Rob

Male

Phillipsburg, OH

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Safety Officer, Fire / Arson Investigator, Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS), Driver / Engineer

Years in Fire/EMS:

18 (Counting cadet and doing the job)

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Jefferson Twp. F.D.

Years With Department/Agency

5+ (5 before and just went back 10/2008)

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Greene County Rescue (Cadet 1990-1992), Box 21 Rescue (1994-1997), Kettering Fire Dept. (2000-2001), Jefferson Twp. Fire Dept. (2000-2005) and Phillipsburg Fire Dept. (2005-1/9/2009). On the legal side Montgomery County Sherrif's Office (Explorer 1990-1993 and Traffic Services Volunteer 1995-1996), Wright State Police 2000-2003, Montgomery County Common Pleas Court 2003-current.

My Training:

Ohio Lvl II FF, EMT-I, CFSI, Fire Inst., Investigator, Safety Officer, and a laundry list of other T-T-T courses and other certificate courses (been to Ohio Fire Academy so many time I have been confused for staff by other staff members).

About Me:

I started as a cadet at Greene County Rescue back in 1990 and was hooked. I have "tried" to get out a couple times, but not happening. Got to do it. Can't find any replacement for the feeling when you jump off the couch to go save a house or save a life.

When I am not working (when does that happen) I enjoy going to Cowan Lake or Caesar's Creek and doing some Crappie fishing! Would someone tell the Muskie in Cowan to lay off the Crappie for a couple seasons?

Day Job:

Intake Desk

Relationship Status:

Single

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I can't get it out of my blood! I love the job and always have since watching reruns of Emergency when I was 4 years old!

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Where else can you go to work, break down someone's door, and get thanked for it!

Top Issues Facing Responders:

The money grubbing political types not giving us the needed resources and funding to do the job safe and the idiots in our society that hinder the safety of all our brothers and sisters in so many ways (failing to yield, setting fires, and the list goes on).

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