Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

911 Operator/Dispatcher, Other Emergency Services Staff

Years in Fire/EMS:

35+

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

HOHENWALD FIRE DEPT

Years With Department/Agency

20+

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

CADIZ FIRE DEPT [KY]
TRIGG CO FIRE DEPT [KY] & EMS
CHRISTIAN CO FIRE DEPT [KY] & EMS
JULIAN FIRE DEPT [KY]
STEWART CO FIRE / RESCUE SQUAD [TN] & EMS
HOPKINS CO FIRE / RESCUE SQUAD [KY] & EMS
DOVER FIRE DEPT [TN] & EMS
ERIN FIRE DEPT [TN] & EMS
HOUSTON CO FIRE DEPT [TN] & EMS
HUMPHREYS CO EMS [ASI]
PERRY CO RESCUE SQUAD & EMS
LEWIS CO EMS

My Training:

RETIRED EMT-IV 1973-1995 [CERT: TN, KY, IN, AL, NREMT]
STATE CERTIFIED [HURST] RESCUE TOOL INSTUCTOR / TRAINER
VARIOUS FIRE SCHOOLS

About Me:

OLD FIRE HORSE JUST WAITING FOR THE BELL TO RING

Day Job:

ASST. TERMINIAL AGENCY COORDINATOR / E911 DISPATCHER / EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCHER

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

ON A DARE, FUNERAL HOME NEEDED STAFF FOR AMBULANCE DRIVERS [PRE-EMS DAYS] / APPLIED AND WAS STRAPPED TO A COT AND RODE THRU TOWN EMERGENCY / FROM THEN I WAS HOOKED ON THE FEELING / ALL THE SUPPLIES WAS OXYGEN TANK, A BAG OF BANDAGES, SOME BOARD SPLINTS, AND A FIREBALL FLASHING LIGHT ON THE DASH OF THE HEARSE / HAVE A CAR WRECK, YOU WENT WITH ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ON THE SAME COT

Why I Love Fire/EMS

WHATS NOT TO LOVE / BLOOD, DEATH, TRAUMA, TEARING 100K AUTO TO SHREDS AND WALK AWAY

Top Issues Facing Responders:

LACK OF TRAINING, HEALTH ISSUES, INSURANCE