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Profile Information
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
- Job Function
- Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 3 in Stafford/ 6-8 with Spotsy (Time flies when you have fun)
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Stafford, Virginia
- Years With Department/Agency
- 3
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.staffordfirerescue.com
- Web Site:
- http://www.spotsyrescue.org
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- Riding along in the Concrete Jungle...
- My Training:
- FFI & II, DPO, Mayday Firefighter Down, Rope Awareness, NREMT-P,PHTLS, AHA BLS Instructor (CPR and First Aid), EVOC I, II, III, ACLS, PEPP, PALS, AHA healthcare Provider (CPR), MCI Module I & II
- About Me:
- Started in the Spotsylvania Volunteer Rescue Squad, ran as an EMT-B for a few years, then went on to get my NREMT-I. After that I joined Stafford County Fire/Rescue, and they trained me to be a firefighter/DPO/Medic. Then, after winning a fight with menningitis, I got my Paramedic certification and it's been nothing but fun ever since. All I am is due to a very patient and loving wife.
- Day Job:
- Stafford County Fire/Rescue
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- Turned to the darkside from network security/admin work and WAAAY loved EMS better.
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- Your job is to help others. End of story.
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Safety running as a volunteer medic, training, and more training.
RockingMedicVa's Blog
Training
Posted on February 17, 2008 at 5:02pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Well, I have to say, I work as a volunteer and as a paid firefighter/medic, and I see big issues with training on both sides of the fence.
On the volunteer side, we only do it when we are required to do it. I try to motivate folks to do at least an hour of training when you run a shift, but the usual excuses of "I work tomorrow," "I'm tired," etc. are generally thrown in.
On the paid side, it's training usually geared more towards fire, but you get audited on EMS stuff and only truely… Continue
On the volunteer side, we only do it when we are required to do it. I try to motivate folks to do at least an hour of training when you run a shift, but the usual excuses of "I work tomorrow," "I'm tired," etc. are generally thrown in.
On the paid side, it's training usually geared more towards fire, but you get audited on EMS stuff and only truely… Continue
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