Rocket

Male

Northern Territory

Australia

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function
Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:
10 +
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Aviation Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF)
Years With Department/Agency
1 year
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
Firefighter with Alice Springs Volunteer Bushfire Brigade for 5 years
My Training:
Cert III Fire & Emergency Operations / Aviation Incident (Specialist)
Wildfire Investigator
Cert III Wildfire Operations
Agency specific modules - Dip/Advanced Dip ,Emergency Managment
AIIMS / Incident Controller
Cert IV Trainer & Assessor
Senior First Aid
Advanced Resucitation
About Me:
Dedicated to being a fit old fart, & remaining operational as long as physically able.
Enjoy - Operational & pyhsical fitness training, Rodeos, Motorcyles, Travel, Quality time with the handbrake (wife), company of friends within the lifestyle, My dogs,solitude to recharge the batteries...all in appropriate doses.

Dislikes: Quiz for members? A word which is a highly offensive term for somebody considered unpleasant, self indulgent, pretentious, arrogant beginning with Wank and ending with ER

Never take yourself too seriously it hinders the flow.
Day Job:
paid firefighter
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
Contribute to my community & interact with like minded professionals at an operational & social level
And lets not forget those adrenaline rushes either folks!
Why I Love Fire/EMS
Everyday is an unknown & optimum results will always come about through teamwork.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Its always going to be adaquate funding/staffing levels achieved within the confines of budgetory constaints.

Getting personnel who have come up through the ranks
into upper management positions as opposed to appointing non operational beaurocrates.

Remaining proactive rather than reactive in spite of the above mentioned issues.

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  • wayne frary

    Hey dude. Hope things are ok with your family and at work.
    Any updates on lateral transfers yet?,ideally,I want a city fire station,rather than rural,allthough it will be some time before I will actually put this in motion,just looking at options. Anyway,sorry to bother you,take care.

    Jul 8, 2008

  • wayne frary

    Hey Rocket. yes we are still looking to emegrate to Oz and when my wife qualifies as a lawyer in 3 or 4 years then that will become a realistic possibility.you should leave the hose running for the probies, ha ha. Hope the injury gets better soon. Hopefully one of the metropolitan brigades will look at a lateral transfer. take care.

    Jun 20, 2009

  • Arron

    Hey Rocket

    Mate I am trying to collect patches from each of the Australian States to add to a board for my bridage. If your interested in swapping please let me know. I have a few things which I can trade.

    Cheers

    Arron

    May 27, 2010