Caleb:EngineCo12

36, Male

Jackson

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter

Years in Fire/EMS:

Long enough to know its the perfect job for the adrenaline junkie i am..but forreal,ab a yr and a half

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Jackson, TN

Years With Department/Agency

1

Day Job:

Lowe's:(the Home Improvement Warehouse place,lol)

Relationship Status:

Single

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.myspace.com/cchandler06

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I always wanted to be a firefighter and it kinda runs in the family,The fire chief who just retired in my town was family and my grandfather was a chief where he lives for a long time so im just keepin the fire dept going in my family. Besides all of that, I just love it,who wouldnt wanna go stormin outta a fire house in a big truck with lights and sirens to go play in fire...its got to be the biggest rush ever,not to mention i just like helping people...

Why I Love Fire/EMS

The feeling of knowing im helping people and still doing somthing that I love to do no matter how hard or dangerous it may be.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

I haven't been doing this very long but one major thing that I can see, or for my department and the area I live in is the opposition from civilians; many of them dont understand why we do what we do and that tends to cause issues at times. Something else that comes to mind is training and equipment; my department doesnt do a very good job of corridinating training days and equipment overview which is a vital part of this job becuase if you cant operate your equipment it makes you a risk and you dont need to be there bc thats how you get someone or yourself hurt. I cant speak for the fire department overall in the country though because I havent been doing this long enough to give a valid opinion.

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