Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

Firefighter

Years in Fire/EMS:

5

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Shelby County Fire District

Years With Department/Agency

less then a year

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.shelbycofire.com/

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

US Forest Service: Great Northern Hand Crew
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

My Training:

Wildland: S-130, S-131, S-133, S-190, S-290, S-211, S-212, S-260, S-270 L-180, L-280, I-100, I-200. NWCG:FFT-1/ICT-5, B-Unrestricted Sawyer

Structural: (IFSAC; FF-1,FF-2, Driver/Operator) Haz-OPs, Rope-Ops, HEATT(High Emergency Advanced Tactics Training) 32hr- FF Survival, 24hr-RIT, High Rise Ops, Driver Safety, Air Management, Rope-Ops. 40hr, Rehab. Ops., NFA-Incident Safety Officer, FDSOA-Incident Safety Officer, (NIMS:100,200,300,400,700,800), Health and wellness in the fire service, Emerging Technologies, Pub. ED,.........

Wisconsin, Kentucky EMT-Basic

About Me:

Wildland Firefighter/ Structural Firefighter/ EMT
Known as: Fire Gnome, Midget, Froado, Oompa Loompa

Day Job:

Louisville Metro EMS - EMT

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

For the love of the game

Why I Love Fire/EMS

great way to stay warm

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Health and Wellness of firefighters, and over use of code 3 responses, paired with minimal emergency vehicles driver training