IDoItAll

59, Female

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function
President / Administrator / Commissioner
Years in Fire/EMS:
14 and counting
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Slanesville Volunteer Fire Company Slanesville WV
Years With Department/Agency
14
My Training:
FF, EMT-B, and many officer classes
About Me:
I am an EMT-B for 10 years now and have had many offices, right now I am Captain of EMS and VP of Fire Company.
Day Job:
Social Services
Relationship Status:
Single
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I fell in love with my area when I moved there and wanted to give back and help it stay a wonderful place to live
Why I Love Fire/EMS
Being able to help others and make my community a safe place to live
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Not being able to get volunteers and the volunteers not having the time to get all the training we are told to have

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  • Thomas

    Thanks for the add.

    Nov 27, 2007

  • Brian

    Hi I Do It All...My name is Brian and I was wondering if you would give me some advice on writing grants? I volunteer for an ambulance squad in Newark, NJ. I was thinking of taking a shot at writing a grant in order to get $$$ for training, equipment and in the long term would like to get $$$ for a new/used rescue vehicle to start a Lt. Rescue truck running at the squad. Here's my problem, I know other people at squad have tried (years ago) and have always been turned down, that's #1. #2 is that Newark is a large Metro area that already has an EMS division that has Heavy Rescue trucks (we cover an area of the city when in service relieving pressure on them). Do you have any suggestions? I was thinkining of trying for a DHS Grant for equipment and maybe a Fire Grant for training/equipment. We are in no way funded or helped by the State or the EMS division in the city, all of our funding comes from donations and billing when we transport a patient. Any ideas you can give would be appreciated. I was going to try for a grant in 2009 and just want to get some info. Thank you!!!!

    Jul 14, 2008

  • Brian

    Hi! Thanks for getting back to me about grants...I've been to FEMA site, DHS, EMSGrants, etc. I was wondering more what to write and how to fill out...are there any examples online? I've looked but can't find any. Any suggestions?

    Jul 19, 2008