My Firefighter Nation
Robert D. Gillock
35, Male
Wise County, TX
United States
Profile Information:
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Job Function
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 2
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- East Wise Fire Rescue
- Years With Department/Agency
- <1
- My Training:
- EMT school; multiple trainings in everything from extrication to search and rescue.
- About Me:
- love being outdoors and working with people. I'm here for the people and when the tones go out.
- Day Job:
- Street Dept for a small community
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- I'm an adrenaline junkie and I love the satisfaction I get from helping people. Giving back to my community.
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- I love helping people and am an adrenaline junkie.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- -traffic control and an uneducated public.
-lack of appropriate funding/training for rural agencies and on the same note, the difficulty in approriating funds from state and federal agencies. When we request funding for equipment, no matter how little, I wish we wouldn't have to wait a year or more to get the okay. It's hard to predict what we'll need years down the road. When we request equipment, we usually need it PDQ.
Jeff Vogel
work for Trophy Club street dept. I started with Trophy Club in 1990 as a utility worker. I got the job due to TCFD. I was mowing the lift stations and at the wastewater and water plants. I used to repsond to the fire station with the citys lawnmowers on the trailer. I started volunteering in Trophy Club in 1990. Do you work for ED, tell him I said Hi. Give Robert Scott some hell. He always liked when I had to leave to go on calls.
Dec 16, 2008
Connie
Dec 17, 2008
Kayla Bartlett
Mar 14, 2009