Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

6 months

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

1+ years since December 2008

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.lebanonvfd.org

Web Site:

http://www.jasonline.org

My Training:

Graduated Durham Tech Fire Academy, Class 10; received certs: EMT-B, FF-1 & 2, Hazmat Ops, and some other stuff ;)

About Me:

Currently a member of Lebanon Volunteer Department, and employed by Johnston Ambulance Service as an EMT.

Day Job:

Johnston Ambulance Service

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Hi there! Name's Craig, and I love Fire & EMS, for me it is the perfect vocation...something I've been searching for all my adult life and found; actually with God's help I believe it found me.

To me there is nothing more challenging and rewarding day-to-day, physically, mentally, and spiritually than this profession. We are there to help others at some of the most terrifying, uncertain, and urgent times of their lives. You can't convince me that there is no value in that.

Our training and our work reflect this reality. We are professionals, and this job tests our limits. This is good and necessary; if we don't push our limits, we won't know what our limits are.

We are a band of brothers and sisters who share common experiences and a common love of self-sacrifice for our fellow man, of compassion, and conviction to do what is right.

God, I love this job!

Why I Love Fire/EMS

The rush of bringing proactive compassion to others in some of their worst times, the chance to save lives and property, and the camraderie and tradition of the service.