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- Hometown:
- Mystic, Connecticut
- I Live: (City, State)
- Milford .Ct
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 31 years
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Always something i wanted to do, as a kid, and of course helping out and doing the job,, asside from that My best Freinds back in school we all "into" it as well.. we are all career Firefighters and still hang out when we can..
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Firefighter, First Responder, Hazardous Materials Team Member, Driver / Engineer, Other
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 20 years February 5th 1989
- 2nd Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- Firefighter, 911 Operator/Dispatcher, Driver / Engineer, Other
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 33 years
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- Mystic Hook & Ladder Co. Inc, 1976 (Truck Lieutenant,TruckOp/PumpOp)(Firefighter of the Year 1979) (Chowder Member, Life Member)
Old Mystic Fire, 1977-89 Active (DrverPumpOp, RescueOp), (Chowder member)
Stonington Rescue ,1978-80 (absorbed BY Old Mystic Fire)
Quaimbaug Fire Co. 1979-80( briefly),
Hawleyville Fire Co. (Newtown, Ct.) Social member
New London Department of Public Safety (Communications) 1985-1989
Bridgeport Fire Department 2/89-
- My Training:
- I have a file of about the size of a phone book, from Nims to Rescue from heights a mountaneering style course we took back in 1980 before there were High angle type courses, I was a Firefighter 3, until they did away with 3, I regret I didn't go for Fire officer and training at times, (Not that Often..lol) I as a dispatcher on a couple of occasions was able to save a life telling folks what to do over the phone, and I've done successful CPR on an infant Fire victim which was obviously a worthwhile experiance
- About Me:
- I'm a FF "14"
I've had about 5 FF 1 . 3 FF2 courses in my overall career and have FF3 status before they made it a 2 , and prior to the adoption of certs,..in fact the 1st administrator of our State Fire Academy adopted a few things I was using for training as a company officer back in 1979-80..lol and 20years later did some of them in my training for the job..lol. At one point was qualified to operate about 70 pumps and tankers , 3 quints, 11 Ladders including two tillers and three platforms..phew!! I wont even get into Medium and heavy rescue and special services vehicles....Thankfully I have slowed down a lot...lol
I was one of the founding members of my state's 1st Pipe band in the 90's and Have been documenting Pipe bands in the fire service since January '07 (over 130 Internationally) Looking for MORE out there....
MY site is called SMOKEn'Pipes @ www.phpbbserver.com/SMOKEnPipes
- Day Job:
- dirty word,,, I've been a truck driver, equiptment operator in thepastand on the side
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Back to basics !!! Lack of basic skills building and ability, opportunities to Fight Fires in most areas have gone down, Building materials have changed and create a more dangerous environment then ever before... for the increased safety we've gained we have lost 5 times that in Construction materials and degradations and intensity
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- "when you walk out of a building in the financial district, and ya blow some black snots out on siome "suits' " armani shoes" an FDNY FF quote
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