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Hometown:
Montclaire, NJ
I Live: (City, State)
Hollywood , SC
Years in Fire/EMS:
17
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
To help people and now their pets too
Relationship Status:
In a Relationship
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
North Charleston, SC
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Rank/Role There:
First Responder, Other
Years With This Department/Agency
1 1/2
Dept. Web Site:
http://chasrescue.com
Second Department (if appl.)
Charleston County Sheriff's Office
2nd Department Type:
Law Enforcement
Rank/Role at Second Department:
Other
Years With Second Department/Agency
9
Other Past or Current Departments:
Ashland Vol. Rescue Squad, Ashland Va, South Berkeley EMS South Carolina, Caromi Vol. Fire Dept. South Carolina,
My Training:
former emt-b. Currently first responder, hazmat ops, LEO, LART co-ordinator, LART-instructor, DART-coordinator,CERT instructor, AgERT ops level, biosecurity ops level, FEMA is-100,200,700,800, 10,11,111 certs, DHS WMD Agert, AgERT management level,NACA national cert ACO, RCC cert. There are more, but listed is all I can rememeber with out finding my certs folder.
Day Job:
Deputy Sheriff/Animal Control
Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
rescue/rehab on emaciated equines
Personal Site/Profile:
http://myspace.com/greydawn318
Top Issues Facing Responders:
extremely high stress, low pay
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
the ability to help people in need

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recipe swap

I would like to see if anyone on here would be interested in swaping recipe's. I am always looking for new ones, and I know ya'll got some great ones. Thanks

Posted on June 19, 2008 at 10:53am —

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At 2:46pm on August 20, 2008, Painless said…
Do you still work with South Berkeley? I worked there in the Early/Mid 1980's out of Caromy and Goose Creek Rural, would like to know if there are any old timers still working with them. Feel free to drop me a line at rawls@poison.ufl.edu if you would like.
Thanks!!!
Hugh
At 2:31pm on April 15, 2008, Heart of a Hero said…
It's been a while since I've come over and said hello - so I wanted to take a minute and do it - -hope you're doing great and staying safe!


Come by and check out my page leave a comment if you'd like. Thanks!

Paul King
Heart of a Hero
At 11:41pm on February 18, 2008, firefightinmom said…
valerie- Love what you do and I am a huge animal lover myself. We seem to find all the dogs that get loose in the neighborhood and keep them til we find their owner or a new home. Hope you will add me.
At 9:04pm on December 31, 2007, Joel Swanson said…
Hi Valarie,
Have A Super New Year & May Great Things Happen for You in 2008...
At 9:54am on December 23, 2007, S.C., Captain, iceman said…
to all of s.c firefighter look at this site. that i started for s.c. firefighter.

http://scfirefighternetwork.ning.com/
At 7:12pm on December 15, 2007, Joel Swanson said…
Happy Holidays Valarie.
Here's hoping for a Happy, Healthy & Safe Holiday Season!
At 10:51am on December 8, 2007, Jackie O said…
HEY!! Just dropping by to say hi!
At 6:53pm on December 2, 2007, Joel Swanson said…
Good Job on the large animal rescue!
This has to be very rewarding, beside the fire /EMS.
Take Care
At 3:14pm on December 2, 2007, Craig "Pizza Boy" Colantoni said…
Hey thanks for adding me and being a friend. Stay safe and hope to talk to you more.
At 11:07pm on November 28, 2007, Mary Ellen Shea said…
Thanks for your comments Val...that'll be quite enough common sense out of YOU Miss Thang.
:)

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