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Advise for new EMT-B's

Replied Oct. 5, 2007

 

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Hometown:
brooklyn, new york
I Live: (City, State)
brooklyn, new york
Years in Fire/EMS:
5
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
to help people
Relationship Status:
Married
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Broad Channel Queens , NY
Department Type:
a:2:{i:0;s:34:"Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer";i:1;s:28:"EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer";}
Rank/Role There:
Firefighter / EMT-Basic, Driver / Engineer
Years With This Department/Agency
4
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.broadchannelvfd.org/
2nd Department Type:
a:1:{i:0;s:28:"EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer";}
Rank/Role at Second Department:
EMT - Basic
Years With Second Department/Agency
4 mos.
Web Site:
http://www.fvac.org/pages/home.htm
My Training:
EMT-B, Primaries ; Essentials of FF, Building Construction, MPO Training,
NIMS 100,200,700,800, Incident Resp. to Terr. Bombings, Resp. to suicide bombing incidents,WMD, WMD incident complexities, Radiological emer. resp., Radiological Emerg. mgmt., Animals in disasters, Residential Coastal Const., Disaster Basics, Ice rescue, Confined Space Awareness, Introduction to Officers training
Day Job:
engineer /. structures
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Limited funding, and volunteers willing to give up there time for a cause
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
being able to help people in need
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Uxc1vMqR-g

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After reading many comments and postings, I see that many of the departments have the same thoughts …

After reading many comments and postings, I see that many of the departments have the same thoughts on members saftey. Issues with gear and equipment. Training programs. Although some departments have to raise most of there money themselves, such as our department . We are in the middle a small town that basically supports our department. we do not have a city, or state budget to use. Somertimes we run a little into the red but it seams that somehow we pull ourselves back up again and keep going… Continue

Posted on October 1, 2007 at 10:59pm —

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At 1:57pm on July 21, 2008, res193cue said…
Hi Iceman.

Would you like ta have any Swedish patches in your collection?

Look at my web-page and see if you find any interesting.

www.fhpatches.se
At 10:34pm on June 9, 2008, gaby bysheim said…
hey yeah whats up? i was just in NY last month and i saw a few nyfd trucks go buy and i was going crazy!! i love it up there and wish we had as many calls as yall do;)
At 11:02am on May 23, 2008, Elizabeth Smith said…
Hey back at ya . Thanks 4 the welcome. stay safe
At 9:18am on May 20, 2008, heather b said…
hey ice
thanks for the welcome.
stay safe:)
At 3:42am on April 18, 2008, Cynthia Aguilar said…
Thanks for all you do!! Stay safe as well and stay in touch!
At 9:55am on March 9, 2008, Susie said…
Thanks for the add. Funny you should say stay low...I'm only 4'10" so I'm just as tall standing as others crawling.
At 10:13pm on February 28, 2008, Denise said…
Thank you Iceman. You be sure to take care and be safe as well.. Ciao..
At 10:18pm on February 12, 2008, Mary Ellen Shea said…
I had a cold....that was it.
He might be referring to the surgery I had two months ago? I bounced right back from that.
I love Butch, he's completely out of his mind, but his heart is in the right place.
CONGRATS Mr. VP
At 10:05pm on February 12, 2008, Michele said…
Hi George!
Thanks for the well wishes. I hope you sleep well.
~Michele
At 8:23pm on February 9, 2008, Breeanna said…
Thanks for the add;-)

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