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Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?
Replied Sep. 19, 2008
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Profile Information
- I Live: (City, State)
- Reno, Nevada
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 26
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Desire to serve people, desire to make a difference.
- Relationship Status:
- Divorced
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Reno, Nevada
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, Fire/Rescue Department - Paid, Other Fire Department
- Rank/Role There:
- Captain, EMT - Basic
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.fire-stop.com
- 2nd Department Type:
- EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- EMT - Basic
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- I've worked over the years with local, state and federal and contract career and volunteer agencies. Some of my experience ranges from Structural, Rescue, ARFF, Haz-Mat & Shipboard to Wildland.
I recently moved to Reno, Nevada for a Captain position with a wildland fire company based in California. Since moving here I have also become involved as a volunteer with Peavine in the Sierra Fire Protection District. I have to really complement ALL of the Reno area firefighters as I see a lot of proactive training and preparation being done here. With hundreds of earthquakes since the first of the year alone here in the Reno area, and the high fire danger here, the risks are very high and I am impressed with the professionalism of my counterparts here both paid and volunteer.
- My Training:
- Structural FF I & II, Wildland Strike Team/Task Force Leader trainee, Fire & Explosion Investigator & Fire Service Instructor I & II.
- About Me:
- I am pretty much a simple Christian guy that likes to fight fires, cookout, camp, scuba dive, fly, hike, watch movies, bowl and cross country ski to name a few things. Oh yes, and I go to church every chance I get and am involved in the Gideon's, Promise Keepers and Wild at Heart.
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- Concealed Firearms Instructor. I have a small but very popular firearms academy and teach the Utah Concealed Firearms certification class nationwide. www.ccwacademy.com
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Funding on federal wildfires. Budget cuts and other funding concerns reduces the number of resources on many wildfires and firefighter awareness of our current world situation and the terrorist threats we as firefighters face, in the wildland fire profession specifically. Bottom line is Firefighter Safety & Awareness.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- Just being able to do my part.
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Hope all is well with you and the wife. I need to get with you sometime soon to figure out our plans for this upcoming summer
Kurt Stein
I would buy another one in a minute if I could afford it and actually in .357. A friend carries a SIG in that round and loves it and claims the ballistics are better than the .40. But my favorite is still my .45 Springfield 1911. Funny quick story my wife and I took a trip over to Rock Island Ill. to go through the gun museum on base and decieded to go to Genoseo ILL. Which is where Springfield factory is and asked we could take a tour as b4 911 they would but they barely even let us in the front door. They don't do tours any longer kinda disappointing. B safe bro.
Take Care and write anytime.
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