Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

5

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

West Friendship, MD

Years With Department/Agency

3

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.wfvfd.org

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

AmeriCorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team
Ellicott City VFD

My Training:

FF1
EMT-B
Redcarded for Wildland Firefighting

About Me:

Fire/EMS/Rescue is pretty much my life. Work, volunteer, repeat. I like doing drums and guitar in my spare time, but sadly I don't have much of that. Not as bad as it sounds; the firehouse is my second family and I enjoy spending time there.

Day Job:

Taxi-cab/babysitter (Hopefully won't be doing cabulance too much longer)

Relationship Status:

Single

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

To help people, and to see if I could hack it (5 years later, I think the answer is "yes").

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I like helping people and fighting the beast.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Recruitment/Retention
Pay/benefits
Political decisions
IAFF Unions overstepping their bounds