Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

3 years of Fire/EMS

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Fairhaven Fire-Rescue

Years With Department/Agency

Three

Dept. Web Site:

http://fairhavenfire.org

Web Site:

http://fairhavenpolice.org

My Training:

Two monthly drills in which we practice skills on fire grounds as well as MCIs, confined space, extrication, search and rescue, chimney fires, ladder drills, hose drills, ladder pipe set-up and operation. ETC.

About Me:

I am twenty one years old. A second generation firefighter. My father was on the job for 35+ years and retired as a Captain of the same department of which I am on. I work at the Fairhaven Police as a dispatcher and Fairhaven Fire as a Call Fire fighter. I am enrolling in paramedic school for March and hope to be a medic in March of '10. I love everything about the job and love making a difference in people's lives. My other half is a firefighter in a city and an emt-b as well. So we definitely have a lot in common and I don't mind listening to him and his friends talk shop, they're my brothers now too! Just like the women and men on my department, I have just as much if not the same amount of love for them as I do for my family

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I love helping people and making a difference in the community, I hope to become a paramedic.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Helping people and calming them down

Top Issues Facing Responders:

There are a lot of safety issues now a days with maintenance on engines, ladders, cruisers and rescue apparatus. Brakes, faulty wiring. It's really very cruicial that the problems are identified and taken care of in a timely manner because you run the risk of hurting yourself and potentially others if problems are not solved.