Barbara Nelson

Female

Stayton, Oregon

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Combination Fire Rescue Department
Job Function
Firefighter / EMT-Basic
Years in Fire/EMS:
nine (11) years in fire and eight (10) in EMS
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Stayton Volunteer Fire District
Years With Department/Agency
Seven (11) years
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.staytonfire.org
My Training:
Fire fighter 1, Fire fighter 2, Haz Mat, Wildland, Fire ground leader, Driver, Pumper operator, EMT-B, Fire instructor 1,
About Me:
I love to go to drill and take outside classes. I have gone to Billy Goldfedders Firefighter scared strait class. I highly recomend it.
Relationship Status:
Married
Facebook or Other Online Profile:
http://www.cafemom.com and www.facebook.com
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
To get my EMT-B (The dept would pay for it if I passed it) but after going through the fire academy I realized that you don't have to be 6'2" and 250 lbs to hit a hydrant or run the pump and it is a lot of fun.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
I like helping people. Trying to make their hard times better.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Safety I think is a big one and continued training. My saying is "The more you know the safer you will be".

Comment Wall:

  • Jim aka Bick

    JUST DROPPING BY TO SAY WELCOME TO FFN. I AM SURE YOU WILL ENJOY THE SITE.YOU CAN ADD ME AS A FRIEND IF YOU WANT TO, AND BE SAFE OUT THERE

    Apr 3, 2008

  • Dusty Baize

    Welcome to FFN. Feel free to add me to your friends list if you want. have a good but safe one! Delete Comment

    Apr 3, 2008

  • Coach

    Welcome to the Firefighter Nation. In addition to the relatively cool videos and fire scene photos, there are numerous groups, discussions and chat available.

    If you have never had the opportunity, take a minute to explore firefighterclosecalls.com and the secret list. This is a wonderful web site to explore and learn from the mistakes of others. It is also, sadly, a roll call of those whom have made the ultimate sacrifice, in their service to their communities.

    We have all joined the Public Safety Community for a variety of our personal reasons. Some of us are paid, while others volunteer. Many are firefighters, while others enjoy the EMS side of the house. We have active firefighters, line officers, chiefs, administrative officers, and a number of old timers who have seen most of the mistakes already made at least once. We have firefighters with many many years of experience, and others that, well, don’t. All are welcome here in The Nation. We welcome your input, just as we hope that you learn from the experiences of others.

    Personally, I have 31 years service to the local fire department. I have held most line officer positions, and some administrative as well. Now part of the Old Guard so to speak, I am less inclined to go charging into where others are trying to escape. Instead, I choose to monitor the fire scene closely, attempting to ensure the safety of all on the fire scene.

    I welcome you to the FFN. Here we all share one common goal.....

    Everyone Goes Home

    Apr 6, 2008

  • Engineco913

    Your quite welcome. I found the short film to be great hense why its on my page. Enjoy and be well, stay safe

    May 11, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    Thanks Barbara -

    I'm glad to know that you find my info helpful. Let me know if you put any of it into play. I'd like to see the resulting product.

    Stay safe. Train often.

    May 26, 2008

  • John

    Ours are a velcro back Id tag that gets turned in to command, and yup just about any call I go on gets the blood a pumping. Thanks
    Be Safe out there

    Jul 14, 2008

  • Lt. Bob

    Thank You for the invite Barbara. Stay safe out there.

    Nov 8, 2008

  • Dennis Brown

    Hi Barbara like your page stay safe out there

    Nov 21, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    Not a problem. Let me know how I can be of assistance.

    Stay safe. Train often.

    Nov 22, 2008

  • michael

    yes i do some thing for them

    Apr 8, 2009

  • Evan Lee Underwood

    Hey thanks, god this place is an information overload on anything firefighting I could ever want or need

    Apr 22, 2009

  • Brian Zauber

    DANG WE DID IT ALL DONE THANK YOU FOLKS FOR ALL YOUR TIME WITH US ....... :)

    Jun 19, 2009

  • trevor leseman

    ok thank you barb i just wanted to get some first fire storys you know and i cant get that i thought fire fighters were supposed to be like a big band of brothers and sister you know idk why every one cant just have respect for a fellow fire fighter

    Jun 27, 2009

  • trevor leseman

    hey i had a great fourth i got my first call it was a brush fire and then i got a medical so its been good up here it has mainly been ambulence calls but i am haveing alot of fun with it

    Jul 7, 2009

  • ADAM WILSON

    things are good. We finally got our haz-mat class done. I responded to my first call on the 4th of July, but we got the stand down order. How are things with you?

    Jul 20, 2009

  • DALE G. PEKEL

    Hello Barbara,

    Thanks for the invite - Nice Page!

    Best Regards,
    Dale G. Pekel

    Feb 19, 2010