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Welcome from Down Under
Profile Information
- Type of Organization
- EMS/Rescue Squad/Hospital EMS - Paid
- Job Function
- Retired
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 37 yrs
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Retired \ Communications Centre
- Years With Department/Agency
- 37
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://ambulance.vic.gov.au
- Web Site:
- http://ses.vic.gov.au
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- The SES as mentioned is locally responsible for Road Crash Rescue; Land Search; Boating Search; Flood and Storm damage and recovery.
Very few Fire Services out side Metropolitan Melbourne carry out Road Crash Rescues in this state.
Its different over here where Fire Services are not combined in all rescues as it is in the USA. The Fire Service; Ambulance Services; Police and State Emergency Service are separate identities, but at the end of the day they work well together.
- My Training:
- Good Heavens where do I start: I have always had the sight to help as a young boy of 17 I joined St John Ambulance, (a well known volunteer organisation around the world) There I have given some 27yrs broken service to them and the community. At 18 I was a volunteer FireFighter with the Noble Park Fire Brigade. So both of these took up most of my time as a youth; Not Boring U yet??
At 25 I joined the Ambulance Service Victoria (Peninsula) and the rest is history.
This work became to involved and I gave the FireFighting away, but there will aways be a Light there for every FireFighter no matter where. 911 was a good example of where FireFighters past and present felt the sadness and related to the senseless of it it all.
- About Me:
- Yes I am married still to my first wife, ( I hope I do not have to explain that) I am a Justice of the Peace for the State of Victoria. I Like to collect shoulder Patches/Service Badges from all over the world, so feel free to contact me and send as many as U like.
I Became O.I.C. of the Traralgon Ambulance Station 1989. Involved in Paramedic challenges Vs other Paramedics. Lectured at Monash University for Paramedic Students. Involved in Training of new students paramedics. Managed a First Aid department for the Ambulance Service where FA courses were taught to the general public and Companies. Return to on the Road work, injured my back severally and now work full time in our 000 (911) Communication Centre.
I am a World accredited Medical Assessor for Road Crash Rescue. In July 2008 traveled to Wales (UK) and assessed 30 teams in 3 days.
I don't seam to have much time for the outdoors anymore, anyway the days of lying on the ground staring at the stars are over thanks to my back injury.
- Day Job:
- Retired Paramedic
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://lecart1@bigpond.com
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- Was a volunteer firefighter, then had an inkling to join the emergency services. I then joined Ambulance Service Victoria. I was stationed at Dandenong outside of Melbourne then moved to my present address in regional country Victoria in 1986.
From there on the story grows bigger and bigger, It a life I wouldn't change for the world.
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- self satifaction, The spark it puts in my life.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Like most emergency services; We the Worker are our own worst enemy when it comes to recognition of of our work in the public eye.
Non recognition of staff by non operational senior management.
Wages will always be an issue, never enough.
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A woman has died after being stabbed and then set alight at a Melbourne petrol station
Posted on June 3, 2010 at 8:46am 0 Comments 0 Likes
A woman has died after being stabbed and then set alight at a Melbourne petrol station where her alleged attacker told frantic bystanders to "let her burn".
The 42-year-old Bayswater North woman had been airlifted to The Alfred hospital on Tuesday morning in a critical condition with burns to almost 100 per cent of her body, as well as stab wounds.
She died early on Tuesday evening.
After attacking the woman at the service…
Continuea small town in Saskatchewan,
Posted on May 29, 2010 at 2:16am 0 Comments 0 Likes
One dark night outside a small town in Saskatchewan, a fire started inside the local sausage plant and in a blink it exploded into massive flames.…
ContinuePrison Fire
Posted on April 17, 2010 at 7:57pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Firefighters called to a blaze inside a Melbourne jail say they have been confronted by the chaotic scene of prisoners, who should have been locked down, wandering about the burning prison wing.
Eight prisoners and one prison officer suffered injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to burnt windpipes from the fire inside the Charlotte wing of the Port Phillip Prison at Truganina about 10pm (AEST) on Saturday.
"Normally…
ContinueAustralian Firefighter killed
Posted on February 18, 2009 at 7:04am 3 Comments 0 Likes
David Balfour, 47, from Gilmore in the ACT, was killed by a large tree branch while connecting a hose to his strike team's tanker in the Victoria Fire at Yarra Ranges National Park.
A professional firefighter of 10 years' service with the ACT Fire Brigade, Mr Balfour was part of a team of 120 Canberra… Continue
Two critically injured in a bus & truck crash
Posted on August 7, 2008 at 8:25am 0 Comments 0 Likes
While I was in England touring the UK, my squad on July 24, 2008 attended a Bus Vs Truck incident on the Princes Highway just before 11:00am. Where a bus ran into the back of a heavy haulage truck,
The BUS driver and one of his passengers were fighting for their lives after their bus collided with a semi-trailer on a major Victorian highway west of Traralgon.
The force of the crash obliterated the front of the bus,… Continue
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Hi Leo,,,,sorry I didn't get back to you earlier,,,I will a set of DuPont Fire Rescue and Munford Fire Dept patches to you in the mail tomorrow!
Regards,
Bill
Good day! I am a collector from Ukraine. I suggest you to exchange patches.
Andrew. tkachenko_van@optima.com.ua
Hope to talk to you soon.
John Holtan
Be safe!
Are you interested in swapping patches. Email me at kentheg@yahoo.com if you want to trade.
Stay safe,
Kent
That's excellent! I am slightly busy this upcoming week between class and duty, However, I will get the patch out to you as soon as possible!!!
Cheers!
Whats going on mate, I havent heard from you for ages. Its now been two and a half months since I sent you those patches and now your not getting back to me???
Come on mate, be fair about it - I have given you the benefit of the doubt until now.
Arron
Dont mean to be a pest, have you sent that patch yet. Just havent heard from you in a while.
Hope all is good mate,
Arron
Look forward of being able to visit Australia someday.... and let's share some beers and a lot of stories!!
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Otakar
How are you? How is life as a firefighter in your area? I am interested in how it is sabner academies or ingresao requirements for the ranks of responders or firefighters. I hear much of it should be a person who is recidente in the country. Just so they can devote their lives to it.
Good luck with your search for patches, I could not even scan the my station.
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