Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

911 Operator/Dispatcher

Years in Fire/EMS:

12 years fire

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Ex capt/ honorary member with the Warwick FD

Years With Department/Agency

12

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Worked with Orange county NY as 911 dispatcher for 2+ years, before moving to NC.

My Training:

Numerous Firefighting and officer training in Orange county NY.
Received training as 911 dispatcher also in Orange County.

About Me:

Served as as an officer of Goodwill H&L truck company in Warwick NY for 7 years. Went into Honorary status in 2003, after injury.Also served as Captain of Warwick fire departments FAST team.

Day Job:

911 dispatcher / Shift leader

Relationship Status:

Separated

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I joined to work with my community and friends that already belonged. I learned the love I had for firefighting and the friendship there was with belonging.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I enjoyed the excitement of dealing with emergencies and the satisfaction of making a good save on a fire or helping others. Since I can no longer perform active firefighting 911 dispatching fills the void.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Proper training and seriousness to all incident responded to. Too many responders take some incidents too lightly. ALL emergency services need to learn to work together with a multi agencies response plans.Poloticians need to learn the extreme need for proper funding for these services.