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Palmyra Chief Donaghey replied to Ralph L. Carr IV's discussion 'Bambi vs Ambulance'

Got my 2008 Dodge back from the body shop.........5 hours later on first responder call hit a doe on the way home.........trading the truck in.......going to get a 4x4 diesel with cow catcher on front! Someone shoot them all!!!!!!!! Ya All Play Safe.

December 12, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey left a comment for Butch McCurdy

November 26, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey replied to Ralph L. Carr IV's discussion 'Bambi vs Ambulance'

Recently after a 2:30am MVA and a 30min extrication, I was driving my POV back home when a 8 point buck hit me...... must be in full rut here as he ran head first into the side of my 2008 Dodge RAM. 2 doors, a bedside and mirror later my truck is ge…

November 26, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey commented on Bruce C Ziebarth's blog post 'FEMA Asks Trailer Users to Start Paying Rent'

These trailers are meant to be used as temp. shelter..... if the red cross was to have given these folks cots to sleep on would they be responsible pain in the back? Sooner or later in a lot of cases people must help themselves. We see families lose…

October 31, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey commented on Sam Smith's blog post 'Running sirens at night'

As per USDOT ,Emergency Vehicles on a roadway that receives any FEDERAL monies for maint., or construction must have emergency lights visable 360 degrees and a audible siren in operation in operation when traveling emergency traffic to a scene. Cove…

October 26, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey added a blog post

Tennessee Lawmakers one step forward and two stumbles Backward !!!!

August 26, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey commented on John's blog post 'Busy as usual'

Good to see you out here again , seems i to have been on a sabatical. Spent some time at the track this past weekend.....god i missed it....... going pedal car racing on friday dont know if i can cut a good light anymore, old age setting in. Later o…

July 14, 2009

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July 14, 2009

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July 14, 2009

Jason F. Anderson, EMT-B commented on Palmyra Chief Donaghey's blog post 'For the first time I couldnt do my job because the p.t. was a friend.......'

Good Evening Chief, I can relate somewhat... My very first call, MVA much like yours. It was a classmate of mine from high school...called on scene. My younger sister was supposed to be with him, so you can imagine my fears when pulling up on the sc…

July 9, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey replied to FFN WebTeam's discussion 'MD Chief Struggles With Lack of Drivers'

As a Chief of a 100% VFD I think some rapid recruitment and TRAINING is necessary. Put the responsibility on your vols, they can surprise you ! Take advantage of this setback to push for some fresh faces at the station. There was even grant money av…

July 6, 2009

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May 25, 2009

Palmyra Chief Donaghey commented on Kayla Mowrey's blog post 'Before You Buy A Car'

American..........the big three only build a small amount of vehicles in the USA, I dont believe anyone of them builds a truck in the USA they are built in Mexico and Canada. Toyota and Nissan both produce trucks in the USA. We live in a country tha…

May 4, 2009

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April 20, 2009

Jason Smith commented on Palmyra Chief Donaghey's blog post 'Gone to Far with keeping an eye on Probies?????'

Tether them to the training officer!!!??? OH HECK NO! That just ain't right Chief!!!!!!

April 3, 2009

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Hometown:

lakeland ny

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Married

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Palmyra Vol. Fire/Rescue

Department Type:

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Primary Rank/Role

Fire Chief / Chief of Department

Years With Department/Agency

Second Department (if appl.)

Montgomery County EMS

2nd Department Type:

EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer

Rank/Role at Second Department:

First Responder

Years With Second Department/Agency

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Seneca River Fire/Rescue

My Training:

US Dept. of Defense/SQUID,NYS EF, Murry State University EMT School, NREMT Basic, Kentucky EMT-I,USDOT Inspector

About Me:

I am a proud father of 3 children ages,20,18 and 13. I have a beautiful wife of 21 years, that's right 21 years!!!

Day Job:

Elec. Eng.

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

where else can a person find the camradarie and adrenaline rush of working in the situations that we do off the battlefield? There is also the satisfaction of serving the community where I live and raise my family.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

i love to be a part of the family

Top Issues Facing Responders:

lost time with family, vols need to balance their time and management needs to assist and understand this. stress is a factor often ignored by management, to retain vols. they must be treated like family not employees.

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Tennessee Lawmakers one step forward and two stumbles Backward !!!!

Tennessee has stepped into the 80's by making mandatory minimum training for vols before they can fight fire. The new law as of 6/25/09 mandates minimum training, I personally think its a large step forward but the state has allowed many counties to opt out or disregard the law. I received my first training in Navy but even that wasnt good enough for the state of NY in the late 80s. EF class was a prerequisite to setting foot on a fire engine back then. My fellas are trained in house and are mad… Continue

Posted on August 26, 2009 at 12:42am — 1 Comment

Gone to Far with keeping an eye on Probies?????

I recently changed policies on turnout gear provided to probies. While on probation and in training my probies will have yellow turnout gear instead of the brown turnouts that my trained firefighters use. I am not trying to humiliate the probies, just trying to make them easier to locate on scene by I/C and other personel. I think it might help keep them out of harms way and not be asked to do something over their heads. What do you think???? Would you be offended????

Posted on March 30, 2009 at 11:23pm — 16 Comments

Power Hawk or Hydro. Extrication Equiptment??

We currently keep a Powerhawk on our Rescue/Pumper but are considering purchasing a good used hydrolic system. The budget restrains us but I hope to expidite our extrication process. Input would be great!!

Posted on March 18, 2009 at 12:06am — 4 Comments

Clean SCBAs...Does anyone else other than me have a problem????

Seems after a structure fire everything gets packed up, but it seems my guys have a problem making sure that the equiptment used is put back clean & ready to go, and put on the rigs perfectly. dont know if I should lay it on my officers or blast them all at next meeting? ........Hope some of you fellas read this and give me some feed back.

Posted on March 16, 2009 at 11:32pm — 11 Comments

For the first time I couldnt do my job because the p.t. was a friend.......

This morning at 0915 we had a page for MVA semi vs car. I knew that it was going to be ugly, dispatch had advised 1 pt trapped and it was on a stretch of road where traffic travels at 55+. Opon arrival found .. ALS unit was there before me.......they where calling the pt.........I know this car it belongs to a very close friends 22 year old son........I lift the sheet and confirm my horror.......I could not do it...... I turned IC to my captain to complete the extrication. Once I thought I was i… Continue

Posted on February 19, 2009 at 10:13pm — 5 Comments

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At 11:07am on November 26, 2009, Butch McCurdy said…: Thanks Mike, Let me know when.

At 1:23am on October 26, 2009, Lt. Caleb French said…: Thanks Bro. That run is smokin'!

Later on Brother : )

At 12:56pm on May 25, 2009, Butch McCurdy said…: Hey Chief I hope you guys can make it to our training saturday, it should fun.

At 10:58am on April 20, 2009, Jason Smith said…: Hey chief, just wanted say thatnks for the talk the other day. You would be surprised how much was lifted off my shoulders. Thanks again!

At 12:13pm on March 29, 2009, Jason Smith said…: WHATS UP CHIEF???? Just making sure you are still breathin!

At 12:22pm on March 17, 2009, Joe Stoltz said…: What happens to 5" on the plug at -20 degrees ???

Haha, a funny man. Actually it's now grass/brush/woods fire season here now that most of the white stuff is gone. A certain hillside still has plenty of snow and many idiots sliding down it on fibergalss sticks, but fortunately it's just outside our district.

TCSS

At 8:59am on March 10, 2009, Doc said…: You're welcome. Anything I can do to keep things rolling, just hollar. Glad to see you here on FFN.

At 9:49am on February 26, 2009, Niki Hoffman said…: Good Morning Chief, Both Manny and Pete are still involved with Lakeside and both also came back to active status within the last year. Stay safe

At 11:37pm on February 19, 2009, Lt. Caleb French said…: Thanks Chief, I might take advantage of that should any major problem arise : )

At 6:06pm on February 17, 2009, Jason Smith said…: HEY CHIEF! I'm still breathing. Everyone is doin fine. The next event is march 14 10:30 - 3:00 I need to get with you and 02 on this. I'll give you a call

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