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Michele Female
Helix, Oregon
United States

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Hometown:
Orange, California
I Live: (City, State)
Helix, Oregon
Years in Fire/EMS:
20 years
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
It's in my blood. My Dad is a retired Captain for the Space Shuttle Rescue Team at Edwards AFB. After experiencing the fire service through him I knew there was nothing else that would satisfy me.
Relationship Status:
Married
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Helix, Oregon
Department Type:
a:2:{i:0;s:34:"Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer";i:1;s:28:"EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer";}
Rank/Role There:
Fire Chief / Chief of Department, EMS Chief / Division Head
Years With This Department/Agency
10 years
Other Past or Current Departments:
District 12A Training Association
Apple Valley City Fire Department
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
San Bernardino County Fire Dept.
My Training:
FF2, EMT-B, Instructor 1 And you get the idea, 20 years of training adds up to a really long boring list of classes and certificates.
About Me:
Let's see, I grew up as the Captain's daughter, swore to myself that I would never work in the same station as my step dad because of the headaches that would cause. But about 6mos after turning 18, I couldn't stand to not be a part of it so I joined the local PCF station where he was also a Captain. Needless to say, there were challenging times but I wouldn't change it. I met my husband of 18 years in that dept. and got my first taste of the being a firefighter. The rest is history you might say. Over the course, I've tried to give up suppression because as a Mom it can be dangerous and little ones made it difficult to respond as much as I would have liked. I went into prevention and all the while my heart ached to be back on the engines. Following my heart, I returned to the suppression end of it and continued to work hard and to learn a lot. Recently I was promoted to Fire Chief. Now I'm REALLY working hard and learning A LOT! :) So in a nutshell, there's the Cliffnote version of my story. Zip me an email if you have any questions or comments.
Personal Site/Profile:
http://myspace.com/trooperchelly
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Being everything to everyone at any time and being good at it.
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
being able to help my neighbor when no one else can.

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VIP Week at the National Fire Academy
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Jim Rye Apr 2.

Women in the fire service(honest opinion)

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Nat'l Fire Prevention Week Activities
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Danny Oct. 5, 2007.

 

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At 8:26pm on November 22, 2008, ~*~Teela~*~ said…
Michele!!!! How are you???? I miss ya!!! Great to see you on here! Kelly has one too and i think Kyle might also, but i haven't been on here in FOREVER so i have no idea! LOL!
At 6:50pm on October 22, 2008, Danny said…
Hey michele how are ya doing..just stopped into say hi and see how things are going.....
At 12:33pm on October 10, 2008, Mike Moncrief said…
Thanks for the friendship, God Bless Ya
At 12:15pm on October 8, 2008, Jeff Ripley said…
Hi, how was your season of fire this summer? We had a more active season than usual; crews got lots of initial attack. We're rapidly approaching structure fire season and have a new recruit session underway - no rest for training!

Jeff.
At 9:51pm on September 1, 2008, FETC said…
Nice page Chief,

Please check out mine and my website also. Stay Safe! Bill

www.fetcservices.com
At 5:26pm on August 11, 2008, Danny said…
Hey there no i wasnt able to go to the 730 fire..i was working but was able to hit the fire we had in badger canyon the other day..it looks like the badger one fire was a little stubborn it lit back up again today and took off..take care...
At 3:13pm on August 11, 2008, Barry Homyack said…
Hello Michele. How are you doing. Just wanted to say hello to ya. Have a good week and stay safe out there./
At 2:00pm on August 11, 2008, catfish said…
things here in ky are boring especially on mondays.hope all is well with you.glad were friends
At 1:54pm on August 11, 2008, Don Sims said…
Things are good so far. Sunny and not to hot, almost scary lol.
At 11:47am on August 11, 2008, Don Sims said…
Just stopping by to say hello. Take care and stay safe.

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