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Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: SENECA ROCKS VOL. FIRE CO.7 (6 YEARS)

My Training:: FIREFIGHTER 1, FIREFIGHTER 2, HAZ-MAT BASIC, HAZ-MAT OPs, RIT, AUTO EXTRICATION, EVOC, DRIVER-PUMP OPERATOR, VEHICLE FIREFIGHTING, WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION, BASIC STRUCTURE FIREFIGHTING, LOW & HIGH ANGLE ROPE RESCUE, CAVE & TRENCH RESCUE, DECON SHELTER SETUP, GPS-MAP TERRAIN, EMT-B, FIRST RESPONDER, CPR, FIRST AID

About Me:: I AM A FIREFIGHTER/EMT..... I STARTED MY FIRE CAREER IN 2001, AT SENECA ROCKS FIRE CO.7. I WAS A FIREFIGHTER THERE FOR 6 YEARS. THEN I TRANSFERRED TO CIRCLEVILLE FIRE CO.5, WHERE I HELD THE CAPTAIN POSITION, BECAME A NATIONALLY REGISTERED FIRST RESPONDER, AND REALIZED THAT WASN'T GONNA HELP ME WITH WHAT I WANTED TO DO, SO THEN I BECAME A NATIONALLY REGISTERED EMT, I WAS A FIREFIGHTER THERE 4 YEARS...I MOVED TO MOOREFIELD SO I WAS CLOSER TO WORK, AND I WANTED TO CONTINUE MY FIRE CAREER!!!!! SO I BECAME A MEMBER OF MOOREFIELD FIRE CO.46, THIS COMPANY IS A LOT BIGGER THAN MY OTHER COMPANY, DO MORE FUNDRAISERS, AND RESPOND TO A LOT MORE CALLS!!!! BUT I GOT TO SAY THIS COMPANY IS BY FAR THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN.... THEY ARE WELL ORGANIZED, HAVE THERE STUFF TOGETHER, AND EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE (RATHER ON THE FIRE SCENE, DRILL, OR MEETINGS) I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TACTICAL SKILLS TEAM, WHICH INVOLVES ROPE & SWIFT WATER RESCUE, HIGH & LOW ANGLE RESCUE, CAVE & TRENCH RESCUE, CONFINED SPACE, AND SEARCH & RESCUE!!!!!

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I JOINED THE FIRE SERVICE BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, AND THE FIRE COMPANY IN PENDLETON CO. WAS SHORT HANDED!!!! AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS I WANTED TO GET INVOLVED IN THE EMS FIELD BECAUSE WE HAD NO MEMBERS THAT WAS EMS, SO WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE SQUAD ARRIVED BEFORE A PATIENT GOT MEDICAL CARE, SO I BECAME A NATIONALLY REGISTERED FIRST RESPONDER, BUT THAT NEVER ALLOWED ME TO DO MUCH PATIENT CARE, THEN I BECAME A NATIONALLY REGISTERED EMT SO I COULD PROVIDE MEDICAL ATTENTION TO THE PATIENTS PRIOR TO THE SQUAD'S ARRIVAL!!!!! SO BEING A FIREFIGHTER/EMT IS A GREAT WAY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST!!!!!!

Why I Love Fire/EMS: TO HELP PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE IN IT!!!!!

Top Issues Facing Responders:: TERRORIST, THE FEW PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE RESPECT FOR FIRE/EMS PERSONNEL, STRESS, AND NOT KNOWING WHAT COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN WHILE YOUR ON SCENE!!!!!

At 10:07pm on June 2, 2010, Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp said…: Brian, Welcome to the Firefighter Nation. I am glad you joined the group.There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Have fun and look around.

Chief William Sharp
Brookings, Oregon

At 2:22am on May 29, 2010, Leo Cartwright said…: Hi there Brian; I would like to Welcome you to FFN & hope U enjoy this site and gather as many friends as I have during your stay. I’m Leo, a Paramedic from Victoria - Australia; If you read my profile and think that I am suited; please feel free to add me to your collection of FFN friends. If I have not added you as a friend, it’s because I have reached my Max and I am waiting for members to reply to me.
I also collect Patches and badges and would love to show one of yours in my collection. I am looking for Police, Medical, Ambulance, S&R; Dispatcher & Fire Service patches. If U are interested, or U know someone in these groups please contact me. My Email is lecar1@bigpond.net.au
If you feel like sending me one of your Service patch … don’t be shy….
My address is:-
Leo J. Cartwright
246 Kay Street
TRARALGON
VICTORIA 3844
AUSTRALIA

Cheers Leo