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Devan Mills

Male

Gaylesville, AL

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function: Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:: 1
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: gaylesville fire department
Years With Department/Agency: 1 year
My Training:: nims incident command courses is.100.a is.200.a is.700.a is.800b.
Bloodborne Pathogen Certificate Michigan State U.
Trained at the HAZMAT Awareness level
About Me:: i was born to be a fireman
Day Job:: college for fire science
Relationship Status:: In a Relationship
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: to help people and serve my community
Why I Love Fire/EMS: where else can you go to work and make a difference like that
Top Issues Facing Responders:: all the different things floating around responders have to take extra levels of security now a days

Comment Wall:

Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd

nice to know someone from Alabama. looks like your just starting your career from your pix. let me know if I can help you out in any way. best of luck with your future brother. stay safe, CBz

Aug 14, 2010
Gregory Borg

Devan, Most of the schools around here are between 12 and 18 months. It takes out medics about that, the department puts them through the community college. Central Washington State U. has a medic program as well. We run medics on our engines, a private ambulance transports. I have two medics on my engine, we had about 3600 runs last year. Good luck.

Aug 15, 2010
Blake Smith

Helmet is SOLD

Aug 17, 2010
Fabulous Heather Days of Summer

Great to meet you. Stay safe. Heather

Aug 21, 2010
Gregory Borg

Devan, The info is in my profile. But briefly, I work on Engine 3, Spokane Fire Department, Spokane, Washington. Spokane has 205,000 population, we are 35 miles from Idaho and 110 from Canada. Our Departments has 305 full time paid firefighters. We have 13 engines, 3 ladders, 1 heavy rescue and 2 battalion chiefs onduty. That is 56 people on duty every day. My engine ran 3805 calls last year. Engine 3 is the busiest engine in Washington, Seattle and Tacoma have some busy companies as well, but not quite as busy as we are. I have been a FF for 35 years, a lieutenant for 20. I have been on engines most of the time but I did work on a squad for 3 years and ladder trucks for 8. If you have questions just ask.

Aug 25, 2010
Gregory Borg

Yes, we have 4 FF on our ladders, that si 1 officer, 1 driver and 2 FF. Wverone handles tools and the work load. My engine has 4 as well, most of our engines have 3 people. So if you are a captian, every ststion has a station captian and he is the shift officer on his shift. He also runs the station. Every other shift has a lieutenant on duty, they are the shift officer/company officer. Everyone pulls hose, masks up and fights fire. Our Battalion Chiefs do not go into the fire, they have the command duties.

Aug 25, 2010
Gregory Borg

Our tillerd ladder, Ladder 4 has the officer, two drivers, the tillerman gets drivers pay and 1 FF. The tillerman and the FF are the roof (ventilation) team, the officer and the driver go inside and search, they also do forcible entry. Also, we have 4 shifts, we work 24 hrs on duty and then have 3 days off. We also have 9 days a year we have to work extra, out of that schedule, to make the work week balance at 46.1 hours.

Aug 25, 2010
Gregory Borg

Devan, I think Cairns makes the best leather. Check out the fire equipment suppliers in your area ans see if you can try some on. Mine is a "Houston" model, 6A I think.
Also, the officer, LT. and Capt. are behind the nozzleman or with the ladder crew on every fire department that I know of, none of them are with IC, we do have officers with IC but they are not Company Officers. They might be a training Lt. or a Safety officer, etc.

Aug 26, 2010
Shelby Bracken

Thanks Devan for refering me to this site. I like it already .

Sep 2, 2010
Gregory Borg

Devan, I am off work for a weeks vacation. When I get back I will see what our department has now and send it to you. In 1995 I worked on Ladder 4 and we were the first company to be trained in Tech Rescue, con/space, rope and trench. Now Station 4 (E-4 & L-4) do tech rescue. I was instrumental in starting the program. I will add that the IAFF will come and train departments free of charge but I think you have to have an IAFF local ask for the training. I will check on that also. I will get back to you.

Sep 3, 2010
Gregory Borg

2.50.03.02 Trench Rescue (11-11-03).pdfDevan, Sorry this took so long. You know how it goes sometimes. I am sending you our policies on confined space rescue and trench rescue. These are the operational policies for the first on scene engine of truck. The tech rescue team, Ladder4 and Engine 4 have their own rules to work from. I will see if I can get that later. This is recognition and operations policy for first arriving companies, not technition level stuff. Be safe.2.50.03.01 Confined Space Emergency (11-11-03).pdf

Oct 8, 2010
Gregory Borg

Let me know it that worked, if not send me your e-mail and I will e-mail them. In the building of training props Station 4 has done the following. They have rail cars on tracks in out training area, a non-pressurized tanker they can practice entry into. The have buried some concrete sewer pipe that runs into a underground cistern. This has several sizes of pipe coming into it, 18 inch, 24 inch, 36 inch. They are built into a maze so they can be used for entry and retrieval practice. Our sewer and street departments provided us with damaged pipe that they were done with and helped us put it in. They also have some concrete slabs that they can practice digging under, they are all piled caty-whampus like a building collapse. There is also a trenh area so they can practice collaped trench rescue. The team from Station 4 trains everyone on the department on recognition and operations every year. This R&O class is required in our state for trench, confined space, rope rescue and Haz-Mat every year. It is a big job training 300 firefighters.

Oct 8, 2010
Jessica J Joiner

Thanks for accepting my friend request! It's nice to see someone else from the Heart of Dixie! :) Come see us at the CDP sometime! Take care and God Bless!

Dec 2, 2010
Rachel

Nice to meet you!!

Jan 31, 2011
Gregory Borg

Hey Devan, I have been well, I have been building a new company level training program for our station. It has been slow the las month or so, but they 14 calls yeasterday and we have had 4 this morning (07:30 to 09:30) so it is shaping up to be a busy day. Have you been testing at any departments?

Mar 28, 2011