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Mine would be this. Brush Fire Season starts in WNY. We are dispatched to a Forest Fire in Little Rock City. Enroute to the scene no smoke showing. On arrival one of our Firefighters (Eric that's you) arrived in his POV. I rode with the engine, di...
Looks like Paul Blart Mall Cop has called in the loss prevention S.W.A.T. team.
pull the meter. it will cut the power to the structure.
great job guys. hope the victims do well. stay safe brother
At the plant that i worked at, my boss knew up front that i was a vol. fireman. We reached an agreement that if there was no more than 6 Firefighters responding then i could respond (unless it was a major incident). If we were toned out when i was...
i used to ride rough stock in a rodeo circuit. one of our sayings was "cowboy up" on my first fire my chief told me "cowboy up,or stay on the truck!" my girlfriend gave me a tee-shirt that says "firefighters find 'em hot, and leave 'em wet." a pre...
in our dept., you have to be 21, valid d.l., and be able to operate the apperatus. we are a vollie dept. so manpower varies from call to call, but most of the time the chief or asst. chief is at the station first and they drive or assign a QUALIFI...
Not all that strange but was one of the first calls that I ran as a teen, dispatched to a MVA {10-50PI back then} on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the mountains of rural S.W. Virginia where summer tourist sometimes failed to negotiate the curvy roads....
A high speed chase went through our small community after an assult occured in the neighboring county. Mind you reported as 2 females fighting. The suspect fled high speed and in an attept to loose the deputies they took a wrong turn and crashe he...
we were paged to a residence for a unconscious male. Upon arrival the man was laying on the floor face down when we went to hold c spine and roll him over to begin treatment myself and the other Emt with me noticed that the yong man had young ladi...
i'll never live down my comment to the old lady. i still catch grief over that. but the evrytime the lady see's me ,she smiles and gives me a hug. it still makes me laugh though.
I'm telling you, that was one of the weirdest ones. I had to transport that lady to the hospital. By the time we arrived at the hospital, the ambulance totally smelled like sex. I was dying. The guys on the department still laugh at that one. I'll...
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- mobile,al.
- I Live: (City, State)
- Georgetown,Ga
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 5
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- To help people in need. The adrenaline rush of going into a burning building. Knowing i have the skills and fortitude to go into situations and make a difference.
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Quitman County Vol. Fire Dept.
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 5
- My Training:
- FF1 and EMT-B
- Day Job:
- Laid off
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Lack of sufficient funding for updated equipment and training
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- It's a rush
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Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 5:05am on July 1, 2009,
MICHELLE ADKINS said…
- just stopping by to say hello to all my friends stay safe always in my prayers
- At 10:35pm on April 27, 2009,
Chief Ron King said…
- Hey, Matt how are you if I can help you in anyway let me know.
- At 7:45pm on April 20, 2009,
Nanny said… - Hey Matt, Glad you found us!! this is a super place and lots of fun!!
- At 10:25am on April 20, 2009,
Kayli Borell said… - welcome to FFN! ur gnna love it here!
- At 12:34am on April 20, 2009,
Fireyladd Chief Sharp said… - Matt, welcome to the FF Nation. I am glad you dropped in to join the group. Dont be shy. There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Takes a bit to kinda figure it all out but you will be glad you did. Have fun and look around.
Chief William Sharp
Southern Oregon Coast
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Ron -
Agreed - working in an area with many teaching hospitals we often get well meaning medical folks eager to help or to try their new skills on the street. We inform them if they want to take charge of the scene they must accompany the patient...
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