Chris Elliott

37, Male

Barnesville, Georgia

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Paid

Job Function

Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)

Years in Fire/EMS:

5

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Henry County Fire Deapartment, Henry County, Georgia

Years With Department/Agency

2 Years

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Monroe County Emergency Services is where I got my start, worked as a one man engine company FF/1st Responder for 3 years till I went to Henry Co. in Jan. of '08.

My Training:

Firefighter NPQ 1 and 2,NPQ Evaluator, Structural Fire Control, Pressurized Container, Clipboard Fireground Hydraulics, Practical Fireground Hydraulics, Building Construction, Georgia Fire Incident Reporting System, NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800, Haz-Mat Awareness, Haz-Mat Ops., EMT-I, PHTLS, EPC, ACLS, AMLS, Paramedic.

About Me:

Hmmm, been doing it for 5 years, shortly after being moved to part-time at MCES, was sent with a task force to St. Bernard Parrish in Louisiana to help with the search and rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina. Nothing real big has happened since then, just been keeping low, lol.

Day Job:

Firefighter/Paramedic

Relationship Status:

Single

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.myspace.com/forsythfd922

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

A friend of mine got me and another friend involved, loved it ever since. Plus I like helping people.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I like helping people.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Adequate Staffing (everywhere), Adequate Funding for Smaller Dept.'s (and some bigger ones...), Public knowledge of everything we are capable of (we're not all just hose jockey's...).

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