My Firefighter Nation
Jeff
Male
Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Profile Information:
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Job Function
- Captain, EMT - Paramedic (or Other ALS)
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 31
- Years With Department/Agency
- 21
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/kfd/
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- Knoxville Fire Dept. Explorers, USAF Crash/Fire/Rescue. Rural/Metro FD & EMS in Knox County Tn, Knox County Ambulance Service, KVRS, East TN. EMS, Knox County E911 Center, GBE Ambulance Service, Roane State Community College EMS Instructor
- My Training:
- State Fire Instructor, Parmedic, EMS Instructor/Coordinator, Vehicle Extrication, Haz Mat, and surviving all those rookie mistakes over the years.
- About Me:
- I am divorced with two fantastic boys that are entering their teenage years (God help me). I became interested in the fire service at a very young age, more so than your typical kid that changes from fireman to astronaut to President every couple of weeks. The old "Emergency" series and the fact that KFD invited me to their "new" Explorers Post in 1973 didn't help matters any! Anything else, just ask me.
- Relationship Status:
- Divorced
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://www.myspace.com/squadcapt4
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- The feeling I get after working hard and helping others, the sense of community service, the excitement, getting my hands dirty. That sense of pride that comes with belonging to such a great fraternity.
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- Too many to list
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Manpower shortages, politicians that have no idea what our job consists of, lose of that spirit of community service and sacrifice.
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