FC Thorpe

Beaufort, SC

United States

Profile Information:

What State do you live in?: SC
Type of Organization: Paid Fire Department
Job Function: Firefighter/Driver Operator
Years in Fire/EMS:: 13 years as a Structural Firefighter, 9 years as a Shipboard Firefighter
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Parris Island Fire and Rescue (MCRD Parris Island, SC)
Years With Department/Agency: 9
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Burton Fire and Rescue
Hunter Army Air Field
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DCTT USS John F. Kennedy
DCTT NAVIMFAC Hawaii
USS Canopus (Inport Fire Party and At Sea Fire Party-Repair Locker 5 Nozzleman {ESWS})
My Training:: IFSAC: FF1, FF2, Hazmat Awareness, Operations, Technician and IC, Driver/Operator: Pumper/Aerial, Fire Officer I, II, III, & IV, Fire Instructor I, II, & III, COBRA Hazmat Technician, Radiological/Nuclear Technician, and NREMT-Paramedic
About Me:: Started with basic CPR and First Aid and worked my way up to EMT-Basic, to EMT-Paramedic.
Relationship Status:: Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: Wanted to help people, and it looked exciting.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: I enjoy helping others in their time of need.