Jim Creech

, Male

Fort Wayne, IN

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

20

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

2nd largest FD in Indiana (surrounded by corn fields)

Years With Department/Agency

6

Dept. Web Site:

http://fwfd.org

Web Site:

http://www.ohmr.oh.gov

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Trotwood (the Wood) Fire & Rescue (combo dept.). Home to the 1928 Ahrens Fox that in it's day was utilized for a full year to pump the town's water system. Still wins competitions for 1st water. Very nice piece of equipment. West Milton Fire Department (Volunteer) Best powdered waffles around.

My Training:

Ohio Level II, Ohio Fire Inspector, Hazmat Tech(I'm not on "the team" so I don't receive annual re-fresher training, BERT Auto Extrication, IFSAC Firefighter 2, Indiana Firefighter 2, Indiana EMT-B(they don't recognize National Registry for basics, nor do they allow basics to use an ET tube), and all that basic NIMS stuff.

About Me:

20+ yrs dabeling into just about every area of Public Safety (Police, Communications, Corrections, FIRE/EMS, Private Security, Military State Defense Force)

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://myspace.com/smketr_jim

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

My buddy got me into after I graduated high school. I thought it would be nice to help my neighbors and others. Here I am still doing it. It is the BEST job in the World!

Why I Love Fire/EMS

No 2 calls are ever the same. Cannot beat the schedule.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Wellness and fitness, SEATBELTS, company officers enforcing the use of SEATBELTS, manning (4 or more per rig in the career houses). It takes more than 4 in a RIT situation.

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