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Jim

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Winston-Salem, North Carolina

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
Job Function: Administrative Staff / Team Member
Years in Fire/EMS:: 35
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Carolina Rescue and EMT
Years With Department/Agency: 5
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Lake Junaluska FD
Beesons Crossroads FD
South Fork FD
Cooleemee FD (retired)
Smith Reynolds Airport FD
Forsyth Rescue Squad
Winston-Salem Rescue Squad
Cooleemee PD
Alleghany Co SO
Forsyth Co SO
Winston-Salem PD
My Training:: Instructor for 14 years: IFSAC Level II, NFPA 1001 Firefighter I & II, NFPA 1006-Technical Rescuer, Vehicle and Machinery Rescue Specialty, Ropes Specialty; Structural Collapse Specialty, Confined Space Rescue Specialty, Trench Collapse Rescue Specialty, Agricultural Specialty; Farmedic, Emergency Rescue Technician, Rescue Systems I and II (Light and Heavy Structural Collapse), Citizen’s Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Teen CERT, Campus CERT, CERT TTT Instructor and AgriSafe for the Agromidicine Institute at East Carolina University.

Certified: Firefighter II, Emergency Rescue Technician, SARTECH 3, Haz-Mat Ops, Office of Domestic Preparedness WMD NBC Ops/ Command, Structural Collapse Technician- FEMA USAR, Collapse Structural Specialist- NASA USAR; former Emergency Medical Technician for 30 years
About Me:: Experience: Charter Member of N C Task Force-1, Urban Search and Rescue Team (NC EM TF-4), former Logistics’ Manager for NC TF-1, and a line officer with Forsyth Rescue Squad; Deployed to Hurricane Floyd and the Tornado in Stoneville, NC; served on the NFPA 1006 Rescue Technician Validation Committee in NC, and a Firefighter with the Cooleemee FD. Also a Technical Rescue Advisor for the Carolina RS and fourteen years in law enforcement as a Deputy Sheriff and an Assistant Chief of Police.
Day Job:: Fire / Rescue Instructor
Relationship Status:: In a Relationship
Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://MySpace: rsqinstructor Yahoo: rescuehead99 or techrescue@ear...
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: Got interested as a teenager, loved learning new things, and working with my hands. As I learned and understood how important serving others was, I really got excited. This is now the reason I still am involved and it has become a big part of my life.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: Events are constantly changing, usually never the exact same twice. Training and learning new things from instructors and students alike. Enjoy teaching students,especially new brothers and sisters to the fire service.
Top Issues Facing Responders:: 1. 400 years of heritage impeded by progress.
2. This is my sandbox, and you cann't play in it ?
3. New firefighters being told that "you know that department up the road... they don't have crap, know crap, or cann't do crap.. why would we want to train with them ?
4. TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN !!!

Comment Wall:

Heather Wilkerson

Hey Jim thats awesome, glad to have a fellow USAR Man on board....LOL Keep in touch

Jun 29, 2008
Marie

heh, thanks for the comments and the add :)

Jun 29, 2008
Rescuefrog

Thank you for the add...have a good night!

Jul 1, 2008
Chaplain Gerta Coetzee

Hahaha, well at least no one can say you dont have a good sence of humor. That is very important in our line of work. Yes he does seem like a nice guy, but arnt most of you? I dont link on too often so if I dont chat regularly pls dont feel that I have forgotten you guys. Love to hear from you all. Chaplain Gerta Coetzee, South Africa

Jul 1, 2008
Mary Ellen Shea

Hey Jim,
We ran a training program for Farmedic instructors through FASNY....do you know Connie Degear by any chance?

Jul 2, 2008
R. Dale Ladd

Most of them are from Statesville and Mooresville , I have a few from my brothers Dept. @ ashville fire &res. Ill try to e-mail you the whole album whe I get back to my computer on SUN. I at the beach for now.

Jul 2, 2008
AARON POYNTER

HELLO LIKE TO TALK TO YOU SOMTIME. MAYBE HAVE YOU DOWN TO GLASGOW FOR SOME TRAINING.

Jul 2, 2008
Ben Waller

Jim,

We have numerous high-rise and mid-rise structures on Hilton Head Island - beachfront hotels and condos predominate. We also have several 100 to 300 foot-tall water towers, communications towers, and electrical towers, and an 80-foot tall lighthouse with high-angle rescue potential.

I've done lots of mountain/remote rescue, starting with being first-due to South Mountain and Black Rock when I volunteered in Maryland, and structural high-angle work with the CRS rescue company in Hagerstown.

I did years of climbing and rope rescue during my 16 years in the Chattanooga area. Lookout Mountain and Signal Mountain are minutes from the downtown area, and White Oak Mountain was literally in my vollie station's back yard.

I did 11 years with Greenville County, including 4 on heavy rescues that did quite a bit of remote high-angle, tons of low-angle and confined space, and an occasional structural high-angle rescue. I was the Technical Rescue Coordinator the last 2 years I was there.

I teach rope rescue all over the state for the SC fire academy, as well as teaching rope and confined space rescue for my department.

I still teach swiftwater rescue at least 4 times per year in Tennessee. Those classes have lots of water applications for technical ropes, several low-angle applications, and we're developing a Level III swiftwater course that will be targeted at Class V canyons. That class will include a substantial segment of highline work.

We use some lowlines in the marine swiftwater environment along the SC coast, too.

I've been doing rope rescue, confind space rescue, and swiftwater rescue for about 30 years, and teaching those same subjects for 22 years or so.

I moved to HHI for warm weather, being with my family every Christmas Day, promotional opportunities, and not running 4,000 calls per year. So far it's worked out.

Jul 2, 2008
Ben Waller

Jim,

I see you have a history with Lake Junaluska. Interestingly, I'm originally from Asheville. My church held summer retreats at Lake Junaluska all the time when I was small.

I grew up skiing at Cataloochee, and I used to river guide for Appalachian Rivers on the Nantahala, so western NC is very familiar to me.

Jul 2, 2008
Michelle Munisteri

Hey Jim. Thanks for the message. I am stationed at Station 1 and we are a USAR station but, I am not assigned to a USAR apparatus. I hope to be some day. Stay safe and keep in touch!

Jul 3, 2008
Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd

Hey Jim, Guess what we got hit with?

this is going to be a continuing story, several multi-million dollar homes are being threatened, it's all about the weather which produces what we call sundowners around 16:00 hours, blowing down canyons at gusts exceeding 75 mph... hard to control things when the weather is that nasty... specially at night...

Jul 3, 2008
FireCat

Free Comments & Graphics
Have a great and SAFE 4th!! :o)

Jul 3, 2008
Moose

Hello Jim, thanks for the add. Yes, you and I DO think alike dont we!! lol
Stay Safe Brother
Moose

Jul 4, 2008
FireSis

Thank you for your comment and the add

Brenda

Jul 5, 2008
R. Dale Ladd

Hello Jim,
I can burn them to a disk and send them out if you want. Also do you do training all over the state? I will tell my brother, He may or may not be there.

Jul 6, 2008
Anita

Hey Jim, I have been on the road (I'm in Iowa now) and haven't had internet access for 5 weeks. Keep in touch, have fun and stay safe! Anita

Jul 6, 2008
lutan1

Jim, you have some of the most awesome training scenario pix! Are they drills you've set up and trained people in or have you been a course participant?

Jul 6, 2008
lutan1

I've heard of the Farmedic program! We have nothing liek it here in Oz- I'd love to set up a similar program....

I'm planning atrip to the USA either late this year or sometime next year- would love to keep in touch and get invovled in a class or two.

I'd really like to do some lecturing while over there, perhaps giving an Aussie perspective n issues, response, etc

Jul 6, 2008
Anita

Hey Jim,
I am a DAE (Disaster Assistance Employee) soon to be called a Reservist. I am in the Environmental Cadre I am here in DesMoines with PA. I will see if I can find Debbie. Anita

Jul 7, 2008
Moose

Thanks for all the positive feedback on my blog about training Jim, I do appreciate it very much. I was looking for feedback from people like you, and I am glad you appreciated what I was trying to say. Thanks as well for inviting everyone to come and take a look, but its difficult to get anyone to do anything, especially if its a small town volunteer like me. Seems like no one respects us volunteers anymore and its a shame, cause there are a l lot out there just like me.
Thanks Jim and stay safe. I look forward to talking with you more.
Moose

Jul 7, 2008
Moose

Now THERES a trench rescue!! Wow! You are located in PA? I thought you were in NC? I would love to go down for that, looks interesting and Id like to meet you too. When is it?

Jul 7, 2008
Michelle Munisteri

Hey Jim! Thanks for the compliment on my son. He is an awesome kid. I didn't remember if I commented back to you so, stay safe and have a great week!

Jul 8, 2008
Ginny Martin Edwards

Thanks for the comment - and for adding me.. Yeah, it has been rough at times, and there have been times I wanted to quit - but - I've managed to stick it out - and it has paid off .. I've never considered firefighting for a full time job- .. Right now, I'm just enjoying the volunteer fire dept - loving the fire & life safety education aspect of it- and thinkin about maybe goin back to school for an education degree.. I would love to in the next few years to get my inspectors certification - and become an instructor.. just have to see .. have a great week - stay safe - and keep in touch

Jul 9, 2008
lutan1

Jim- check your emails...

Jul 9, 2008
Dwight J.Caserta

Hey Jim, I was on some of the calls and yes one of them was from a air show. Pilot got to close to the pyro-techs and had some damage to his plane. Thanks for adding me to your friends list,you stay safe also.

Jul 10, 2008
Nicholi69

Yeah i was wondering if they are a pretty good department and if they actually run truck companies and engine companies or they just do whatever on a scene? Are they pretty competitive with pay?

Jul 10, 2008
brandweermanjan

hi jim a am not good in englis typing bat you have e mail adres or msn adres a have powerpiont fo you vrom de fire trucks

gr jan

Jul 10, 2008
Corey D.

I haven't heard anything yet.

Jul 10, 2008
brandweermanjan

hi jim no a am frire volunteer for 31 years my vader 35 my sun is 7 years
a have lots of pic from fire truck if you like a sen de pic to you you have ee email adres for my
gr jan

Jul 10, 2008
misty

Have a great weekend! thank god its fri! been at the gym everyday after work, for 2hrs !! im so brokeoff!! lol, and im off to the gym now,,, Grrr, im off till tus,,, gota love it! Miss

Jul 11, 2008
David Turner

Jim,

I have been involved with the local Sheriff's Dept Special Operations Team for the last 7 years. Current assignment is Team Medic. Additional because I am a reserve dep I am able to function in roles then just providing medical team support.

As of lately the local team is currently in the baby steps of joining the regional team, so we are all just waiting to see what happens.

Talk with you soon.

Jul 14, 2008
WPFR715

We are just across the big hills from Murphy NC, we border NC and GA. We haven't had a farm medic class yet, but are in need of one.

Jul 15, 2008
Dave Reed

Jim,

Feel free to use the pic's

EGH (Everyone Goes Home)
Dave

Jul 17, 2008
WPFR715

We just might do that. The Orca is on Parksville Lake.

Jul 18, 2008
Jennifer

Hi Jim!
Thanks for the welcome to FFN and all the great info!! Talk to you soon... Be Safe!
~Jen~

Jul 24, 2008
johnboy

THANKS FOR THA ADD TOO!

Jul 24, 2008
Carson Edwards

Yea were located in Pitt Co. that class wouldn't had been in Davidson county would it?

Jul 27, 2008
Carson Edwards

So far I only have attended the first weekend. But the picture looks like me, I reckon. Thanks for the picture comment.

Jul 28, 2008
Katia

its half an hour outside of philly if you know that... by lansdale? well hope that helps! take care and stay ssafe!

Jul 29, 2008
Nancy Lankford McCain

You know Jim, I have to edit my page so that I remember to see my comments....

I have been co-teaching for 2 1/2 years, and they finally offered another Inst class last fall here in DFW. Are you teaching CERT now?

We have incorporated some urban search training, but there is core group who has done 4 months of urban missing persons training.

Our CERT is PD sponsored, so there are some things they don't get, specially as far as safety goes. I finally got through when the PD thought they would teach cribbing by using a wrecked car. After my temper tantrum and ticking off the world, they finally understood the definition of "light" reccue. This particular group was too old, no pre-training briefing, just all around bad procedure by the PD lead.

If you need help finding CERT instructors, let me know...

Nancy

Aug 2, 2008
Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich

Thanks for adding me as a friend.
We'll talk more later.
Art

Aug 6, 2008
Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich

I will look through more pictures to see what else will benefit your rural program.
I don't recall silo fires. A few collapses.
Let me look.
Use what you want.
Jake and Vinnie is copyrighted. My pictures are not!
TCSS.
Art

Aug 6, 2008
Ian Kavanagh

hi jim we are volunteers funded by the state we tend to get second hand pumps the pump in the picture was baught second hand and given to us about 5 weeks ago the fulltime service get all new pumps {dfb}the pump is a volvo it is a very good pump the helmet is silver plated brass it is an officers helmet they went out of service in the 1930,s the other pump with the weel s painted was done as a trail it just makes it more visable on the road at night iam an instructor my self iam the divisional training officer if i can give you any more info send me a note regards second officer ian kavanagh / ps my friends call me yorkie

Aug 7, 2008
Ian Kavanagh

re our training we were set up in the 1950,s for the cold war treat but to day our main role is to back the futime service in major flooding major disastors large forest fires ect but we give fire cover to major events as an example there is a world scoting event with about 30000 scouts from a round the world been held over here we we are looking after the fire safety of the camp witch is been held for about 8 days regards ian

Aug 7, 2008
Ian Kavanagh

forgive the type O s regards ian

Aug 7, 2008