hoyt

36, Male

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function: Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:: 1
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Babylon, New York
Years With Department/Agency: 1
Dept. Web Site:: http://babylonfd.com
My Training:: FFI, EMT-B (In Progress)
Day Job:: school
Relationship Status:: Single
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: kind of an odd story, i worked with a few members over the summer, and they talked very highly of it. then i said to one of them i might be interested in joining. word eventually got back to one of my neighbors who is a ex captain and current warden down there. he caught me off guard and asked me if i was serious about joining. i told him i was then got promptly dragged down to the next company meeting and got started on my paperwork. in the end i'm pretty happy that i got dragged down, because i wouldn't trade it for the world.
Why I Love Fire/EMS: knowing i've helped people at the end of my day
Top Issues Facing Responders:: The top issues facing the fire/EMS services today, especially on long island, is the criticism of the media on the local volunteer departments. Media agencies have called for a complete rework of the system, i feel this is the biggest issue facing our vollie departments today, to convince the public that we are good and continue the traditions of our departments while providing fire/ems services to the public.