Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Driver / Engineer

Years in Fire/EMS:

1 or less

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Callery Volunteer Fire Company

Years With Department/Agency

1 or less

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.calleryvfc.com

My Training:

EVDT
HAZMAT Awareness NPQS, IFSAC Certification
FEMA ICS 100.b
FEMA NIMS 700.a
Graduate from Pennsylvania Essentials of Firefighting (188 hours)
FF1 NPQS, IFSAC Certification

About Me:

FF1 completed, now moving on to EMT-Basic.

Day Job:

Computer Geek

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Originally joined up to just help with their website, it was not hard to talk me in to joining the operations side of the house.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Constantly challenging situations we all face everyday are a nice break from the desk and computers.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

At this stage of exposure to the fire service I have noticed that Automatic Fire Alarms (AFA's) tend to wear down the crews. We know one of these times it will be a worker, but it seems to dull your response when you get a cluster of them (5-6) in a row that turn in to dressing practice or you get a block down the road to get cancelled. Just my observation so far...