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Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Paid, Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function: Other Senior Command Staff, Lieutenant, Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS), EMT - Paramedic (or Other ALS)

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Adams Alert hose Company, Richmond Volunteer Fire Department, County Ambulance, Village Ambulance Service, Adams Ambulance, Charter Ambulance, and ASA.

My Training:: Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Class 140, FF I/II, Rope Rescue Technician, Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor I, TEMS, PHTLS Instructor, ACLS Instructor

About Me:: I became a paramedic to become a firefighter. When I joined the Richmond Vol. Fire Dept. as a firefighter, they sent me to EMT school because they needed EMT's for their ambulance. I got biten by the EMS bug and fell in love with the profession. I noticed that the fire services in Massachusetts where hiring paramedics to run their EMS. When I got laidoff from my HVAC job, I figure I would put both of my passions togerther and become a paramedic. After taking the Civil Service test I got offered a position in Agawam. Best thing I ever did was take the job.
I my spare time I love to be with my wife and three boys. Don'y care what we are doing, family time is priceless.

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: My brother was a Lietenant on the voluteer service in my home town. I knew most of the firefighters as my coaches and faters of friend. They asked me to join due to the low membership. I figured, what the heck why not. Then fell in love with the profession.

Top Issues Facing Responders:: People who don't know what we do, get a false impression of us just sitting arround waiting for the calls. They really need to know how much training and dadication go into the job.

At 4:05pm on May 10, 2008, AFDMedic10 said…: One family devastated after apartment fire in Agawam

May 9, 2008 6:45 am
Updated 8:05 am
Updated 1:31 pm

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) - Two people are homeless and left with nothing after a fast moving fire destroys their home in agawam.

Flames were shooting out of 80 Pheasant Hill Road when fire crews arrived around 6:15.

Agawam Deputy Fire Chief Steve Martin told 22News the fire started after a resident was cooking breakfast on the stove.

He accidentally turned on the wrong burner. That burner had a pan on it with food in it which overheated and caught fire.