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Marie

39, Female

Centreville

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Combination Fire Rescue Department
Job Function: EMT - Paramedic (or Other ALS)
Years in Fire/EMS:: 5
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department (FCFD Sta 13) Dunn Loring, VA
Years With Department/Agency: 4
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.dlvfrd.org
Web Site:: http://firstmedinc.com
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: FCPD police explorer LT 2003-2007
My Training:: CPR For the Healthcare Provider
Hazmat Awareness
ICS 100
ICS 200
ICS 700
Level one
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
International Trauma Life Support
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Emt- Intermediate 99
Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
About Me:: My medic school class is the biggest group of dorks ever! (but i love em anyway!)

"Omg, wow girl you really are short! your height is a contraindication for a combitube!!!"

thanks guys, and fyi no I am NOT a midget... midget solely by height has to be 4'10" and I am 4'11" thank you much! and no I dont need a booster seat to drive the ambo or cruiser either..... booster seat is 4'9" lol :)

I absolutely LOVE emergency services.... there honestly hasnt ever been a time when i've freaked out on a scene, I just get in the zone and everything slows down.

I LOVE firehouse humor, even as a girl i think its absolutely hilarious, I will throw just as much crap right back at you guys as you throw at me and have a good time doing it!
Day Job:: Critical Care Transport Paramedic
Relationship Status:: Married
Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://myspace.com/polimedic041586
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I feel I owe something back to the community. I was a 26 weeker at birth with next to no chance to live and supposedly no chance for anything resembling quality of life. Now I am 21 years old, and have no limitations due to my early entrance into the world and stint on life support.

I eventually hope to be a joint flight medic/ police officer with the Fairfax County Police Department Aviation Division once I get my butt in shape!

Until I get my butt in shape I hope to be a dispatcher :)
Why I Love Fire/EMS: knowing I have made a difference in peoples lives
Top Issues Facing Responders:: having an adequate budget for proper equipment, training, and staffing -also-
having people that are actually both motivated and competent enough to do the work

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dwaynne

thanks u too stay safe and have a good one

Jan 20, 2008
Justin Payne

i hope yall do get it.

Jan 20, 2008
Terry Lambert

That time does suck. Get back to the station and just get settled back in, and out you go again. You should come over some time and do a ride along. I run with DCVFD station 513, Prince William County.

Jan 20, 2008
Coach

good morning! Having a most enjoybale weekend?

Jan 20, 2008
Jeremy Phillips

you have a gift that you shouldn't let go to waste. Once you start writing, never stop, it's a wonderful outlet to the situations we all encounter in the fire/ems service. I have posted a few poems that I have written lately and I would enjoy reading more of your work too.

Jan 20, 2008
Alex

i'm doing pretty good and you? how u been?

Jan 20, 2008
Jeremy Phillips

It's not that you have zero talent until a huge life change happens, it's that you don't look to your talent until a huge life changes comes about. The talent is always there, it's just not reallized until that time.

Jan 20, 2008
Terry Lambert

It is at the corner of Hillendale and Dale Blvd, in Dale City.

Jan 20, 2008
Justin Payne

he you can you talk?

Jan 20, 2008
Jay

myspace.com/bigboibj32501
Sanders is my last name....
please forgive me...I'm slightly RETARDED LOL....

Jan 21, 2008
Markus K

hey!
thx for the request =)
hope u have a nice day.
take care and be safe!!!

Jan 21, 2008
Captain Wykle

Thanks to you too hope we can chat sometime

Jan 21, 2008
PATRICK WORD

im close to roanoke,va and staunton,va if you know where those places are and yeah being in le and fd field is crazy i wonder sometimes lmao. be safe out there and keep in touch good luck on the emt-i im hopefully going to start mine.

Jan 21, 2008
Coach

Rough night for the the local boys.

Temperature around 6 degrees, at and 3 AM they get sent out on a search detail. One of my neighbors of all things (dementia pt) turned up missing. FD, Police, and EMS personnel searched the neighborhood and woods for 3 hours, before finding the gentlemen a few hundred yards away from his house. They had to limit the search crews to 15 minutes intervals, to keep them from becoming patients themselves.

Oh, I was stuck at work. My search dog slept the night through, even as helicopters hovered over my house searching with night goggles and infra red.

Thounsands of hours training the dog.......and I am at work when he is needed right at home. Go figure.

Have a good day there Marie, and stay warm!

Jan 21, 2008
PATRICK WORD

ok i will thanks :) be safe out there

Jan 21, 2008
PATRICK WORD

hey thanks that sounds great i sent you a request on myspace you get it? just let me know how you want to send the list via email if you want. ttyl :)

Jan 21, 2008
Jay

Well thank you for the add, so how are you doing tonight??? I'm tired...we had the MLK Parade downtown in the city...City Fire as well as County Fire and DOD Fire had a total of 30 personnel. 4 and engines and 4 chiefs....

Jan 22, 2008
Nathan Tennett

front royal is not to bad so what kind of work are you looking at firefighting paramedic or somthing other then fire and rescue

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

just wanted to say hello.

Jan 22, 2008
kevin gilstorff

just stopped by to say hi and thanks for the add

Jan 22, 2008
Mike Lowry

Iam doing great (even though it 2 days later) Good luck on youre test and interview today Be safe

Jan 22, 2008
Brandon

Thanks for the add, be safe.

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

what are you up to?

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

i hope you get it.. do you feel good about it?

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

im going to pray for you to get it.

Jan 22, 2008
kevin gilstorff

hello i am doing good today how r u today whats the wather like there it is freezing here well hope to talk soon

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

anything for you.

Jan 22, 2008
Jay

I hate test...LOL I don't like typing much myself...LOL...Our dispatchers down here a bunch idiots lol....they can receive multiple calls on a house fire but will not tell us until after we get there...

Jan 22, 2008
Nathan Tennett

thats cool me I am thinking of going back to school for fire arson investigation

Jan 22, 2008
kevin gilstorff

well congrats i hope u get it

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

hey you :}

Jan 22, 2008
Christopher

Hello from SC

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

are you busy?

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

thats cool. what are you up to today?

Jan 22, 2008
Mike Lowry

great ! good job!! my kudos to you

Jan 22, 2008
Justin Payne

sounds like fun. be safe out there.

Jan 22, 2008
Christopher

It goes good her how goes it with you?

Jan 22, 2008
Coach

Search dogs. A fantastic way to stay in shape. You spend part of your weekend being a victim, meaning you walk a couple hundred yards, up to a few miles, in the woods for a dog to find you. And, as you train your own dog, you start on nice short trails and work up to multiple mile tracks. Not to mention the nightly walks to keep that high strung search dog happy. Oh yes, a fantastic way to stay in shape!!!

Jan 22, 2008
Pat O'Brien

Thanks for the add too! Cold and snowy here!

Jan 22, 2008
Pat O'Brien

We ended up with about half a foot of snow. Not enough to close anything down so it's not too bad.

Stay safe!
Pat

Jan 23, 2008
Timothy

How are you?

Jan 23, 2008
Jay

I think they smoke pot sometimes...LOL..Nah...they're usually good about information except when they get the one idiot who doesn't think its a fire when it turns out to be a 2 story house w/ heavy fire from the roof...idiots!!!

Jan 23, 2008
Start a Line

hey whats going on....thanks for the add

Jan 24, 2008
firemedic27

Ok read up and let me know i work tonight but i get all my e-mail on my phone so i will get right back to you.

Jan 24, 2008
Paul Dilocker

Thanks for adding me! I'm doing pretty good on my end; how are you doing?

Stay safe out there!
Paul

Jan 24, 2008
Coach

Just stopping by to say hello.
Keep studying!
Keep dreaming! They do come true

(ok so yeah, not always....but being an optimist can be a good thing)

Jan 24, 2008
Coach

I watch your posts....you're gonna be fine Marie.

You can go as far as your little heart desires.......so dream big.

I see someday soon you as being one of those rare breed.......the cop that can chase em down.....provide ALS when they inevitably get stupid.....jump on the bird and fly with the fine example of citizenry to the trauma center....and sit by their side until they recover, just so you can bust their sorry tails!

Jan 24, 2008
Coach

Marie's future, in three "S"'s

you Shoot em
you Save em
they Sue you :(

gotta remember......they must live to sue you!!

dak humor.....but who in public safety is not a tad off beat?

Jan 24, 2008
Coach

ok, enough messing with your head for one night.
gotta help my boy study for tomorrow's spelling test.
Good night

Jan 24, 2008
Coach

8.
They get to choose thier own spelling words, with the approval of the teacher. Guess I am a bad influecne, his last test had the words "mycardial infarction", "intubation", and "subcranial" as challenge words!! Those he gets...but then he will misspell words like "together".......go figure

Jan 24, 2008