My Firefighter Nation
Jim Creech
, Male
Fort Wayne, IN
United States
Profile Information:
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Job Function
- Firefighter / EMT-Basic
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 20
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- 2nd largest FD in Indiana (surrounded by corn fields)
- Years With Department/Agency
- 6
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://fwfd.org
- Web Site:
- http://www.ohmr.oh.gov
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- Trotwood (the Wood) Fire & Rescue (combo dept.). Home to the 1928 Ahrens Fox that in it's day was utilized for a full year to pump the town's water system. Still wins competitions for 1st water. Very nice piece of equipment. West Milton Fire Department (Volunteer) Best powdered waffles around.
- My Training:
- Ohio Level II, Ohio Fire Inspector, Hazmat Tech(I'm not on "the team" so I don't receive annual re-fresher training, BERT Auto Extrication, IFSAC Firefighter 2, Indiana Firefighter 2, Indiana EMT-B(they don't recognize National Registry for basics, nor do they allow basics to use an ET tube), and all that basic NIMS stuff.
- About Me:
- 20+ yrs dabeling into just about every area of Public Safety (Police, Communications, Corrections, FIRE/EMS, Private Security, Military State Defense Force)
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://myspace.com/smketr_jim
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- My buddy got me into after I graduated high school. I thought it would be nice to help my neighbors and others. Here I am still doing it. It is the BEST job in the World!
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- No 2 calls are ever the same. Cannot beat the schedule.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Wellness and fitness, SEATBELTS, company officers enforcing the use of SEATBELTS, manning (4 or more per rig in the career houses). It takes more than 4 in a RIT situation.
Clark Schwenke
good to hear from you again, be safe and see you soon.
Schwenke
Dec 2, 2008
George Green
How are things in your neck of the woods?
Jan 23, 2009
Dave Dodson
-Dave
Feb 4, 2009