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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.

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Brian Martin

Thanks for the add. Stay safe!
Brian Martin

Sep 22, 2007
Brian Martin

Hey Randy, Many years ago I used to live in Bolton so I am quite familiar with your area. My location now in the southern tier of NY State is similar but the hills are miles long. I am 20 miles from the PA border. We also are rural FF with no water sources other than tankers or drafting. My son is paid on call in Lincoln, Ontario. so it kind of runs in our family. How many calls do you get with the Caledon Dept in a year. Last year we were 38 Med and 15 Fire. We are at 39 Med and 21 fire this year already. We have a 36 square mile area of which 42 % is stateland heavy forest.

Regards and stay safe!

Sep 22, 2007
troy lynn norton

hey randy thanks for the invite to your groups ill surely join them

Sep 22, 2007
Brian Martin

Wow, many many years ago - I think about 40 odd I lived at 340 Henderson Street with my parents and worked at Yonge and St. Clair in Toronto for an Insurance Company. It was so far to drive I eventually moved in with an aunt and uncle in Weston. I would not have been in your area since about 10 years ago when I visited with my sister who lives in Collingwood. I would not even know it now. My son lives in St. Catharines area and does cell phone tower maintenance for Telus and when on call gets up into your area if a problem comes up. Where I live now our mutual aid partners are 12 and 13 miles from us and pretty much all fire calls get a two station response based on location. All fire calls in my area get a two station response due to the exposures. IF you can find Birdsall on a map you can see the stateland all around us. It is the deer capital of the southern tier and second in the state for deer population. The hunters get as many as 12 permits per year. My insurance company says the wife hits 1.2 deer per year. These are comp claims here if you put in a claim which I don't unless it totals the car.
Great typing at you and thanks for the area update!
Stay safe
Brian Martin

Sep 22, 2007
dcltsc2

whats new up North

Sep 26, 2007
RICKY BENSON

Randy,tried to write you back last nite.Screwed up somehow when I sent it.Last nite was busy.Had an arson fire,after clean up at the station,they relit it.I'm tired.Good luck with the moose.Tell Sasquatch I said hello.Hope the GM goes your way.Stay lw,Ricky

Oct 1, 2007
RICKY BENSON

Speaking of web sites,check out firehelmetcam.net for good front line video and vententersearch.com for instruction and ideas.As far as smell,they call them skunk apes in Florida.See ya

Oct 1, 2007
susan

Glitter Graphics & Comments

Oct 13, 2007
susan

Oct 20, 2007
Stacy L. Copelan

Thank you, I will check it out... I am still learning...only been in EMS for a little over a year now... So take care and be safe!

Oct 20, 2007
susan

Randy, Yea vacation time always goes by so fast. I never seem to get to use my time from my paying job. I manage the food and beverage dept. at a beautiful golf corse. I run ems at night and on my days off,i volunteer that time, love it would not trade it for anything.I have been the president of the service for about 8 years now,things are really changing. Stay safe. ttyl

Oct 21, 2007
firegirl

thanx for adding me

Oct 22, 2007
Sheri Gilliard

Hey Buddy, I'm finally up and going!!

Oct 22, 2007
susan

Free Comments & Graphics Codes

Oct 22, 2007
RICKY BENSON

Glad you had a good time.I'm gonna to ask Santa for a helmet cam.Bought a new Colorado crew cab a few weeks ago.Still hooking up lights and siren.We are getting some rain,still over a foot below normal.But,like you say,it ain't California.

Oct 24, 2007
Jen Davis

Thanks for taking time to inform me. Have a great weekend.

Oct 27, 2007
Jim Seargent

Hey Randy, I'll check some of them out now.
Good to have you aboard

Oct 27, 2007
Bobbie Jo

those are some awesome groups.......i joined two of them i think? they are really cool though...God Bless you!! :)

Oct 28, 2007
Valerie

Hello! Thanks alot for the info with the groups in your website. I joined "Trainers Corner" but i haven't had the chance to ask any concerns. Since i'm always busy with school and so forth......hehe! I am the commissioner for the "Association of Future Firefighters" at my school. I'm pretty excited! Alot of things to do with that club. hehe! Yeah......stay safe and take care of yourself. bye! =]

Oct 28, 2007
Captain Jenner

Thanks for inviting me to your groups! I have one called Training Ideas, where you can give others ideas for drills. :)

Oct 28, 2007
RICKY BENSON

Will try to get a shot to you by next week.Doing 10 days,be finished by Friday.Gotta pay for that truck.

Oct 29, 2007
Apisalome 'Bish' Biautubu

Will surely check out the groups,Randy!Thank you lots and be safe out there.

Oct 29, 2007
Jeff

Hey man...thanks for the add...

Oct 29, 2007
Jen Davis

Snow already... thats crazy... it was 80 here just a few days ago.

Oct 31, 2007
Jen Davis

Can't take the heat eh? Well I am glad your snowy weather has started. Its turning colder here now... Just means I will have to hit the gym more to get my excercise in.

Nov 5, 2007
Jonathan

hey thanks for tthe add

Nov 5, 2007
Jen Davis

I was teasin ya... I don't do bugs...

Nov 6, 2007
Zachary McCreary

well i dont know what you would like BUT i do know that Quads are fun and so are Dune Buggies haha. im accually racing in a dude buggy in the baja 1000 this next week on teusday. its gonna be very fun. ill definetly chek out your groups and see what i can fit in.. im just trying to be careful because i really am NOT a firefighter so i dont want people thinkin that i am. im only an explore (volunteer or in training basically).

Nov 8, 2007
Suzy Jondreau

Good afternoon- well, Baraga is located in Upper Michigan. Its kinda the western/central part. Yeah, we got a few inches of snow a few days ago that stuck around- but it is pretty much melted now. There were sections of the UP that got a foot or more. Well, take care- be safe!

Nov 9, 2007
susan

Nov 12, 2007
susan

Another warm day here in south texas,its gonna get up to 88 degrees today. Now tomorrow its only gonna get up to 70 thats cold to us. I know thats probably warm for yal. Are you enjoying your days off? I have'nt had one of those for a while,during the day i manage food and beverage at on of the top golf courses,and at night i run on the ambulance,i stay really busy,but i love it(you understand). Next week we have our EMS Conference in Houston,not to far from me,so i will be spending alot of time there one of my jobs (i am also the president of the ambulance service i run for)it gonna be alot of fun. take it easy,stay safe ttys susan

Nov 14, 2007
Moose

Hey Randy. Hows things in Canada? Things have been quiet here, which is great. But its getting colder and that means fireplaces will be active and chimneys will be burning! But hopefully everyone has cleaned them.lol
Stay safe brother, look forward to chatting with you.
Moose

Nov 15, 2007
Moose

Glad to hear no one was hurt in that propane call! Things in my dept have been slow...which concerns me! Im sure you have heard of the proverbial "Calm before the storm"? lol We had a trailer fire 2 weeks ago that was extinguished in 5 minutes with 2 guys on the 2 1/2" line, other than that just quick runs like false alarms and CO detector activations.
Had a good call at the ambulance service I work for. Had a motorcycle carrying two riders get cut off and the passenger was thrown about 25' with massive head injuries and possible internal injuries. My medic and I were the only EMS on scene!! We got her tubed and started two lines and had the chopper land right there on scene in a field. She is a foreign exchange student from Japan, last I heard she just flew back home to a hospital near her parents and is recovering. I like those calls.
Well, Im glad we are friends now. Lets chat some more. Hope you have a great day.
Stay Safe
Moose

Nov 15, 2007
Darrin Haskell

Hey if I am not mistaken Chief Lippers is in Caledon.If so tell him i said hey from good old Chatham-Kent Station 17 great Chief and great guy he is.

Nov 15, 2007
Moose

Yes, its a great course. I took it at the fire academy in Montaur Falls NY and it was an educational time. I stayed at the academy for a week and had a blast. Than I went back and took Electrical Cause Determination I and II, they were good classes too. I than got Nationally Certified through NAFI as a Fire and Explosion Investigator. I love the investigation aspect of it too, its so challenging and rewarding.

Nov 15, 2007
MAry Ann

Thanks for the info. I am not real good with the whole internet thing.

Mary ann

Nov 15, 2007
Sandy McHugh

Thanks! I'll check it out as soon as I get a chance. Sounds really interesting!

Nov 16, 2007
Dogg32

I just joined the close calls group. Good idea, we have all had them, and it is better to learn from someones mistake than let it happen again. I have a couple dumba** moments I will put on there.

Nov 17, 2007
Dennis

Randy thanks for your in put brother but were covered from time beeper goes off till a normal amount of time to get home after call is done its all a fight we must share
be safe

Nov 17, 2007
clint

our trustee is trying to shut us down for some reason so we need any help we can get shes not givin us anything we need to keep goin but right now all im askin for is moral support or just check out us at www.indiancreekvolunteerfire.org

Nov 18, 2007
Scott Audet

thanks randymacey for adding me

Nov 19, 2007
Dogg32

Had one myself a couple years back. (still not 100%) fell into a basement and landed on my head. Not a fun thing to do in a working fire. lol. I was so pissed at myself, I had taught that stuff for years, then did a dumba** rookie mistake.

Nov 19, 2007
Dennis

HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING RANDY

Nov 21, 2007
Dennis

sorry randy i didnt relize you are canadain but long story short of what i hurd was canada has it a month early cause thats when you folks broke bread with native americans and they had to head south early cause of the heavy snows comming lol have great holiday season and dont open the christmas presents early dec 25 buddy lol

Nov 23, 2007
Bryan London

Hey thanks for the info on the groups ill be sure to check them out. be safe and thanks for droping me a line

BFD Expl.

London

Nov 23, 2007
Dennis

lmao randy ur a pisser and we all went vegaterian for thanksgiving birds birds we dont need no stinking birds lol but they do taste good lol enjoy ur holidays my brother ^5

Nov 24, 2007
BRAD ANKERS

how do i join those groups. I am new at this kind of stuff.

Nov 24, 2007
BRAD ANKERS

cool.thanks Randy

Nov 25, 2007
Will

Hey Randy thanks for the add, although I am trying to find out where I press to accept you as a friend. I have had a few people add me and I never can find out where the accept button is. Can you help?

Nov 25, 2007
Will

I have an area that says you have 2 friend requests. Everytime I click on it it just keeps going back to my page. I Under your last message I already clicked add as friend. This thing is being a bugger,

Nov 25, 2007