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Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function: Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:: 14

Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Kiski Township Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency: 1

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: BRAEVIEW VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY (LBVFC#4)
Braeview Vfc Water Rescue Division
Emergency Medical Management Company (EMMC INC)
Murrysville Medic One
Oklahoma Fire/ EMS
Vandergrift Fire / EMS
Buffalo EMS
New Kensington EMS
CVFC#1

My Training:: Various Fire & EMS courses

About Me:: Too young too feel this old!

Day Job:: EMS/Salesman

Relationship Status:: In a Relationship

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: Family Tradition!~

Why I Love Fire/EMS: When the Lord was creating firefighters, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one." And the Lord said, "Have you read the specification on this person? Firefighters have to be able to go for hours, fighting fires or tending to a person that the usual everyday person would never touch, while putting in the back of their minds the circumstances. They have to be able to move at a second's notice and not think twice of what they are about to do, no matter what danger. They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on half-eaten meals, and they must have six pairs of hands." The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands...no way." "It's not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord, "it's the three pairs of eyes a firefighter has to have." "That's on the standard model?" asked the angel. The Lord nodded. "One pair to see through the fire and where they and their fellow firefighters should fight the fire next. Another pair here in the side of the head to see their fellow firefighters and keep them safe. And another pair of eyes in the front so that they can look for the victims caught in the fire who need their help." "Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve, "rest and work on this tomorrow." "I can't," said the Lord, "I already have a model that can carry a 250-pound man down a flight of stairs to safety from a burning building, and can feed a family of five on a civil service paycheck." The angel circled the model of the firefighter very slowly, "Can it think?" "You bet," said the Lord. "They can tell you the elements of a hundred fires and can recite procedures in their sleep that are needed to care for a person until they reach the hospital. And all the while they have to keep their wits about them. Firefighters also have phenomenal personal control. They can deal with a scene full of pain and hurt, coaxing a child's mother into letting go of the child so that they can care for the child in need. And still they rarely get the recognition for a job well done from anybody, other than from fellow firefighters." Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the firefighter. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "Lord, it's a tear. What's the tear for?" "It's a tear from bottled-up emotions for fallen comrades. A tear for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag. It's a tear for all the pain and suffering they have encountered. And it's a tear for their commitment to caring for and saving lives of their fellow man!" "What a wonderful feature. Lord, you're a genius," said the angel. The Lord looked somber and said, "I didn't put it there."

Top Issues Facing Responders:: safety, members responding to calls in POV's, in house drama, legal issues with elected officials

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EAGLE AIR TALON II Breathing and filling station for sale.

Posted on July 28, 2008 at 11:50am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Features:

** Safe Station x2** ( for station filling )

** Eagle Air Side Winder ** ( mobile fill station )

This is the complete system for both in station use and truck mounted use.

There is 240 hours on the Eagle Air Talon 2

This unit comes with a 6 tank truck mounted system.

This unit has been very effective at both SCBA & SCUBA operations we have out grown the system and need to upgrade.

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Battle Of The Barrel

Posted on June 22, 2008 at 9:37pm 2 Comments 0 Likes

Sunday July 20th the Braeview Volunteer Fire Dept. is hosting a Battle of the Barrel. Entry fee is $25.00 Any team interested please contact me asap. There will be alot of different demonstartions this will be good for networking.

Let me Know.

Jason Thomas

412-592-6877

sta118chief@firehousemail.com