Jen

42, Female

Neshkoro, WI

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

6 years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Neshkoro Area Fire Protection District - Neshkoro,WI

Years With Department/Agency

6 years

Web Site:

http://www.wi-doc.com

My Training:

Entry Level I and II Firefighter
Wildland Fire Training
ICS-100 200 700
First Responder
Haz-Mat/Terrorism-First Responder Awareness Level
EMT-Basic
CEVO Training
First Responder Safety Training-Hybrid Electric Vehicles

About Me:

Other than being a Correctional Officer during mid-day, I LOVE when the pager goes off. It's music to my ears. I love the fact that I'm helping the community and get such an adrenaline rush from it. My husband and I both are on the dept. so it makes it fun too. He is my mentor kind-of. He likes to just go and work/play and sometimes leaves me hanging. We usually go our seperate ways on the fire scene. Everyone helps each other out though. I've learned a lot throughout the years. The only thing I will not do is drive the trucks. I hate driving trucks. It's just a thing of mine. I am one that is ALWAYS eager to pack up and go in; and most of the time I do. Everyone on our dept. has their certain things they like to do and some do all. We are not an organized dept. where we all have certain assignments because we never know who is going to show up, if any. I take great pride in what I do and I will never give it up for anything.

Day Job:

Correctional Officer

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.myspace.com/firefighteremtjen

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I became a part of emergency services because the medical field has always intrested me ever since I was younger. When I was younger I thought I would be a doctor but the amount of schooling didn't appeal to me so EMT it was. I do this part-time as a hobby. My husband is also an EMT-IV Tech and a Firefighter part-time.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I like to help people who are in need.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

I think one of the top issues for our dept. is definately lack of funding for new apparatuses. We need newer trucks. We spend lots of time repairing the older ones. I just think we need to find somebody who is experienced in writing grants. That would make a huge difference.

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