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"Axe":Madison Co. Fire Station 12

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Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function: Firefighter

Years in Fire/EMS:: Long enough to know its the perfect job for the adrenaline junkie i am..but forreal,ab a yr and a half

Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Jackson, TN

Years With Department/Agency: 1

Day Job:: Lowe's:(the Home Improvement Warehouse place,lol)

Relationship Status:: Single

Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://www.myspace.com/cchandler06

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I always wanted to be a firefighter and it kinda runs in the family,The fire chief who just retired in my town was family and my grandfather was a chief where he lives for a long time so im just keepin the fire dept going in my family. Besides all of that, I just love it,who wouldnt wanna go stormin outta a fire house in a big truck with lights and sirens to go play in fire...its got to be the biggest rush ever,not to mention i just like helping people...

Why I Love Fire/EMS: The feeling of knowing im helping people and still doing somthing that I love to do no matter how hard or dangerous it may be.

Top Issues Facing Responders:: I haven't been doing this very long but one major thing that I can see, or for my department and the area I live in is the opposition from civilians; many of them dont understand why we do what we do and that tends to cause issues at times. Something else that comes to mind is training and equipment; my department doesnt do a very good job of corridinating training days and equipment overview which is a vital part of this job becuase if you cant operate your equipment it makes you a risk and you dont need to be there bc thats how you get someone or yourself hurt. I cant speak for the fire department overall in the country though because I havent been doing this long enough to give a valid opinion.

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I Passed..

Posted on May 31, 2008 at 10:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

So today i took my fire dept agility test for the jackson fire dept and i passed...im over halfway there to gettin hired.i hope i get it!! theyre hiring around july 1st

The hardest day of my life as a firefighter...

Posted on March 27, 2008 at 2:10am 6 Comments 0 Likes

A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 40 CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A JACKSON MAN AND TIES UP TRAFFIC EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL. 77-YEAR-OLD JERRY EWELL DIED AFTER HIS TRUCK FLIPPED AND WAS HIT BY AN 18-WHEELER.

TROOPERS SAY EWELL WAS HEADED WEST ON I-40 WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK AND WENT INTO THE MEDIAN.INVESTIGATORS SAY HE THEN ROLLED INTO THE EAST BOUND LANES AND IN FRONT OF THE SEMI....

..This was the news report to a wreck that i responded… Continue

wish me luck..

Posted on March 25, 2008 at 2:16am 1 Comment 0 Likes

A few months ago i took my firefighter entrance exam and pased it,now on April 5th im taking my physical indurance exam and assuming i pass it im goin to the fire academy in Mufreesburo Tn so that i can be a full time paid firefighter,which is wat ive been tryin for a good while now...so wish me luck that i get thru it and pass it all!

Tornado in my town 2/5/08

Posted on February 9, 2008 at 1:57pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

So we had a tornado where i live the other nite.there were several storms that had already come through West TN but they all went north of us when finally one more cell began tracking towards my county.First it hit a little town outside of Jackson,hit the interstate, and then came through the middle of north Jackson and kept tracking.

When it came through Jackson i saw it bc i wasnt far from where it was,it was kinda cool bc it was green and all the lightning was green,but it was dark…

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Double fire alarm night:1/14 and 1/15 2008

Posted on January 15, 2008 at 3:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes

So..tonite was good,started out kinda slow but none the less fun.I was chillin at the house wen around 11:45pm Station 7,11,&12 got a fire alarm call to a brush fire that was pointless.Me and my boy Ed got there and put that shit out quick,it was a sad excuse for a camp fire more or less that didnt need to be put out.We did get Station 11's engine truck stuck in the mud tho,so those of u that enjoy muddin and pullin out Z71's,u aint done shit till uve pulled out a FIRE TRUCK,haha,it was…

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At 10:29pm on August 29, 2008, JC said…: How goes it? Whats the word, are you in?

At 2:29pm on March 16, 2008, JC said…: Hey man hope everything is going good for you

At 9:20am on February 13, 2008, Kayla said…: Just rain and thunder...we got lucky. I know, I'm sicker than a dog because of this crazy Arkansas weather!

At 9:20am on February 13, 2008, Kayla said…: Just rain and thunder...we got lucky. I know, I'm sicker than a dog because of this crazy Arkansas weather!

At 2:50pm on February 12, 2008, Kayla said…: Not much, whats happening in Tennessee?

At 2:11pm on February 12, 2008, Allen said…: Thanks for the add brother. Go Volunteers (unless they're playing the Hogs). :)

At 4:40pm on January 24, 2008, Amanda said…: nuthing much how u

At 12:16pm on January 24, 2008, Amanda said…: thanks 4 adding me

At 3:31pm on January 17, 2008, JC said…: Right on man. NM is actually super cold now some parts are getting to negative 15 on a regular bases which for here is pretty cold.... Good luck with the class and such.

At 8:53am on January 16, 2008, Hugh McElroy said…: Cold.....other than that busy. Hows things in Tn?