Patricia Carol Lewis

Female

Memphis, TN

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
Job Function
Lieutenant
Years in Fire/EMS:
25
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Memphis Fire Department
Years With Department/Agency
25
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
EMA - CERT instructor when extra people needed during training blitzes
TN-TASK Force One- involved for approx. 17 years; recently bought land we building a horse farm to get into horse therapy for handicapped kids- takes all spare time
My Training:
Haz-mat tech;rapell master;swift water rescue tech;trench rescue tech; confined space rescue tech;rope rescue tech;load master;paramedic; SORT team(special ops rescue team) ;qualified on senior aerial (I was a tillerman before I made lieutenant), snorkel, pumper, platform, rearmount, squrt, and junior aerial. I am the first female to make 25 years on the Memphis Fire Dept.
About Me:
I ride a chopper, have a 650 arctic cat quad, scuba dive, roller blade, and bungie jump. I have several horses and mules I am training to be bomb proof (hyper-calm) in hopes of using them for horse therapy for handicapped kids in a couple of years when I retire. I am lucky to have found a husband that puts up with my craziness.
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I feel I am making a difference, I am not just marking time like in most jobs. Also, you never know what is going to happen, no two days are alike.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
I am a adrenaline junkie
Top Issues Facing Responders:
I work in a bad part of town, we have a heavy gang activity here, no to mention the meth labs. I made a house with heavy fire that after it was over, we found the meth making equipment.

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  • RON aka "LUCKY"

    patti, thanks for the add but a bad move on your part because now your gonna have to write once in awhile to help me remember who you are :-D ,,,, tell about anything, life, the man, the job, kids grand or otherwise, even a good joke ,,,, nothing like exchanging e-mails with friends when it's slow here at the station or at home when i'm chill-in ,,,,
    C-ya, be safe and god bless
    ron

    Nov 19, 2010

  • Mick Mayers

    Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are enjoying FFN so far. While you are online, feel free to come check out my blog, Firehouse Zen, which actually originated here on FFN and is now hosted by FireEMSblogs.com And if you are a Facebook member, we'd love to have you "like" us there as well.

    Stay safe and have a great holiday season.

    Mick Mayers
    Firehouse Zen

    Nov 25, 2010

  • Jeffery L Carr

    Welcome to FFN

    Apr 25, 2011