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NEW PRESIDENT
Replied Nov. 7, 2008
WELCOME! 911 dispatchers, the 1st first responders
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Warwick NY
- I Live: (City, State)
- Rutherfordton, NC
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 12 years fire
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- I joined to work with my community and friends that already belonged. I learned the love I had for firefighting and the friendship there was with belonging.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Ex capt/ honorary member with the Warwick FD
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Captain, Firefighter, Other
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 12
- Second Department (if appl.)
- Emergency communications
- 2nd Department Type:
- Emergency Management, Other Response Agency Type
- Rank/Role at Second Department:
- 911 Operator/Dispatcher
- Years With Second Department/Agency
- 3
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- Worked with Orange county NY as 911 dispatcher for 2+ years, before moving to NC.
- My Training:
- Numerous Firefighting and officer training in Orange county NY.
Received training as 911 dispatcher also in Orange County.
- About Me:
- Served as as an officer of Goodwill H&L truck company in Warwick NY for 7 years. Went into Honorary status in 2003, after injury.Also served as Captain of Warwick fire departments FAST team. Was Capt with the new arrival of our 95ft E-One aerial platform.
- Day Job:
- 911 dispatcher / Shift leader
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- none
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Proper training and seriousness to all incident responded to. Too many responders take some incidents too lightly. ALL emergency services need to learn to work together with a multi agencies response plans.Poloticians need to learn the extreme need for proper funding for these services.
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- I enjoyed the excitement of dealing with emergencies and the satisfaction of making a good save on a fire or helping others. Since I can no longer perform active firefighting 911 dispatching fills the void.
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