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Hallelujah! Holy sh*t! Where's the Tylenol?! (Clark W. Griswold~1989)

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Hometown:
Fitchburg, Ma.
I Live: (City, State)
Broomes Island, Md.
Years in Fire/EMS:
1+ year
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
Fulfilled longstanding desire by joining local Vol. Fire/Rescue Company. Always like helping others and wanted to try to make a difference. My years in the Navy, "Johnny", "Roy", and my Dad (now retired) were all influences! Many a snow-day was spent roaming the apparatus bays!!
Relationship Status:
Married
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Calvert County Vol.
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Rank/Role There:
EMT - Basic
Years With This Department/Agency
1+ Year
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.slvfd.com
My Training:
Maryland State EMT-B, FEMA IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, IS-706, IS-800b, IS-3, IS-10.

Navy: Basic and Advanced Shipboard FF/Damage Control, Shipboard, Flightdeck Aircraft FF, CBR-D, HazMat response, Basic and Advanced 1st Aid.
About Me:
Been in the Navy since 1990...19 years! Ready to retire and start a new career. Considering an Emergency Management degree and transitioning to that field after the Navy.
Day Job:
US Navy Aircraft Mechanic (19 years)
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
Learning and helping the community.

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Shawn

Real Life "Medical Mystery" (and not the TV show)

My wife has an illness. Or maybe it's a disease...then again it could be a "condition". Or perhaps a syndrome.

For over 2 years now, since the earliest sypmtoms appeared in April 2006, no-one has been able to figure it out.

Now, she has had some health issues throughout her life but none like this.

She grew up in Pittsburgh, went to college there, got married and divorced there. She is a die-hard Steelers fan. She is a woman of short stature (a few inches shorter and she would require a boost… Continue

Posted on October 7, 2008 at 11:14am — 4 Comments

Shawn

Reluctantly...giving up the fight.

I just returned home from court in Virginia to determine custody of my 3 children ages 13, 11 and 7. As some of you know, this battle has been raging for some time. Their mother had custody, I got re-married, she moved to Florida and got remarried and prior to that as a result of allegations made by the kids, I filed for custody in Virginia. They were scared and intimidated, bullied and treated like crap.

We went to Juvinile and Domestic Relations court on March 12th and I was granted full cost… Continue

Posted on July 30, 2008 at 10:01am — 5 Comments

Shawn

First blog...take 3!

Well here I go again! I have tried this 2 other times now and windows crashed on me both times!

Been an interesting and busy couple weeks.

I finished up my EMT class and passed the state written with a 90%...WooHoo! That means that there's only a 10% chance that I can't help my patient!---Right??? Isn't that...Oh, nevermind!
Anyway, I now enter my FTO period. I have to satisfactorily complete that before being UNLEASHED upon the county! Or at least my 1st due!

Still dealing with the drama and… Continue

Posted on May 23, 2008 at 8:14am — 10 Comments

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At 11:15pm on January 30, 2009, DirtCity417 said…
hey i see your in the Navy, im shipping august 18th. whats your rating?
At 8:12pm on December 9, 2008, Kimberly A Bownas said…
Hey, how are you. Sorry I missed you but was at work and actually at the time you left the message my partner and I were on my way back from the Bronx...

Talk to you soon.... Stay Safe.....
At 4:12pm on December 6, 2008, Kimberly A Bownas said…
Hey Shawn.....
At 7:12am on November 24, 2008, Leo Cartwright said…
Hi there; Leo from Australia, Paramedic,
If U are interested and If U send me your postal address via my Email I will post you one of my State Ambulance Service Badges, (patch) for exchange of one of your service patches,
My Email is lecar1@bigpond.net.au (LECAR1@BIGPOND.NET.AU)
Please read my Profile and If i am suited; please fell free to add me to your collection of friends.
Cheers Leo
At 7:07am on November 24, 2008, Leisa Storey said…
Hey there!!! I know what u mean all of my dogs are CRAZY!!!! We didn't ahve training last Sunday due to alot of people were sick so my Pacino was bummed!!! LOl !!! I know its hard to wait for training but im sure it will b well worth the wait. I know if my dogs miss a week, then the next time they train its like WOW!!! It just seams like they are more willing to work if they have a week off!!! Well Stay warm and I will chat with ya soon
At 1:38pm on November 21, 2008, Chris Harris said…
Hey sg410,
same here, goin in @ 3. Pleasure to chat with you!
Chris
At 10:59am on November 21, 2008, Dominic Giovannone said…
thanks for joining my k-9 search and rescue group. you have a k-9 team i take it. i'm thinking about joining the mecca k-9 team. been doing a couple trainings with them and i love it. drop me a line sometime. would like to see if you guys do anything different.
At 7:21am on November 19, 2008, Dennis Brown said…
LOL sorry thought they where yours have a good day besafe out there
At 8:22am on November 18, 2008, Dennis Brown said…
Hi from nj i like your video nice rigs but 1? are them kids playing with skunks
At 5:42pm on November 15, 2008, robert roth said…
it took me some time to respond back hope all is well, we have had an interesting november so far as you can see. hope all is well.
 
 

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