David Furtado

Male

Van Nuys, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

N/A

Job Function

Fire Buff / Fire Enthusiast

Years in Fire/EMS:

8

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Firefighter Weekly Reality Series - www.TheBattalion.tv

Years With Department/Agency

Eight years filming Fire Departments across the Nation

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.TheBattalion.TV

My Training:

I continue my education with each and every fire department I film with. Members of these Departments constitanly give me guidence.

About Me:

I began going to fires since I was a year old. Our neighbor Chick Tonso was a volunteer firefighter at that time in a all volunteer fire department in Northern California. My Mother would wrap me up in a blanket, jump in the Oldsmobile, and follow Johnny to every fire...

Day Job:

Executive Producer of The Battalion Series

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I have been going to fires since I was a year old. Our neighbor was a reserve fire fighter and my mother would wrap me up in a blanket and we would follow Chick Tonzo to the fire. I wanted to become a fire fighter but was too short back in 1969. I am now doing want I can to support the champions of our nation with our true to the profession series.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

My respect for people that save lives...

Top Issues Facing Responders:

I feel that First Responders are more important to our Nations Homeland Security than any of our cities Police Officers are.

Fire Fighters get into locations that the Police will never see or know about and if a situation occurs that the knowledge is needed, a Fire Fighter could then bring that information forward.

I also feel that the general public does not really know what Fire Fighters, EMS or Rescue personnel really have to deal with in the job of saving lives; the deaths they see, especially children...they need to know and to understand what it is like to have to deal with incidents that they never want to have to think about again...but they do.

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