline humor, just for fun
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> >I never get the airline staff with this kind of sense of humor!
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> >> Airline Announcements?
> >> United Flight Attendant announced, 'People, people
> > we're not picking
> >> out furniture here, find a seat and get in it!
> >> *************************************
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> >> On landing, the stewardess said, 'Please be sure to
> > take all of your
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Posted on April 1, 2009 at 10:32pm — 2 Comments
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Thanks for the encouragement in the singing department!!! I have been doing this for eleven years and find it very rewarding! Did you ever record anything? God bless you bro!
Daniel
Thanks for responding so quickly! I am grateful to you for agreeing to swap. I would like to take this time to wish you and your family a happy, joyous and safe Easter holiday! My address is:
Daniel Garvin
4399 Viau Street
Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada
H9H 3B1
Thanks again and please stay safe out there!!!
Daniel
Just stopping by to say hello! I hope all is well with you. Interested in swapping a patch with me? Stay safe out there.
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Currently, I am enrolled in the M.A. Emergency & Disaster Management program at American Military University. One of our instructor's had forwarded us an article that originated through your website about the recent Continental crash, so I thought I'd get online to see if I could learn more. Wow! Looks like there is a wealth of information and expertise to draw from through your website. So, I hope it is okay for me to check in every now and then to keep tabs on the reality of the profession.
Regards,
Laura
Until our next messages,
Warmest Regards,
Your Sis Dawn Melody Bladel
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