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Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Paid, Emergency Management, Other Response Agency Type

Job Function: Firefighter / EMT-Basic, First Responder, Emergency Management Coordinator/Staff, Driver / Engineer

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: virginia beach (kempsville vol.) ff basic emt crash extrication.
norfolk va. paid ff. driver and tiller ladder and engine

My Training:: npq ff1, first responder instructor red cross, npq haz mat awarness, npq instructor 2, georgia fire acadamy live fire instructor, gema certified rescue specialist, vehicle extrication, nims 100 200 700 800 300 400 and 402 and still need to know more

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: dad was a firefighter and had to quit when i was 9 or 10 because of smoke and lungs which don't mix and in 1980 (I was 24) i went off for the weekend and they burnt the roof off the house. bad furnace flu. that is still wrong. got bit hard in the introduction and never looked back.

Why I Love Fire/EMS: me and the animal, the bear, be it fire or death and besting it

Top Issues Facing Responders:: mandates and no money and the cost of trying to keep stupid alive and safe

At 6:59pm on January 14, 2009, Dewayne and Diana Bean said…: Violent Incident Protecting Emergency Responders which is what the state police use here in KY for violent situations like drunk and disorderly, drug use, approaching houses that could have guns when your responding to domestic abuse issues. Teaches you how to enter, talk, communicate, etc.

At 2:13pm on August 25, 2008, Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd said…: thanks for the input, yes the call really happened and when the Captain who ran the call told me the story, he cried, no one wants to get there guys hurt and he felt responsible, as mentioned, you don't use the ERG for something that behaves like a fixed facility incident. Yup, it was a semi-truck trailer, but it was a confined space with a material that was water reactive. Take care, Mike

At 12:44pm on August 24, 2008, Alan Aboshamaa said…: Ben called me on his way north from Macon co. I have talked to him a few times since then. I have been busy though because my wife and I just had a baby girl on the 8th.

At 12:39pm on August 24, 2008, Alan Aboshamaa said…: I am working as an electrician as I always have but I have been looking into going paid. I am planning on keeping up my electrical after I get on a paid dept. I won't really be able to make as much as I currently do if I was to only fight fire but I I have always loved it

At 9:50am on August 24, 2008, Alan Aboshamaa said…: I used to drive "Tweety Bird" when Ben first started to work with you so it's been about 3 1/2 years. I don't think you ever knew my real name but I worked under Chief Price

At 10:20pm on August 23, 2008, Alan Aboshamaa said…: Been along time but I figured I would stop in and say "Hello"

At 9:34am on August 6, 2008, Chris Johnson said…: check out 13wmaz.com macon where they have a session about them revising the Firefighter one test and evals......I guess they mad cause they failed

At 2:43am on July 21, 2008, Steven Eldridge said…: Does that system displace the oxygen? Is is safe to activate if someone is in side that we cant get to. I know by then I have to make a command decission. Which will be to deploy the fit if i can get to the person with a hard line.

At 5:53am on July 19, 2008, Steven Eldridge said…: I seen the video on the FIT5 how much does one of those cost. We are thinking about getting two and having the insurance co pay if we use them.