A.J. Timmer

52, Male

Brazoria, TX

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function
Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:
3 yr
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Wild Peach Volunteer Fire Department
Years With Department/Agency
3 yr
My Training:
Basic certification
ICS-100,200
Vehicle extrication Level 1,2
Rope/Rescue
Wildland S130/S190
About Me:
I love the outdoors. Hunting ,fishing, archery.
Day Job:
Piping Inspector
Relationship Status:
Single
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
To assist my fellow firefighters so we may help our community in times of need.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
Its a great feeling to know I can help someone when they need it most.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Continuous training, Staying healthy.

Comment Wall:

  • Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp

    AJ, welcome to Firefighter Nation. Glad you dropped in to join. Lots to do, read and become involved with here.You will get out of this what you put into it. Your involvement here is important to us all.

    Chief William Sharp
    Brookings Oregon

    Jan 30, 2010

  • Nancy C. Spanial

    Hi A.J., yes, there is some good fishing in Toledo Bend; but I usually just go in my neighborhood ponds and lakes, where the Bass and White Perch are from clean spring-fed waters, and they bite like crazy! Is that your dog in the picture, or a rescue dog? I have five dogs, four of which are Labs, and one rescued Scottie mix; she's a mess! One looks a lot like the dog in your photo. What do you do besides fire service? I just got my National EMT certification last week! Tonight we had a class in ladders, and practiced rescuing victims from second story, bringing them down the ladder in different ways. Since I'm small (only weigh 110!) I have to use leverage and brains more than "brawn"! It's a challenge but I love every minute of it...and hope I never have to do it in reality, but if I do, at least I want to be ready for it! Thanks for writing...have a great week! Nancy

    Jun 9, 2010

  • Lisa Catty

    Gday AJ...
    Well life down under a little boring for me last 4 months, just recovering from a shoulder recon. after i got injured at work, its slowly getting there hope to be back with the crew in under 2 months,,,
    normally we attend MVA's Hazmat, mainly gas leaks, cats in trees, majority of all types of structural fires, car fires, and of course bush fires. so lucky quite a diverse range of incidents,,,
    what about yourself.....

    Aug 3, 2010

  • Nyssa Aker

    A.J.

    I appreciate what you said regarding CERT. There are not many people out there that consider us emergency response or even worth having. We are coming on slowly but sure it is more for education but for people like me it is a new doorway to open to possibilites. To those who are willing to answer the call to help others are everywhere and we just must recognize those people no matter how small a group is. Thank you and God Bless.

    Nyssa

    Aug 10, 2010

  • Theresa A Pereira

    Thanks! Nice 'meeting' you!

    Sep 12, 2010

  • Jessica Swift

    Thanks for the add. :)

    Oct 20, 2010

  • Jessica Swift

    A lot of our runs ar mutual aid. At least the field fire calls. We are a bit more known for our mva's since we have a section of interstate. We had a bad one not too long ago involving a semi. Chopper was called. It too a ton of stabilization to extricate the driver.

    Oct 20, 2010

  • Jessica Swift

    Yes it was a challenge. The trailer was basically jammed into the back of the tractor. The whole thing was suspended over a "ditch" (sorry wasn't sure how to describe it) that was apprx 10-12 ft deep. We used every bit of the stabilization equip. that we had to stabilize it for extrication.

    Oct 20, 2010

  • Jessica Swift

    Well I got away from training this summer and I didn't work out as much as I shoul, but I just started really getting back into it. I know what you mean as far as fitting it it. This summer I was working 70 hours or more a week, but now work I slowing down a bit so I am working out 6 days a week. The combat challenge is a a series of events that simulate stuff we do on most fire scenes. They hold competitions all over the country.

    Oct 22, 2010