Patrick M. Callahan

Male

San Jose, CA

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Other Response Agency Type
Job Function
EMT - Basic
Years in Fire/EMS:
35
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Civilian SAR
Years With Department/Agency
4
My Training:
Former active duty U.S. Marine.
Dog Handler/Trainer begining with 4H as a teen and continuing lifelong. Can train in Obedience, SAR (Air Scent), and Protection.
Personally have training in SAR K9 Wilderness, K9 Water, and K9 Cadaver recovery as well as extreme weather and deep wilderness survival.
Professional Ski Patrol.
NREMT-B currently registered in CA
Formal Education includes degrees in Criminology, Fire Technology, and Philosophy.
About Me:
I am addicted to good coffee, good conversation, and commonsense practices in all things. Philosophically I am a pragmatist.
I am married to a police officer who will be retiring in 2009 (maybe) after 28+ years with a major metropolitan police department and she is the center of my universe. And recently she got me hooked on digital photography. I now have a Nikon D90 and a Flickr account...I may never be the same.
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I grew up on the Great Lakes of Michigan, in the tip-of-the-mitt area. Our area was rural and medical response times were often delayed by weather/nature/bad roads etc. My parents taught self-reliance and commonsense practices for all emergencies. EMS and SAR just seemed like natural behavior to me so I became an EMT for the first time in 1974 as a teenager. Now it's just part of my life, like breathing.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Funding and the seeming inability of most city/state/federal managers to respond to departmental needs (manpower and equipment) BEFORE a crisis rather than in knee-jerk, poorly planned responses AFTER one.

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  • Drew Fennell

    hopefully i get accepted to the medic program with pete in charge of it i nw it'll b fun. 3-4 ppl from our basic class are takingit so it'll be like the good ol days. minues a pat. MEmber chicks dig scarrs. its gettin hot dam i like the cold.

    Jun 16, 2009

  • Drew Fennell

    i no u miss me i have that affect on people , ull crave me more and more till u hv to come see me.

    Jun 16, 2009

  • Lou Sclafani

    I created a new Group here on FFN that you might be interested in joining, Snow Skiing Firefighters. Would love to have you join.
    http://www.firefighternation.com/group/snowskiingfirefighters

    Nov 8, 2009