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Hometown:
Spokane Washington
I Live: (City, State)
Lee County South Carolina
Years in Fire/EMS:
5th year
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
Love and desire serve my community . I love to serve in ways that are beyond the normal routine.
Relationship Status:
Married
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Lee County Fire and Rescue Station 4 ...........Lee County Rescue Team
Department Type:
Combination Fire Rescue Department, EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer, Emergency Management
Rank/Role There:
Safety Officer, Lieutenant, Firefighter, First Responder, Hazardous Materials Team Member, Emergency Management Coordinator/Staff, Driver / Engineer, Other Emergency Services Staff, Chaplain, Other
Years With This Department/Agency
2
Second Department (if appl.)
Christian Emergency Reponse Force
2nd Department Type:
Other Response Agency Type
Rank/Role at Second Department:
Fire Chief / Chief of Department, First Responder, Hazardous Materials Team Member, Emergency Management Coordinator/Staff, Administrative Staff / Team Member
Years With Second Department/Agency
3
Web Site:
http://www.cerf.ws
My Training:
Firefighter, Emergency Medical First Responder, FEMA ICS, HAZMAT OPS, K9 SAR, USAR, Advanced Anti-Terrorism Team, CERT,Lead FEMA CERT Trainer, Auto Extrication, Flammable Liquids and Gasses Firefighting, EMS Reserve, EVDT, Weather Watch, Rope Rescue, Tactical Firearms Training, SLED Explosives Class, Incident Safety Officer
About Me:
What can I say, I am an Ordained Minister of a great Church and I love to serve my community. There is a feeling you get when Fighting fire or running a rescue that I can not describe.

I am also a k9 handler for USAR and Arson Detection (in training) dogs. I have a 4 month old Malinois and have begun her training.......

My wife supports all I do and I love her with all my heart Maybe one day, I can say that I trat her the way she deserves to be treated.......but I am working on that. I also have 3 daughters and 2 more dogs...Happy Feet (ShiZu).
Day Job:
Pastor of Savannah Advent Christian Church in Bishopville
Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
CERF / National Operations Chief
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Training and Funding......DISCIPLINE! We may need better equipment and gear, but we also need more awareness of our selves and what we are doing.
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
The challenge is great and there are always ways of serving God and your community......

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Rev. Ryan Riley

Great Day!

Today we were signed off by the chief to begin K9 arson training and are ready to go! I am so excited......if any of you with Acellerant Detection Dogs have any special training tips.....here with them........

Posted on April 1, 2009 at 6:24am —

Rev. Ryan Riley

TAZ STAY BACK 200 FT>

Here she is folks......the new love in my life. We have had TAZ now about a month and there is no giving her back! She is four months old and proud.....can you tell?

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Posted on March 30, 2009 at 7:30pm — 3 Comments

Rev. Ryan Riley

Change of Dogs

Well I am needless to say ....disappointed in Bear and Miley. The Chow has proven to e a large problem and I have been attacked and bitten by them so they are proving to aggressive. I am glad it has come out now and not later . They are adopted out and that is the end of that.

Now......my wife has given me a present......Her name is "Taz". She is a 3 month old Belgian Malinois. She is from a breeder and comes from a line of working dogs. I will post a picture very soon and am over whelmed by th… Continue

Posted on February 22, 2009 at 8:41am — 1 Comment

Rev. Ryan Riley

Training the Dogs....

Well just an update. Things are great for the pups. They are taking obedience training and a little agility and are going strong. Miley and Bear are amazing so far, and I love them dearly. I had a chance this week to walk them in public at Lee State Park and I waz really pleased with their efforts to please me i all that we did.

My buddy Andrew has just gotten a 3 month old German Shepherd for his job at the PD. We will train ours together and hopefully save and combine a lot of costs!


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Posted on February 10, 2009 at 6:30am —

Rev. Ryan Riley

Now we add Miley

After some consideration and "Dog Watching" we decided to train Miley as a SAR Dog. She is ver active and driven and has received a healthy Thumbs up from Doc. Curry's office.

We had Both Bear and Miley in for a check up today and they Both Weigh 22 lbs. and are healthy. That makes me very very happy!

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Posted on January 27, 2009 at 11:35am —

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At 11:48am on March 19, 2009, gb said…
hey rev just wanted to stop by and tell you to be safe
At 6:02am on March 18, 2009, Patience Ryan said…
chances of a shirt aren't very high. but an approved friend request are quite high.
At 3:52pm on March 13, 2009, lloyd said…
Say a prayer for our dept and our neighboring dept. We worked with them at a fatal fire early Monday morning. It never gets easy.....
At 6:44am on February 23, 2009, lloyd said…
What a wonderful combination of careers. God and the fire department. May God watch over you. Stay safe brother.
At 11:40am on February 11, 2009, Leisa Storey said…
Thank u!!! U have a blessed day as well!!1 Take care and stay safe!!! I love your k9 partner!!!Im sorry that u had to give her away and take her out of service. My K9 partner Pacino is getting older himself and I might have to retire him this yr. I hope not but we'll see. Your friend Leisa
 
 

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