What State do you live in?

KY

Type of Organization

Volunteer Fire Department

Job Function

Firefighter/Paramedic

Years in Fire/EMS:

37

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Summit Ironville Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

14

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.sifd95.com/index.html

Web Site:

http://www.ccems.org/

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Cabell County EMS

My Training:

Firefighter Kentucky 07/31/84
Elevator Rescue Operations 02/13/92
Fire Pump Operations/Apparatus 04/26/92
Intro. To Hazardous Materials 02/08/92
Hazardous Material Recognition 01/28/93
Incident Command Basics 03/19/92
Hazardous Materials Incident Analysis NFA 05/12/89
Orientation to the Fire Service SCFA 06/28/93
OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens 01/19/95
Infection Control for Emergency Responders 01/21/94
Alternative Water Supply NFA 12/16/05
EMT-Basic NREMT 02/28/93
LP Gas Firefighting SCFA 10/30/93
EMT-Intermediate SC 09/01/94
EMT-Basic SC 12/03/92
EMT-Basic KY 12/22/81
Crash Victim Extrication 03/10/96
Arson Investigation EKU Spring 90
Commercial Foods ASVTS 09/30/82
Rural Water Supply EKFA 09/10/89
Fire Arson Detection NFA 09/13/87
Standard Pumper Test SCFA 01/17/93
Prehospital Pediatric Life Support 06/23/96
Defensive Driver Course (DDC8) NSC 01/15/97
Advanced EMT IN 08/16/99
Emergency Program Manager IS -1 FEMA 01/01/98
Emergency Preparedness IS – 2 FEMA 01/15/98
Radiological Emergency Management IS – 3 FEMA 01/23/98
Hazardous Materials – Citizen’s Orientation IS – 5 FEMA 03/11/98
Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance IS – 7 FEMA 03/31/98
Community Disaster Exercises IS – 120 FEMA 04/23/98
EOC Management / Operations IS – 275 FEMA 08/03/98
EMT-Intermediate NREMT 06/29/98
Emergency Vehicle Operation Course 11/15/03
Animals in Disaster Awareness / Preparedness IS – 10 FEMA 10/04/99
NIMS-ICS for the Fire Service 2147 NFA 10/02/05
EMT-Paramedic NREMT 03/23/04
Basic Auto Extrication 3330 SCFA 10/30/05
Fire Service Supervision NFA 12/16/05
Firefighter 1 06/09/04
Emergency Vehicle Driver Training SCFA 06/12/04
CEVO 2 Ambulance NSC 09/20/04
CEVO 2 Fire NSC 09/23/04
Incident Safety Officer 2150 NFA 11/10/04
Emergency Response to Terrorism NFA 10/15/04
Pump Operations 1220 01/26/05
Fire Responder Instructor KY 04/30/03
National Disaster Medical System IS-1900 FEMA 09/29/06
Open Water Diver SSI 10/17/04
Flammable Liquids and Gas Firefighting 1136 SCFA 10/08/05
Intro ICS IS-100 FEMA 02/18/06
Health and Safety Officer 2151 NFA 10/19/05
ICS Single Resource and Initial Action Incident IS-200 FEMA 03/23/06
Truck Company and Support Operations 1160 NFA 11/04/05
National Response Plan IS-800 FEMA 03/21/06
National Incident Management System IS-700 FEMA 05/10/05
EMS Operations at Multi Casualty NFA 12/16/05
Aerial Operations 1250 01/14/07
ICS 300 Intermediate All Hazard NFA 04/30/08
Effective Communication IS-242 FEMA 01/05/06
Decision Making and Problem Solving IS-241 FEMA 01/08/06
CERT Instructor 07/25/07
Community Safety Educator NFA 01/17/08
Master Diver SSI 06/10/09
PEPP Instructor 09/01/09
KY Firefighter 1 06/09/04
KY Firefighter 2 01/27/06
KY Fire Instructor 1 10/12/08
ACLS AHA Instructor 01/14/2014
NAEMT Instructor 03/07/2014
PHTLS Instructor, ALS 03/07/2014
Death Investigation, Texas Forensic Science Academy 10/28/2014
KY EMS Educator 06/2015
KY EMS Evaluator 06/2015
WV Dept. of Education, Public Safety Training. Instructor 1 & 2 10/18/2015
WV EMS Instructor Lead 11/2015 WV Fire Instructor 12/2015
ARC Instructor 01/2016
AMLS Instructor 02/2017
GEMS Instructor 02/2017

About Me:

I have been working in the emergency service field since 1981

Day Job:

Paramedic

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://https://www.facebook.com/jlsimons

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

To help and learn

Why I Love Fire/EMS

No job better

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Safety