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Patrick Austin
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  • Tennessee
  • United States
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Had a woman come to the After Hours door of the PD to tell us her next door neighbors -Aliens- were improperly parked. I asked her to tell me about their vehicle. "Well, it LOOKs like a brown van, but I know better, and it's straddling the white l...
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Hometown:
Soddy Daisy
I Live: (City, State)
Sale Creeck, Tennessee
Years in Fire/EMS:
2
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
Family Tradition
Relationship Status:
In a Relationship
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Sequoyah Fired Department
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Rank/Role There:
Sergeant, Firefighter, 911 Operator/Dispatcher, Driver / Engineer
Years With This Department/Agency
1
My Training:
L.P. gas training, fire streams training, Certified operator of N.C.I.C through the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, Emergency Information call taker.
Day Job:
Communications Officer for the Hamilton County Sheriffs Department.
Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
Gun smith
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
I get to be in the middle of a lot of the excitement rather than hearing about if on the news

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Patrick Austin

What I Wish They Knew

I wish you could know how it feels dispatching officers, firefighters
and EMT's out to calls. The feeling of having someone cry and scream
into the phone asking for immediate help. Then when our law officer or
firefighter or medical unit we send out does not respond to us on the
radio when we ask for their status or check to see how safe the scene
is. We call for them and our heart drops because no one answers back to
let us know they are safe or that the scene is secure. Whether it is a
child o… Continue

Posted on July 5, 2008 at 10:35am — 4 Comments

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At 5:41pm on February 7, 2009, LittlefirecrackerMedicAngel..(Dina) said…
Just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Dina. I am a certified emt/paramedic with the state of florida. just thought I would say hello.
At 4:39pm on June 8, 2008, Don Sims said…
Welcome to the nation.
At 11:34am on June 7, 2008, james said…
welcome to ffn
 
 

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