Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Lieutenant

Years in Fire/EMS:

21

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Snyder Fire Dept Amherst, NY

Years With Department/Agency

7

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.snyderfd.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Baird Point Ambulance Corps (SUNY Buffalo)
Military Recovery team
LTC, USAF, BSC(ret)

My Training:

EMT, AEMT-I, ALS Crew chief, NYS Basic and Intermediate Firefighter (pre-FF1), FF2, WMD awareness, hazmat awareness, Fire Police, FAST, Building Construction, NYS Live Burn, ICS100,200, NIMS 700, 800.
CBRNE training (civilian and military), BLS, ACLS, ATLS, Military PA/Occ Med provider (retired), sneaking out of bedroom at 0-dark-thirty to tones, and not waking up wife

About Me:

Baird Point Volunteer Ambulance Corp (BPVAC), SUNY Buffalo
Military Self-Aid Buddy Care Instructor, 325 BS/SAC
Back to BPVAC EMT-I/ALS Chief
Military PA
Used to fly that plane on page top (B-52 G/H navigator, instructor, radar navigator) "Mountain Fortress" by Dru Blair... www.drublair.com ... also did "In Praise of Older Bombers"

Day Job:

Physician Assistant, Orthopaedics

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

At first, because chicks dug it (I was with a college ALS Ambulance way back in 1980-something). Now that I'm retired USAF, I need the occasional 2AM adrenaline rush, since my risks of being shot at are significantly lower.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Getting into the thick of things to help someone I don't know