Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Other

Years in Fire/EMS:

20

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Associaçao Humanitaria dos Bombeiros Voluntarios de Ovar

Years With Department/Agency

20

Dept. Web Site:

http://bvovar.com

My Training:

Team lider Florest- Fire Combat
Strication and rescue Techniques (Jaws of life)
Ambulance techniques
Urban and industrial fires
Aircraffts firefight techniques, and others.

About Me:

I am a Sub-Chief in my fire department.
Here in Portugal,we do almost everything that envolves firefighter work.
We do sea/river rescue,scuba,montain rescue,jaws of life,ambulance,firefighting industrial/urban/forest/dangerous fires.
We have all that kind of formation, some are more speciallized than others, but the primary formation envolves allmost that kind of work.
I do all that except sea/river rescue,scuba. i like to stand on firm earth.

Day Job:

Firestation comunications operator

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I joined as a volunteer in September 1989 when i was 17 years, since then my live turns around the fire dept.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I've the bugg of firefighting inside of me.