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- Hometown:
- Inwood, WV
- I Live: (City, State)
- Harpers Ferry, WV
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 12
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- I joined the Fire Service because my father was a firefighter. Watching him care about complete strangers as I was growing up gave me great pride.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Bakerton Fire Department
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Secretary / Treasurer, Lieutenant, Firefighter
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 1
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.bakertonfiredept7.com
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- South Berkeley Vol. Fire Department & Baker Heights Vol. Fire Department
- My Training:
- Firefighter I, Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Ops, Fire Officer I, Arson II, Basic and Advanced Auto Extrication, Basic and Advanced Pumps, WV State Bomb Technician Assistant, Propane Ranger, Rope Rescue Awareness, Rope Rescue Low-Angle Operations, Rope Rescue High-Angle Operations, Rope Rescue Technician, NIMS 100, 200, 700 and 800, former EMT-B and many more.....
- About Me:
- I am a 30 yr old wife and mother of two beautiful daughters. I have been in the fire service for 12 yrs and hope to continue helping others the rest of my life. I love to surf fish in the Outer Banks, NC, go hunting, do crafts with my girls, help my community, listen to music, take training classes, and just generally be a pain in the ass to whom ever that will let me. LOL
- Day Job:
- Stay-at-home Mom, College Student
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://www.myspace.com/2girlsnme
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- 1. Recruitment and Retention
2. Funding
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- of the look in a person's eyes when I have helped them in their time of need.
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Guess who made it on to National TV today.....
For more information click on the following news links:
http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=78431
http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/national/090309_hiker_rescued_from_harpers_ferry
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,546203,00.html
More links and info will be coming soon with pictures....
Posted on September 3, 2009 at 11:22pm —
I need help, please! Info on Auxiliary Members.....
Posted on June 26, 2009 at 3:14am — 5 Comments
Fatal Vehicle Crash
http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/521142.html?nav=5006
http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=69041
Be careful and stay safe out there! ~Tammy~
Posted on June 19, 2009 at 4:37am — 5 Comments
Sophia, WV Fire Chief Passes - FYI
SOPHIA, WV -- Colleagues say firefighting was the love of Louis Dale "Sonny" Farthing's life.
Now, they plan to give him a firefighter's -- and a hero's -- farewell.
Farthing, the 61-year-old chief of the Sophia City Volunteer Fire Department, died at a hospice house early Thursday morning (6-11-09), said his successor, Jeff Pittman. Farthing endured multiple cancers that included leukemia.
Farthing was a Sophia native who began his firefighting career with… Continue
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 2:29pm —
Motor Vehicle Accident, Hazmat Incident Interstate 81 in WV
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=87271&catid=158
http://your4state.com/content/fulltext/?cid=68391
Our local newspaper will run a story on it in tomorrow paper, so I will be adding a link for that article later.
Ok, I just got the link for our local news papers, they are:
http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/520852.html?nav=5006
http://… Continue
Posted on June 12, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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