Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

6 Years Fire, 4 years EMS

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Phoenix Volunteer Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

5

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Halifax County VA South Boston Fire Department

My Training:

EMT-B
Essent. of Firefighting
Rope 4
Haz mat Ops
Vehicle tech
structure collapse
interior fire fighting
Truck ops 1 & 2
Advanced Truck ops
Advanced search and rescue
aerial ops
engine ops
Thermal imaging
Fire safety officer
all NIMS
All FEMA based ICS classes
FFI Prep Class
Foam 1

-Wildland Fire Fighting-

PA-130
L-180
S - 190
s - 212
s - 290
s - 390
I - 310

About Me:

My name is jake im a firefighter/EMT for the Phoenix Vol. fire company in Hollidaysburg, PA I have been a member for 5 almost 6 years now. I love the job, im not a title hunter like alot of people today and i dont do it just to say that i am one. I am also a Wildland fire fighter for Northern Blair Forestry station 38. I am certified in state out of state support...i have seen more fire in the woods than i have anywhere else and it is my true passion..... contact me if ya wanna chat.... my email is station10tower10@hotmail.com

Day Job:

Detox Tech for CRC Cove Forge Rehab

Relationship Status:

Single

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I have my reasons just not on here intrested? ask

Why I Love Fire/EMS

i absolutely love helping people

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Alot of what i see is with the decline in the fire world volunteer wise we are being forced to bring people in and throw them in the mix while either under traing or burning them out. I see people in command positions that are not ready by any means to handle the mental stress that comes with it, nor the understanding of what actually comes with it, i say this only because i was the Tower LT for some time with my fire department and i can honestly say that i was given a rude awakening by trial and fire. I also see that with todays responses that our people are not getting the structure responses that we have had in the past making it harder to become more expirenced and also seeing more of the medical world intermixing with medical more and more each year...which falls back onto training and how much we have/chose to implement on the basis of saftey