roy yoder

Male

Montezuma, GA

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Paid, Emergency Management, Other Response Agency Type
Job Function
Firefighter / EMT-Basic, First Responder, Emergency Management Coordinator/Staff, Driver / Engineer
Years in Fire/EMS:
28
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
montezuma georgia
Years With Department/Agency
18
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
virginia beach (kempsville vol.) ff basic emt crash extrication.
norfolk va. paid ff. driver and tiller ladder and engine
My Training:
npq ff1, first responder instructor red cross, npq haz mat awarness, npq instructor 2, georgia fire acadamy live fire instructor, gema certified rescue specialist, vehicle extrication, nims 100 200 700 800 300 400 and 402 and still need to know more
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
dad was a firefighter and had to quit when i was 9 or 10 because of smoke and lungs which don't mix and in 1980 (I was 24) i went off for the weekend and they burnt the roof off the house. bad furnace flu. that is still wrong. got bit hard in the introduction and never looked back.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
me and the animal, the bear, be it fire or death and besting it
Top Issues Facing Responders:
mandates and no money and the cost of trying to keep stupid alive and safe

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  • Alan Aboshamaa

    Ben called me on his way north from Macon co. I have talked to him a few times since then. I have been busy though because my wife and I just had a baby girl on the 8th.

    Aug 24, 2008

  • Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd

    thanks for the input, yes the call really happened and when the Captain who ran the call told me the story, he cried, no one wants to get there guys hurt and he felt responsible, as mentioned, you don't use the ERG for something that behaves like a fixed facility incident. Yup, it was a semi-truck trailer, but it was a confined space with a material that was water reactive. Take care, Mike

    Aug 25, 2008

  • Dewayne and Diana Bean

    Violent Incident Protecting Emergency Responders which is what the state police use here in KY for violent situations like drunk and disorderly, drug use, approaching houses that could have guns when your responding to domestic abuse issues. Teaches you how to enter, talk, communicate, etc.

    Jan 14, 2009