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Jeff Ripley

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Combination Fire Rescue Department
Job Function: Training Officer, Captain, EMT - Basic, Administrative Staff / Team Member
Years in Fire/EMS:: 18
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Benton County Fire District #1
Years With Department/Agency: 18
Relationship Status:: Divorced
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: My father was a long-time volunteer, my grandfather was a volunteer chief, so part of it is genetic! I became a volunteer and pursued a career position because the comradere' and satusfaction we get from helping people is hard to find anywhere else.

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Danny

Just wanted to stop in and say welcome to Washington state firefighters and ems..feel free to post anytime..hope ya had a great weekend..I think i need some capt morgan hehe or something to ease the mind..

May 26, 2008
Danny

hey there just stoppen in and sayen hey...just been busy runnen hehe..anyways getting a bit thirsty...

Jun 10, 2008
Hiedi

Thank you !!

Jun 12, 2008
Bonnie

Hey there! Yep, I am here all weekend. I don't go back until Tuesday. Sweet. How about you? You going to get out and enjoy the nice weather?

Jun 13, 2008
Bonnie

Hey howdy hey! How's it going? Whatcha been up to? So you got a few days off eh? Nice. You have any big plans? I am on tomorrow for 24 and then off for 4. Well heck, I am brain dead right now so I am gonna run. Have a great weekend! Talk to ya soon. :o)

Jun 21, 2008
lloyd

Any friend of Mike's is a sure candidate for a friend of mine! Stay safe brother.

Jun 24, 2008
Danny

thanks capt...just doing the best i can..did have great help though..anyways will have to get with ya and give ya a low down on the trip hehe..so will catch ya on the flip...

Jun 25, 2008
Bonnie

Hey there crazy cat. Whatcha up to? I am recovering from a long 24. Bleh. We got our butts kicked yesterday. I guess it is the season. I am back tomorrow am for another 24. How about you? How did your time off go?

Jun 28, 2008
Danny

Hey there meow meow...how goes it..hope ya have a great week will see ya sometime soon i imagine hehehe....

Jul 8, 2008
Bonnie

Front page news!! That's the big time. lol. Hope you are doing well and had a great 4th. ttyl

Jul 8, 2008
Bonnie

And the TV? Wowsers. Sounds like you are going to have to buy a lot of steak and ice cream. lol. Now that you are famous what is it going to cost me for an autograph?

Jul 11, 2008
Bonnie

I am on MWF this week. Then off for the weekend plus 2. Woohoo! How about you? What does your week look like?

Jul 13, 2008
Bonnie

I don't think I can afford your autograph. :o)

Jul 16, 2008
Danny

Stopped into say good day CAPT. hope you have had a great week so far enjoy your hump day..a couple more days n its the weekend hurray...wait i work the weekend lol...catch ya later..

Jul 16, 2008
Jeff Ripley

I don't seem much fire in the photo, so I guess it worked!

Jul 17, 2008
Bonnie

Lol that picture and comment below are funny. I guess if all I had to fight a fire with was a cell phone I would probably try praying too! Nice picture though. :o)

Jul 18, 2008
Bonnie

Hey there mister. How was your Monday? My week is going to be a lazy one. I took Wed off for my daughter's birthday so I don't go back until Friday. Yeah, it's pretty rough. How about your week? You going to the boat races this weekend? I try to steer clear of those. Gotta keep out of the way of the crazies. lol

Jul 21, 2008
Bonnie

Well lunch sounds great. Wait, lunch sounds nice, your company sounds great!

Jul 23, 2008
Danny

Just stopped into say hey the the best capt ever..

Jul 26, 2008
Danny

Yea nothen major..my driver was driving while head up --- hehe but anyways yea no prob...i will get right on that soon as i have a min or two hehe..just was at the races earlier in the am then went and rode the bike for a bit and headed to work...

Jul 26, 2008
Bonnie

Hey there! How are you? Did you have a good weekend? How was your visit with your brother? I sent you a message via the cell phone the other day. I was going to call you and see if you got it but I ended up sleeping most of the day after my 48. We were up all night Saturday. How about you? Have you been busy? What is your schedule this week? I am on Tue, Wed, off Thur, back on Fri, Sat and then I am off to Yellowstone with my dad for a week. Hope we can get together for lunch or a drink before winter hits! Take care, ttyl.

Jul 29, 2008
Michele

Yep, I'm currently the Chief. Just me, myself and I.

Jul 29, 2008
Danny

Just stopped into say hey to the Capt Stallion...hows things treaten ya...things are good here i will try n stop by n show ya the ride on wed...ta ta...

Jul 30, 2008
Michele

Hi Jeff,
My dept. is very typical of those surrounding Kennewick. Helix is a map dot of a town. My district is 35 square miles and roughly populated with 600 people. We have two stations, one in Helix proper and one out by me in Juniper Canyon, which is north near the wind turbines. Speaking of which all the OR turbines from the Stateline Wind Farm are in my district. My annual budget is about $65K which has doubled in the past five years thanks to the turbine's tax base. We run 8 pieces of apparatus, one structure engine, two water tenders, one quick attack and four brush engines. As you probably figured out, vegetation fires are our primary incident like most surrounding dept's.
I met a fireman from Benton City at the National Fire Academy about 3 or 4 years ago by the name of Barry Orth. Just wondered if you knew him and if he was still around.
Take care!

Jul 31, 2008
Michele

If you see Barry "General Colin Powell", please tell him I said "hi". Yes, we work with WWCo and F&W mainly on wildland fires in the unincorporated areas northwest of my district. Thankfully, we don't see those guys too often, usually on the bigger fires in the unincorporated areas and for things like the Navy Jet crash a couple of years ago. I'm not sure what other departments require for wildland training. We require S130, S131 and S190 minimum. I have a few guys with much more experience from departments like CDF which comes in handy.

Aug 1, 2008
Danny

Capt hope ya have a good weekend out in the open wild since you won't be caged up in your office..you know the LT fillen your spot hehe will have big shoes to try n fill...

Aug 1, 2008
Don Zimmerman

just got back from a 4 mile walk on under an hour, my legs are killing me. The best part is the knee feels great pain free.

Aug 8, 2008
Danny

Hey badger 2 command #2 hope the weather info helped ya..did any of that hit ya as it went through...we just got pounded at work by the rain and the hail the wind wasnt too bad but it wasnt close to 70 mph that they had predicted...had another great overnighter with the boyd n harris fire trips LLC..good times glad someone was able to get sleep and come out to take over later..after doing standby and runnen errands for the station to going to work and going on fires and then work it was about 40 hrs sleepless..i was happy to get off work n go to sleep..

Aug 10, 2008
Capt.Alex Arnold

it's actually rescue 33. it was OE error. The responder was "not thinking obviously!" He misjugded (an icy corner) and fish tailed in to the deep ditch. If anyone had been with they would have been killed. The truck wiped out a 3' on the butt pine and crushed the passenger side. The driver has decided that he would leave the district. But you should see the replacement. :) It's pretty sweet, but I'll always miss the "big pig". Always nice to meet local guys. Who knows maybe we'll bump into each other down there. We are always mobin to that area for those lovely large grass fires you all get. Talk at you later. Be safe and learn something new today.

Aug 16, 2008
Don Zimmerman

Looked real pretty from my house. Looked like whoever the IC was had done it before. I like how it was a WFU fire instead of emergency type. You should have gone for the rest of the hill and got it all done. One of these days I would like to come back to the county, but I want a full time slot. When do you think the powers to be will start have looking at division chiefs and ops chiefs full time with all the consolidation stuff. If $$ were right I would consider. With the new knee and the weight lose I am feel like I just got a new lease on life.

Aug 16, 2008
Bonnie

Hey there crazy kid. How was the fire? I sure would have liked to been up there with you! Boy howdy it sure is hot! Sorry I missed you this weekend. I was at Grandma's funeral in Spokane. Before that I worked a 48. We were so busy! We were running back to back most of the day Friday. I kept thinking I would have a minute to call you. I finally got a break about 2am. You probably wouldn't have been too excited to hear from me then! Talk to ya soon!

Aug 17, 2008
Danny

Well "Well its the capt stallion..just stoppen in to leave some tire marks on your page to show i was here hehe..so take it easy you crazy kid lol...

Aug 27, 2008
Jeff Ripley

Call me crazy, Dan-o!

Aug 30, 2008
Bonnie

I am going to have to agree with Danny. You are a bit crazy!

Sep 3, 2008
Danny

Yea but He brings out the fun in crazy...one fun crazy to another Keep it real capt..

Sep 13, 2008
RevTam

Hello Stranger..... just wanted to stop by and say TAG your it....

Sep 16, 2008
Bonnie

Watch out, I think there is a little mouse driving a bus heading your way!

Sep 29, 2008
Jordan

Coffee?????? :)

Oct 2, 2008
Jordan

Work, work, work! Such is life :) I am going to Portland this weekend for a MUCH needed vacation. I happen to work all day Friday because there is no school. Bummer! We shall try again soon. I have a few things for you from Shell, T-Shirt and such.

Oct 6, 2008
Jordan

Good. I am really enjoying A&P. The first class I have gotten excited about and actually wanted to attend since recruit school :) Plus it is nice only having to go to school 2 days a week. How's things goin over at the FTC?

Oct 8, 2008
Michele

Hi Jeff,
Our fire action must of headed northwest of us. We had hardly any fires. (course, i could chalk that up to my awesome prevention program. lol) But we just got lucky was all.
Yep, know all about the training schedule. I'm headed to Bend, Or tomorrow for an EMS Conference for the weekend. Gotta collect those recert hours. ugh
Stay safe my friend!
Michele

Oct 8, 2008
Bonnie

Squeek squeek.

Oct 15, 2008
Danny

Whats up....its getting cooler need a warm drink hehe..maybe some jack or a little capt laughter...i think a end of summer party is in store...

Oct 22, 2008
Bonnie

I couldn't stop by without saying hello. So...hello.

Oct 23, 2008
Bonnie

My four day has been great with one exception. It just seems like somebody is missing. :o( I would imagine that by the end of my four day I will say, "gee that went fast." You looking forward to your one day? You should work harder to earn more time off......Feel better soon.

Oct 24, 2008
Danny

well how about the capt stallion ranch hehe...you name the time since i named the place lol....

Oct 26, 2008
Bonnie

Hola captain. Thanks again for lunch. Looking forward to coffee. :o)

Nov 13, 2008
Bonnie

Nov 26, 2008
RevTam

Happy Turkey Day there Capt. hope it's a great one!!

Nov 27, 2008
Danny

Holla capt how are ya doing...hope ya had a great turkey day...just layen low here hehe

Nov 28, 2008