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Why are Call and Voly FFs always looked down on by full timers????

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Rick joined lutan1's group
Vehicle Extrication & Rescue
To talk about all things related to vehicle extrication. Not USAR. Not Confined Space. Not SAR. Not BA. Not Swift Water. Not Trench. Vehicle extricaiton only....
May 5
Rick joined Pastor Brian's group
Christian Firefighters Association
Showing the love of Christ by helping others!
May 5
Rick joined Ian Hayes's group
Rescue Me
For fans of the hit FX series Rescue Me, staring Denis Leary as FF Tom Gavin!
May 5
Rick replied to Pat Showers's discussion 'Define a Volunteer Firefighter' in the group passion not a job
To sum it up, being a fire fighter is a way of life.....
May 5
Rick replied to Andrew Kersten's discussion 'Small town politics' in the group The Volunteers
Besides the legal actions listed, another thought is, how do the rest of the members feel? If everyone is on the same page, it might get a lot of attention if EVERYONE hands in their pagers. Public opinion is the biggest motivator there is.....
May 5
Rick replied to Andrea's discussion 'Driver's training for voluteers.' in the group The Volunteers
In our department, being able to drive a truck is great, but you better not get in the drivers seat if you can't: 1 - Run the pumps 2 - Be able to draft (we do not have many hydrants, most of our water comes from ponds or tankers) 3 - Be able to t...
May 5
Rick replied to Mandi's discussion 'Not your average-everyday classes' in the group The Volunteers
Another one that is somewhat cheap and easy to do is some forced entry classes, etc. Many local stores (think HD, Lowes, etc), will give damaged doors, etc to depts (or at least severely slash the price) for training purposes. Also, depending on y...
May 5
Rick replied to Courtney Sanders's discussion 'How do you discipline volunteers???!!!!!' in the group The Volunteers
The way I look at it, Volly, Call, or otherwise, I would rather have 5 guys show up constantly that I know won't get me killed, than 20 who I would never set foot in a building with. I agree with those below who said it all starts with the leaders...
May 5

Profile Information

Hometown:
Small town, TX
I Live: (City, State)
Exeter, NH
Years in Fire/EMS:
6
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
I love the job, helping people, fighting fires, feeling like what I do matters to someone, even if its just for that moment in time when they need us.....
Relationship Status:
Divorced
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Brentwood - New Hampshire
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, Fire/Rescue Department - Paid, Other Fire Department
Rank/Role There:
Firefighter, First Responder, Driver / Engineer
Years With This Department/Agency
5
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.brentwoodnh.gov/fire.php?action=fabout
My Training:
FFI, FFII, emergency mgmt, RIT, HAZMAT OPS, Advanced CPR, etc.....
Day Job:
Network Engineer
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Safety, physical fitness, and Budgetary constraints.
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
The brotherhood is second only to the military

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At 8:49pm on March 6, 2008, Jim aka Bick said…
JUST DROPPING BY TO SAY HELLO AND WELCOME TO FIREFIGHTER NATION. ADD ME IF YOU WANT TO AND BE SAFE OUT THERE.
At 9:30am on March 6, 2008, firefightinmom said…
hey or howdy- I am in seguin (near new braunfels). We may be future Aggie parents. I went to A&M for fire school....
At 8:01am on March 6, 2008, Rob Fritsche said…
welcome to FFN, stay safe and Hook 'EM
 
 

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Padre Pete replied to Laura L. Baehr-Falconer's discussion 'Should a volunteer be forced into doing something they don't feel comfortable with?'
If we cant be teams of specialists, we may have a real problem being teams. Its tuff to imagine having the luxury of turning specialist away because they have no real interest in becoming everthing to everybody. We need to recognize them and we ev...
11 minutes ago
strtcopr commented on Tiger Schmittendorf's blog post 'Is this our best approach?'
Typical bullshit. Pass legislation that properly funds and equips fire departments so the volunteers can concentrate on training and being GOOD firefighters and EMT's, not great chicken flippers,bingo workers and ticket sellers. I hope the future ...
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