Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Paid

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic, Driver / Engineer

Years in Fire/EMS:

8

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Big Sky, MT

Years With Department/Agency

2

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Gallatin River Ranch Fire and Rescue
Ruby Valley Ambulance
Madison County Incident Management Team

My Training:

FFI, EMT-B,

Relationship Status:

Single

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.myspace.com/rahnja

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I am the type of person who likes to help other people when they need it. When ever I saw people who needed help I always wanted to help but didn't know how so I started my career in Fire/EMS.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

meeting the best people in the world on the worst day of their life.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

I think that one of the biggest problems facing first responders comes from the volunteer department. One of the biggest problems in the volunteer department is getting people motivated and dedicated to their volunteer commitment. It seems that people want to be on the department but then want to decide when the pager goes off whether or not they want to respond to the call. The other problem is getting the dedication from volunteers to become active in training.
And of course money is always an issue. You never have enough for what you really NEED and even less for what you WANT. And then making the decision between NEEDS and WANTS.