Leah Whilden

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function
Training Officer, Firefighter / EMT-Basic, Hazardous Materials Team Member, Other Emergency Services Staff
Years in Fire/EMS:
3
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Menominee, MI
Years With Department/Agency
1
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
Cantonment Volunteer Fire Department, Cantonment FL

United States Army: Combat Medic
My Training:
Too many to list..
EMT- Basic
Relationship Status:
Single
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I love being the first person to somebody when they need help nad knowing that I was able to make a difference, No matter how big or how small.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
Being able to make a difference in somebody's life..
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Not enough Volunteers and not enough people willing to go through the training..

Comment Wall:

  • Paramedic872

    Hello Are you in the volunteer or paid emergency services industry? i'm Brian firefighter/paramedic with groton firedepartment in central new york
  • Tom Kenney

    My name is Tom Kenney. I’m a 24-year veteran and Fire Lieutenant on the Providence Fire Department. I’m pleased to announce that I’ve recently had my book, Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman, published by Publish America (ISBN 1-4137-3107-4).

    This is the first book of its kind written by a Providence Firefighter in 118 years.

    “You can almost smell the smoke and feel the heat. ‘Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman’ is a three-alarm read. It’s taken from the 23-year on-the-job experiences of a second-generation Providence firefighter who could shrug off tragedy with a flippant remark, time after time after time. Required reading.” (Wally Pickford -The Reporter)

    “…his experiences pull the reader in and force them to think about the bravery of firefighters and of their own mortality.” (Kelly Smith - Warwick Beacon)

    “Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman is one man’s action-packed account of twenty-three years of life as a firefighter in busy metropolitan Providence – the third largest city in the Northeast. Experience what it’s like to be taken on one emergency call after another – fires, shootings, stabbings, and more. Encounter situations that are completely unimaginable to the average citizen. Thoughtfully written with the reader in mind, describing each stage of an incident, this book allows the reader to visualize riding along with the firefighters as they pull up to a scene and must take immediate action. In this book, Lieutenant Tom Kenney will take you inside the mind of a firefighter as he makes life and death decisions. Celebrate his victories and suffer his defeats. Glimpse a world few people ever experience. From practical jokes and fun around the firehouse to gut-wrenching real-life tragedies, this book covers it all!”

    The book is currently available at Barnes & Noble Book Stores, Borders Books, and online through www.amazon.com and www.publishamerica.com. It is a full size paperback edition, 224 pages, and retails for $19.95.

    Tom Kenney can be reached via e-mail at tekpfd@cox.net & at his webpage at: www.ProvidenceFireman.com.
  • Dennis Cash

    Thanks for the add sweetie
  • Martin Godfrey

    hello how are you!
  • Paramedic872

    Well I'm both paid and volunteer
  • david j rose

    hi i use to live in grand haven mich
  • Leah Whilden

    really... where are you at now>
  • Dennis Cash


    Thanks
    such a nice pic be safe
  • steve

    glad to have you as one of my friends. stay well and hope to talk to you soon
  • scott kauhn

    just thought id say hi stay safe