Terrell Benton Porter

Male

Big Bear Lake, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
Job Function
Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)
Years in Fire/EMS:
25
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
City of Long Beach Fire Department
Years With Department/Agency
14
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
Deputy Sheriff with Orange County Sheriff's Office, CA
Police Officer with City of Newport Beach, CA
My Training:
Certified Paramedic with ICEMA, DOT and DOD
College Degree in Fire Science
California State Certifed EMT Instructor
Community College Instructor
Graduated Los Angeles Police Academy 1973
About Me:
US Marine Corps out of High School - Highest rank Captain - served two combat tours in Vietnam 67-68 and 69-70.
Worked in Law Enforcement until discovering Fire Service.
Loved Downhill Skiing, so moved to the mountains of Southern California in 1976. Worked as Certified Pro Ski Patroller for 5 years and then a Professional Ski Instructors Assoc. (PSIA) Level II instructor for 14 years. Still skiing. Love riding my Harley, so joined Wind & Fire International M/C in 1991. I am the National Road Captain for W&F and a Board member. I've logged over 300,000 miles on my Harleys. Still riding.
Day Job:
Retired on Disability from Long Beach Fire Dept.
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
To help other people. Work with great people. Do a job I could be proud of.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
Doing a job and doing it right as a team.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Staffing, having enough personnel on apparatus.

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  • jack lambert

    welcome to ffn from new brunswick canada

    May 12, 2009

  • Dennis Brown

    Welcome to ffn Terrell nice pic of the bike you got there be safe out there from the jersey shore

    May 12, 2009

  • Paul Everson

    Hey Terrell are you back from the motorcycle trip? I have gone on a couple of day trips, but the weather here in Minnesota hasn't been that great.

    Jun 11, 2009