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Mick Mayers

60, Male

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
Job Function: Battalion Chief / Division Chief
Years in Fire/EMS:: 31
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Hilton Head Island, SC
Years With Department/Agency: 29
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.hiltonheadislandsc.gov/Depts/fire/firemain.html
Web Site:: http://www.sctf1.sc.gov
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Hilton Head Island (SC) Fire & Rescue - Truck 6
SC US&R Task Force 1
Sea Pines Forest Beach (SC) Fire Department
Hilton Head (SC) Rescue Squad
Bluffton Twp. (SC) Fire District
Hilton Head (SC) Fire Department
Bridgeport (PA) Fire Company #1
My Training:: Savannah Technical College; Associates Degree in Fire Science
National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
NPQ Fire Officer, Instructor, Driver/Operator
IFSAC HAZMAT Technician
NREMT Paramedic
US&R and Technical Rescue Instructor and Author
Truck Company and Tillered Aerial Operations Instructor
About Me:: State Urban Search and Rescue Alliance; Vice-Chairman
NFPA 1006 PQ for Rescue Technicians; Chairman
NFPA Pro Quals Technical Correlation Committee; Principal
Author for several webzines and blogs on special operations, technical rescue, disaster response, and emergency service leadership subject matter
Day Job:: Dad
Relationship Status:: Married
Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://www.firehousezen.com/
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: Family; great-grandfather, grandfather, father, uncles, and my brother are/were all on the job.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: Creating a revolution in how we do things, while celebrating traditions.
Top Issues Facing Responders:: Enlightened and inspired leadership for emergency managers
Education of emergency leaders in political issues and action
Customer service in a diverse and largely unappreciative society
Getting leaders to realize that planning can be a good thing
Change will happen whether you like it or not

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EMT MALONE

It's hard to explain why they closed ours doors. What it comes down to is that we don't answer all calls..... I am looking into joining another company, but it's going to be in another county. I love what I do too much to just sit and wait til the open our doors back up. If you check out our website, culpeperrescue.com you can see our last Q & A that went in the paper... and that's pretty much what people are talking about around town.

Aug 9, 2007
Amanda

Well who knows maybe she is my "evil" twin. LOL! Thanks for the welcome, hop your week is going good. Me im lookin sooo forward to the weekend!!! Adios

Aug 9, 2007
Michelle

Thanks for the welcome. Jack Underwood doesn't sound familiar to me. I hope that you have a good day.

Aug 9, 2007
l1tilr

Thanks for the truckie invite. yeah, I tiller Ladder One.

Aug 9, 2007
Smokey

hey guys,you all are doing a great job keep up the good work and god bless everyone of you all.....from pike co.ky. firefighters.....smokey

Aug 10, 2007
Mick Mayers

Any of you trying to add me as a friend right now: it appears as if I am having browser problems keeping me from accepting your invite. When I get home tomorrow (and on another computer) I'll catch up. Promise. I see you up there, taunting me...

Aug 10, 2007
EMT MALONE

I'm really bad with not getting on here. My cousin was one of the Charleston Nine killed, Mark Kelsey. And I think the last five times I've been on, the first thing I've seen has been about them. It's just hard hearing about it, and seeing it all the time. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, I try to comment everyone back! Have a good weekend.

Aug 10, 2007
Stephanie

No luck yet. I'm going to use the weekend to fill out apps and get them out next week. Been too busy this week to get them done. I'll keep you posted!

Aug 10, 2007
Michael Carpenter

Hey Mick
Its been crazy around here, we have had a lot of rain, but little flooding in my area nothing like Dallas and up north. It has not rained here in about a week and I can just now walk in the back yard
Dealing with the heat now heat index today was 108.
Put in my Resume for Asst Chief with my Vol. Dept. will see if I get it this next week.
Family is doing good Brooklyn will be a year old next month.
Give the family a hug and kiss for me.

Aug 10, 2007
EMT MALONE

Thanks! Yeah it's a lot to deal with, and for it being two days before his birthday, it all sucks. We were on vacation that week. We didn't even know that Mark was one of the nine until the morning of his funeral..... by then, it was too late for us to even make it back home. But we're dealing with it, I don't think I'll ever really except it.... too many questions that don't have answers, and really I don't know if I want answers.

Aug 10, 2007
EMT MALONE

I may just have to do that one day.

Aug 10, 2007
Lt2406

No not yet we have 3 of our guys who went and took the training then the former Chief wouldn't sign off on the paper work but we think the new Chief just might. Are there still openings on the team? And by the way Nice to meet you and look forward to some more discussions Doug

Aug 11, 2007
Jolene Connelly

I would LOVE the article. We'll add it to the group! All is pretty good here. Our heat broke for two days at least, but tomorrow's supposed to be right back up in the 90s with bunches of humidity....yuck. I'm hoping training on Monday is pretty lax.

Aug 11, 2007
Junior

Yeah I know Eddie B and Steve. Even though I have only been active running for 5 years now I have been walking around in that fire house since I learned to walk. 3rd Generation Fire Fighter. I remember when Steve went to college at MU. I haven't heard much from him. I hear from Eddie now and again. Ed has known me since I was young.
Both of them were great guys when I knew them.

Aug 11, 2007
Mark

Nice to meet you too Mick. Things are just lovely in wonderful Gary Indiana. haha - We are on track for another title at the murder capitol again this year. We've been kind of slow for fire the last couple weeks though. It’s a good thing with all this heat we've been having.

Next time you’re passing through Gary on your way to South Bend stop by the fire house. My station is just off the Indiana Toll Road.

Aug 11, 2007
Brance Young

Hey man thanks for the information on that group. Yeah brotha I'm a Truckie and love every bit of it. Stay safe and keep your tool with you.

Aug 11, 2007
Jim Dyson

glad to here from you stay safe

Aug 11, 2007
Irons51

Hey Brother...glad you liked the page! Not bad for a yankee huh? Anything you see is yours for the stealing. Oh, and if I could get Guinness to flow from the monitor I'd probablt never leave my desk!

Aug 11, 2007
Chino

Yeah I do Like breakin shit, I just wish that more people in my dept were like me.

Aug 12, 2007
RspctFrmCalgary

Hi Mick! Long time no see!

Aug 12, 2007
Nick Morgan

Hey Mick, thanks for the invite! Talk to ya' soon.

Aug 12, 2007
Bubba53

Glad To Hear I have a Fellow Hibernian here! It's nice to have a Few Brothers amongust me!!

Aug 14, 2007
Jeff

ahh it's a quint. we run as an engine in our first due, and a second ladder elsewhere. it's kind of a hybrid responsibility I guess, doing both truck and hose work!

Aug 16, 2007
Tillerman911

Ok, I'm learning how to navigate thru. I joined the Truck spot thanks for the info.

Aug 17, 2007
RIck Pyburn

hey man. thanks for the add. how have you been?

Aug 19, 2007
Kevin King

You ever get down this way you gotta stop.I got this feelin we could get in all kinds of trouble.LOL

Aug 19, 2007
Mick Mayers

What? What did I say?

Aug 19, 2007
Nick

what's up fellow truckies?

Aug 19, 2007
MrGarrett

thanks boss...... I appreciate the invite, im a pretty new guy here!!!

Aug 20, 2007
Dan Horton

hey bro, thanks for accepting my add. hows things over in PA?

Aug 22, 2007
Dan Horton

eh, its not your fault..i looked at the wrong line. I read your hometown, not your current location. My girlfriend just left and my mind is a little distracted lol. so how are things in SC? lol

Aug 22, 2007
Steve Hobbs

Mick,
Great idea for a group. Longtime truckie from Baltimore County LOVES it. We always joke about being at optimum response profile when quarters is empty except us.
Steve
Truck 13 C Shift
Baltimore County Fire Department
www.westviewfire.org

Aug 23, 2007
Dan Horton

Hey thanks again for the explanation of the PLUS part of LOVERS PLUS. Everything goin well on your end?

Aug 24, 2007
Kevin King

Thank you my good friend,not real sure what his deal is

Aug 28, 2007
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Sep 3, 2007
Wendy Norris

Thanks Mick! I am not your typical Chaplain! LOL

Sep 3, 2007
Asst. Chief Loftis

Hey Mick. Just wanted to drop by and say hello. I hope that all is well for you and the family.

Sep 3, 2007
Engineco913

I recommented on your forum post, I will keep posting to keep it near the top so we get more lengthy discussion on it. Its a great post as most of yours are.

Sep 6, 2007
Joe Sheldon

Thanks for the note on the supplee post. I try to keep my criticisms and such to minimum, but some things must be said. Driving problems and not wearing seatbelts tend to get me going pretty quickly.

Hope all is well, sounds like a great job and career you've maintained by looking at your info. How I'd love to do all that!

Sep 6, 2007
CJ

lol! thanks for the advice and the congratulations!

take care and be safe out there!

CJ

Sep 6, 2007
EMT_I_FF_Froggie

thanks I am the Vice chairman of ECEMSA lol, but hi back!

Sep 7, 2007
Amanda

LOL everything is going good. Might have a couple of EMS companys in the Austin area that id be workin for. Its hot and humid in CC so what else is new! Austin is nice and hot BUT not humid. We've had a couple of good structures and a bad MVA.

CIOA~

Sep 7, 2007
Michael Carpenter

Mick

doing good down here, have had a lot of rain, but it has made me a lot of MONEY. But a lot of hours also.
hows it going on your side.
Was in Corpus Christi on a Truck roll over last week, they have had some rain and heat.
Now in a Plant cleaning up a 21,000 gallon Amine spill.
The fun nevers stops

Sep 7, 2007
Joe Carver

Thats cool. We acctually have a drill at Boeing in a couple of weeks. This is a pretty cool site I haven't really had a chance to do much with it. Its nice to meet you stay in touch, see Ya!

Sep 7, 2007
traci thompson

Hi Mick,
Yes it usually does work the other way around, but I didn't go to the academy until I was 37, I was kinda to old for a paid position down in Florida. So here I am :) and loving every minute of it.

Sep 8, 2007
tlp507

Yeah, of course I like to break stuff!
However, the station that I am at houses an Engine, Rescue, and Ladder. We rotate between all three rigs. Which one my favorite is, I have yet to choose. But I have always loved truck work.

Sep 9, 2007
Erin

thanks for the add!! stay safe! have a great week! thanks for helping during katrina!! your help meant alot to our parish! what district does rusty work for? im with district 12 in covington!
erin

Sep 9, 2007
Erin

wow.. it is a small world!! well.. thanks again for the add and keep in touch!! if ever i run into rusty i will tell him hello for you!! have a great day!
erin

Sep 9, 2007
Joshua A. Mool

Sounds interesting

Sep 10, 2007
EMT MALONE

I'm doing good! Been working my butt off and haven't had much time to get online. Hope everything is going good for you. Have a good night and I'll talk to ya later.

Sep 10, 2007

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