Type of Organization

EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer

Job Function

Driver / Engineer

Years in Fire/EMS:

10+

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Bayshore- Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance

Years With Department/Agency

4.5

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Exchange Ambulance of the Islips 1992-2000
NYIT EMS 1999-2001
Paid: Transcare Ambulance 1998-1999
NSUH EMS 6/06-2/07

My Training:

Emergency medical technician basic since 1997
Emergency medical technician critical care 2004-2007

About Me:

You wanna know how I got my scars...Well..I'll tell you.
I've been scared in my life many times, beaten and bruised, had the carpet ripped out from right under me, but what matters is how you deal with it, you can either give up or accept the challenge, I'm at the point where I love to be challenge...I believe that you do what you love and live with the consequences...Now on to what it's like to be me everyday....
I'm the guy you meet that makes you laugh.( Thanks to Dane Cook, Will Farrell, and oh...Richard Prior), I give the best advice but never follow what I preach, Fly fishing for brook trout is the only type of fishing that I really like all other fishing is to past the time until then, I'm 8 credits shy of finishing my bachelors degree,I've held many jobs( Door to door sales, Best Buy, AE, and other jobs that are too bad to mention), I like to relax after a long day at work, I have fears that most people don't have, but love the feeling when I conquer a new fear, I don't like to be told that I can't do something, In life I have to be challenged.
You either build confidence by riding the ambulance or you you earn it. Confidence can not be taught or learned, it comes with experience.

Day Job:

Department of Envirnomental Conservation - Fisheries Bureau

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=665929868&ref=name

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

The challenge.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

becasue ever ounce of my body feel alive when I'm in the zone.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

1. Confidence
2. Communication
3. Failure
4. Scene Control/ICS
5. Snap decisions