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Randy Macey

61, Male

Caledon, ON

Canada

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function: Training Officer
Years in Fire/EMS:: 12
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Caledon Fire & Emergency Services
Years With Department/Agency: 12
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/townhall/departments/fire/index.asp
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Many moons ago, I worked as a nurse and part time as an Ambulance Att. But nothing like what the Ambulance is like today.
Or there training, it was more or less dash and grab.
My Training:: OFM Certified Firefighter
OFM Trainer Facilitator
Wildland Fire Strategies and Tactics for Municipal Firefighters
Terrorism/Hazardous Materials Awareness In Ontario
OFM Legislation / Orientation
OFM Pre-Incident Planning
OFM Incident Management Theory
OFM Incident Size-Up
OFM Emergency Response Cummunications
OFM External Agency Roles
OFM Post Incident Evaluation & Documentation
OFM Incident Managment Practice
OFM Pumper Operations Course
EMR / CPR / Defib. Trainer
EUSA Trenching & Shoring
EUSA Electrical Awareness
EUSA Chain Saws Trainer
EUSA Confined Spaces
St. John First Aid Instructor
ACUC Dive Master
About Me:: Been with Caledon for almost 12 years, have enjoyed the people I have met. It's a second family, we joke around and push each other around and press each others buttons. But when the tones go off, we work together and put all other things aside.
Day Job:: Cable Guy
Relationship Status:: Married
Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://www.facebook.com or www.myspace.com
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I have a job I enjoy, it pays my bills and my habbits of life. This was a job of courage and team work which I missed from my full time job. I get the best of both worlds, a job that pays and a job of reward.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: Team Work! Being part of the team.
Top Issues Facing Responders:: Working together, find that when dealing with Police / Fire / Ambulance that times we are not working together as a team.

Comment Wall:

Huw Jones

Randy, good to see you.
Caledon is going to take this site over.
Big call going down in Brampton, lots of tanker drops
Huw

Aug 12, 2007
Huw Jones

Tac 6, Comercial property defensive mode, Tankers on scene 302, 303 307 & 218
Another one Tac 8, Charters Rd, they just pulled out a body, Garage/apartment involved

Aug 12, 2007
Colin Paul Hanna

So waddya know Doc?

Aug 12, 2007
Joseph Lawson

hey

Aug 13, 2007
kitn52

Hi Hope to be friends Have a safe day Kitn

Aug 15, 2007
Joseph Lawson

it's fun for right now, but i still trying to get on a full time fire dept, at the moment, talk at u later

Aug 16, 2007
Rob

We real soon i had about 70. At first i was no problem untill I was told that they were going to make a push from the rear. So i decided to head out back and found out that the whole rear was full involved with exstention too the attic. (this is why you try too 360 a building) NOT good. A small video is at the bottom of my page. But its a great photo.

Aug 16, 2007
SamanthaRose

We don't have too many people using us as stepping stones cuz there are not many pd positions down here, but once we did a huge recruiting and got a shit load of bums and people I hated...note to self... do not just let everyone in, they are not all in it for the right reason. Samantha

Aug 16, 2007
Kristen

yeah sure. our company has only junior firefighters, no explorers, but our juniors have to be 16 to join and can basically do everything a normal firefighter can do, except go into burning buildings, on roofs, and use hydrolic tools (we can do everything in training though, except going into a burning building). i think the explorers program is for kids 14 to 16, but i'm not sure exactly what they can do. are you paid?

Aug 16, 2007
Sean OHanlon

Yeah, Drew showed me the smoke machine. Too bad I missed it. Went to the races at Woodbine with Joe and a group from the Mad Hatter. Won $150.

Aug 16, 2007
Kristen

we have to wait until we turn 18 to be a full firefighter and pass ff1. in the US there are both paid, volunteer, and combination. most around me are volunteer, but there is one that is only volunteer @ night and on weekends. (we don't get along too well with them anymore) there is also another company where the members get like two dollars for every call they run, so it is kind of paid but they don't have to stay @ the firehouse and they pay obviously stinks.

Aug 16, 2007
Huw Jones

Hey Randy, Busy couple of days so far, that big one yesterday and today a PI that turned VSA

Aug 16, 2007
Jessica

Hello Randy,
Yes I am a ff/Paramedic in the same station. We only have max 3 -4 men on at a time. If we drop an alarm we jump on the engine and someone will bring the squad later if we need it and vice versa with squad calls. It runs pretty smooth actually. Were lucky though in that all our police officers and service men are cross trained and all atleast 36hr basics. Helps out in the event of multiple calls.

Aug 16, 2007
Jeff Milton

Any info on Jr. ff would be very helpful on what you allow them to do ,what age do they start or whatever you think might help.

Aug 16, 2007
Jessica Shrewsbury

I have never had to dive on a rescue, but in practice I have gone to 60 feet. Most of our water rescue calls are on the river and we can only do surface work.

Aug 16, 2007
Jessica

We work shift and anyone available can respond to the station from home. That way if we need a second piece of equipment or man power they can bring it. If you come from home whether your on standby or go to the scence you get paid for coming

Aug 16, 2007
Jessica

Nice, yea most of the voluteer departments up here allow lights and siren which have to be red and white but I know in PA they have to be blue. I wish they had a universal color. A group of us went to Shankesville Pa 4 years ago and got pulled over and told we had to put an out of service bag over the light bar on our truck b/c it's illegal to have red lights on your car in PA....WEIRD!

Aug 16, 2007
Eric Campbell

it depends on your county here like mine we are allowed to use red, white, blue, and siren, but ive been with depts that all you can use is red and white.

Aug 16, 2007
Kristen

it's good that you all get along. i personally have nothing against paid guys, but a lot of our members do. most of the companies were volunteer and then switched to paid or a combination and that upsets a lot of the guys, so we break off ties with them, unless necessary.

Aug 16, 2007
Barnesy

yeah there are a few big fires burning still in southern Oregon but we havent been called down to help. But we do get the occasional call for burn piles that get out of control that the farmers cant control!

Aug 17, 2007
Jessica Shrewsbury

Most of our response is mutual aid... which basically means "recovery." Right now we are taking turns searching the river for a 9-year-old boy.

Aug 17, 2007
Robert G.Polen

Well it start out that way.The lesson to be learned here ius RUN, RUN, Take care stay safe maybe will bump into each other on the fireline.Got another trip in the works.

Aug 17, 2007
Jessica Shrewsbury

yeah it sucks huh... At least we get to bring the families some closure. That is what it is about for me, once there is no chance it's a rescue.

Aug 17, 2007
mudnut

Well a hello back at your. From Alton Illinois.

Aug 17, 2007
Robert G.Polen

Hey Randy,I deleated you by accident.So please send me another request.Thanks Long day!

Aug 17, 2007
Robert G.Polen

Time management WHAT?

Aug 17, 2007
TexasFF

Sorry to disappoint you, but I was not running when this pic was taken.

Aug 18, 2007
Sara

We have a really small town, so really good training is rare whether you're a junior FF or not. We now are required to complete at least FF1, which when I took it was 78 hours of training (I think they've upped it to 80 something now), and then at least in my department, all training after that is completely optional. A few of us have opted to take FF Survival and FAST, but most of the older members think they're god and don't need to be taught anything at all. We also don't have EMS within our department (thankfully) so we don't have to worry about getting trained in that unless we want to.

Aug 18, 2007
turk182

well we usaully start them out with alot of in house training hose rolls and lays until we find a department hosting a class or a fire school comes up. we encourage them to get as much training as possible. they are usually on a 2 year probie period before we even let them get near any interior operation. and on another note thanks for the invite!

Aug 18, 2007
turk182

we try to get them use to their gear and how to wear it as to get the proper protective envelope thenwe show them how to use the airpacks then i usaully go over where every thing is on the trucks and what it is used for. then we get into hose rolls then hose lays. ladders and hydrant work. we try to get them up to speed as best we can and then let them go to training to help further their knowledge.

Aug 18, 2007
Dwayne

hey man i agree with you 110% i have alot of experience for only 3 years in due to where i run and the #of calls we the old timers get jacked because they are "too slow" to make the first rig and thats also why they dont like the younger guys "under 40" hangin at the station on average we have 4 to 8 guys at the station usually im the OIC "senior Member" and all we do get a driver and go and they dont like that but the comunity does they drive by the station at 1am and see our cars they or if they call and we are there 3 minutes after Dispatch.

Aug 18, 2007
Joy Giardino

Hey. Thanks. Yeah i KNOW! I'm used to high school...the alarm going off and us getting up and running put of school. And no matter What the call was (false alarm, pump out, brush fire, etc...not saying we had GOOD stuff) we'd always find a way to come back WAY later than we should've. College will be different. Idk how the college works with it, but supposedly there are quite a few college kids on there, so it should be an interesting expirience, to say the least. =]

Aug 18, 2007
TexasFF

I think I know that I was not wearing my gloves. That pic was taken when we had just arrived on scene, and were setting up attack lines.

Aug 18, 2007
Kevin King

Others have it so far up others places they cant see whats right in front of them.Equip. I'll have to say has evolved in the right direction,but the attitudes of so many are still stuck on stupid(S.O.S.)

Aug 18, 2007
Kevin King

Oh yeah,My better half is from Guelph thats what an hour from you?Are you with the same Co. as the story teller Huw?

Aug 18, 2007
Tristan

Nah, I really never get angry. Smiling is just not my thing, I guess.

Aug 18, 2007
Shawn Blair

Hello, This month for the monthly training we are doing auto extrication. Hows CA?

Aug 18, 2007
Mark Crnarich

Instructing is fun. Its about teaching folks that patient care involves using the tools at hand to evaluate options available based on assessments that you make. This was big patient, small care, unmovable telephone pole (although he tried).

Aug 18, 2007
Shawn Blair

It is very dry here we will start a big field fire season here when the crops turn. Our toughest thing here is standing corn. We often do the same thing with the car. We always try to incorparate pt handling when we do extrication. It is good talking to another instructor from a different area.

Aug 18, 2007
Joy Giardino

That IS what I am telling you. I mean, we couldn't leave during like..."tests" or anything,....but any other time, we could up an dleave in the middle of class and what not. One time, I was taking an Advanced Placment Exam...(which I had to pay $80 for) and the Alarm went off during a break. We couldn't go then. I wasm pissed. haha. But yea. I mean, sometimes, depending on the teacher, you could leave during a test as long as it was state, or really important. Just took it AFTER school. nice, huh?

Aug 18, 2007