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Loyd Dittfurth

Male

Higgins, TX

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: EMS/Rescue Squad/Hospital EMS - Paid
Job Function: Firefighter / EMT-Basic
Years in Fire/EMS:: 10
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Hemphill EMS
Years With Department/Agency: 0 just started
My Training:: Several training hours as a volunteer then took my emt basic then went to fire academy am certified in the state of texas in both
I am currently taking a Basic to Paramedic class online and I will be the first to say I think I am over my head just a little
About Me:: just a good old boy
Day Job:: fire ems
Relationship Status:: Divorced
Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=100000115322622
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I believe that every day that we live is a gift from god and the more good that we do in this world the more time god gives us.

that and when I started the chicks sure dig scars
Why I Love Fire/EMS: i like helping people
Top Issues Facing Responders:: In the Texas Panhandle MANPOWER no one wants to volunteer anymore and If they do they dont want to train or show up they just want to wear the pager and get all the credit

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Amber Richardson

Hey how are things going today

Oct 13, 2009
Amber Richardson

things here are getting cooler then they where getting eady to rain a lot. I hope that your class goes well.

Oct 13, 2009
Tara Mitchell

Well Hello to you!

Oct 14, 2009
Tara Mitchell

Hi! I am good. How are you?

Oct 14, 2009
Amber Richardson

Well it is in the 50's here today raining and the fire and ems have been busy today with recks. I hope that you have had a good day

Oct 14, 2009
cowgirlmedic

it is cold in wyoming... but a wonderful place to live

Oct 15, 2009
Amber Richardson

Hi I hope that you have had a good day I just got home....Glade to be hope its been a long day

Oct 15, 2009
Childressfirefighter36

mainly grass, but one vacant house I know of, and it started from the alley, and no evidence to be found. The house was spared, I was coming back in from a car fire, and I happen to see what looks like a grill, but didn't smell like one. I cranked up the pump, and watered it down. I dunno where he will strike next. When he does we will be ready.

Oct 15, 2009
loretta

My fireman friend lost one of his best friends wednesday night in a structure fire, he didnt make it

Oct 15, 2009
Amber Richardson

The past two days have been long and crapy...I hope that your days have been better...

Oct 16, 2009
Childressfirefighter36

thanks, usually we are not that fast, but something told me to take a truck that way, I was in our fast attack.

Oct 17, 2009
Amber Richardson

how was your day did you have class

Oct 17, 2009
Jessica Colleen Brown

alabama aint so bad, jus cold rite now lol

Oct 18, 2009
Amber Richardson

It is all worth it at the end...hang in there

Oct 18, 2009
Jessica Colleen Brown

i thot we were 2 but it's n the low 50's rite now

Oct 18, 2009
Amber Richardson

I wanted to say Hi and see how things where going? I hope that all is going well and I hope to hear from you soon

Oct 22, 2009
Regina Ryder

sorry....been busy, haven't been here for a while....I used to work for an airline.....decided to move to Buffalo....I've got my reasons......part of my reasons are that I needed a change of scenery

Oct 26, 2009
Jessica Colleen Brown

it's no problem.

Oct 30, 2009
Mandy

Hey u =) Cali sucks I wanna leave already haha time for a change..been here 27 yrs

Nov 2, 2009
Mandy

Maybe I should say my town I live in sucks haha..I just got back from San Diego..It was beautiful there. I didnt wanna come back to the town I live in. Im just sick of my town I think =) Hows Texas?

Nov 2, 2009
Brittany Rivas

Thank u its good

Nov 6, 2009
Mandy

LoL thats hilarious..There is nothing to do in this town but go to the bar haha. Hope u have a great and safe weekend

Nov 6, 2009
Mandy

Oh yeah sucks..Everyone here knows everyone..And ive been here 27 yrs..I wont date anyone from this town haha

Nov 7, 2009
Firefighter Walther

Hey Brother, hows it going?

Nov 13, 2009
Tara Mitchell

no just too young and too stupid

Nov 19, 2009
Tara Mitchell

ok its unseasoned and unmotivated
he was 20 and i am 40 he is too young

Nov 19, 2009
Tara Mitchell

Wow Its too bad that you live in Texas and I live in New York

Nov 19, 2009
Tara Mitchell

if there are i have yet to find them

Nov 19, 2009
Tara Mitchell

ok thanks for the ideas i will try them

Nov 19, 2009
Tara Mitchell

while i have tired looking in some of those places there are some i missed so i will look. On a different topic I need to find a good mouth guard for my muay thai kickboxing class and I am asking all I know which brand is better and why Shock Doctor or Under Armour? What is your input on the matter?

Nov 19, 2009
Tara Mitchell

just learning currently so not that good so i need to use one but thanks for the confidence booster much apprepriated

Nov 19, 2009
Oldman

I do in house instruction, currently finishing an introductory class for our cadets. I also teach at the University of Houston Downtown campus, in the Criminal Justice program.

Nov 26, 2009
James L.Hoffman, Jr

loyd how eveything down in TX. most of our exteriors were once interior but for some reason the prefer not to go in anymore that is their choice and i wont force them to do it my wife is one off our exterior FF and believe me she helps out alot

Nov 28, 2009
James L.Hoffman, Jr

loyd seems that thats all my wife and i do is paper work

Nov 29, 2009
Trey Ford

Oh you're going through TD? Thats cool man! I'll tell you the fire academy is pretty sweet, I loved it. I'm a little nervous about emt b. How do you feel about the Paramedic program through TD? I just thought medic was an EXTREMELY hard cert to get, and doing it online would make it way harder. I could be wrong. What do you think?

Nov 29, 2009
Trey Ford

Well man I wish you good luck in the fire academy. Let me know when you're goin! Its a blast. I'll look more into the paramedic course too. I've thought about it and I thought itwas going to be way too tough to go through TD, and I cant go to the college here for it, I've gotta work. But maybe I will go through it!

Nov 29, 2009
James L.Hoffman, Jr

Loyd those pics of the vehicle acc. the driver was DUI . Crossed the center line and struct the tractortrailor nearly head on. Both of yhe vehicles were totaled. One thinng at least no one died

Nov 29, 2009
James L.Hoffman, Jr

only if people would use their heads the right way

Nov 29, 2009
Cody W. Nelson

sorry for not getting back to you sooner friend. I haven't been on here in a while. We did not test in Sept. We are taking apps right now online and testing in Feb I believe. Class should start in June. Go to the City of Lubbock web page, look for Fire and look into it....Good luck.

Dec 2, 2009
L

thank you! stay safe!

Dec 11, 2009
Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp

Loyd, I looked at the game and havnt got the mental fortitude at the moment to invest the brain cells. I will come back another day. Thanks for the invite.

Jan 6, 2010
Derek R.

Hey Loyd, Thanks for the add. That jeopardy game is killing me. lol.
Keep safe and have fun. Anything I can help ya with, just let me know.

Jan 12, 2010
Derek R.

hey, sorry, I just noticed the message from you about my training. I don't check it very often. It was at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in Waverly, NS.

Jan 13, 2010
Derek R.

Yah, we have a pretty good school here. It gets high ratings from what I hear.
A lot of hands on, which is great.
How about you, where did you go?

Jan 13, 2010
Derek R.

Yes it is pretty expensive. But worth it. Can't put a price on quality personal safety and knowledge though.
So where did you go?

Jan 14, 2010
Derek R.

how did you find that academy's way of teaching? Were they helpful and quick to answer questions? Did they explain things well? I was looking into a paramedicine course like that and was wondering what it was like.

Jan 14, 2010
Derek R.

That's awesome, Loyd. I wish you the best of luck. And it's good to know that they are recognised courses too.I'll be going for FF2 here soon and also plan on volunteering at the fire school as a asst. instructor. Going fo all the knowledge I can get.

Jan 16, 2010
Bryce Zitterich

Yes, Cabot is paid. I work there parttime. I actually lived in Searcy for about a year and a half. Love their new station.

Jan 20, 2010
Firefighter Walther

Hey bro, its going good, its as every bit exciting as it is tough! had our first major exam last saturday, made an 89! :) the Instructor made us a bet that if we had a class average of 85% or above, he'd buy us pizza! and we had a class average of 86%, lol, free pizza! yay! lol, right now were doing SCBA training, pretty intense, but were all getting it down, i can now don the PPE and SCBA in under 2 minutes!!! how goes it with you?

Mar 1, 2010
Firefighter Walther

damn bro! that is a time i will for sure try to break! lol, it takes practice im sure, and ill be getting alot of that over the next 8 months! lol

Mar 1, 2010