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Online Fire Science Degrees

Started this discussion. Last reply by Marc Allen Nov 28, 2007. 2 Replies

 

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Profile Information

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
Job Function
Captain
Years in Fire/EMS:
18
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Alpharetta Public Safety Alpharetta, Georgia
Years With Department/Agency
11
Web Site:
http://miltonambulance.com
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
City of Holly Springs Volunteer Fire
Sutally Volunteer Fire
Winkinhoffer Ambulance Service
Medic One Ambulance Service
Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service
Central Ambulance Service
My Training:
NPQ FFII
NPQ FIRE INSTRUCTOR II
High Angle Rescue Technician
Haz-Mat Technician
Georgia Certified Paramedic
Many others that i've forgotten about.
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I wanted to be a productive member of society...........PPPPFFFFTTwwhahaha Nah, the real truth is i was working a summer job my junior year of high school and turned out my boss was the Fire Chief of the voulunteer fire department. He pretty much TOLD me that i was gonna volunteer. Turns out I fell in love with it. It fits my personallity and I love the adrenaline. Nuff said.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Training, or the lack there of, and lack of vision by the government leaders.

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NIMS and the beuracratic red tape that it has created.

Posted on November 2, 2007 at 8:11pm 0 Comments

I had to sit through another long two days of NIMS training. This time it was IS 400, but it really doesn't matter what they call it, they are all pretty much the same. The class starts out with the obligatory review of everything that we have already learned, which usually means we are going to go over the previous class completely. After lunch we finally get started on the "new" stuff. This time we were learning about the state and federal level of response. Now don't get me wrong I truly…

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I hate sundays!!!!

Posted on September 30, 2007 at 5:33pm 0 Comments

The city I work for is mostly a business/ technology office complex. Don't quote me on the numbers but we have something like 30,000 people that actually live in the city, but Monday through Friday our city swells to over 300,000 people. With six ALS engine companies, two ALS rescues, and one Truck company the call volume for 30,000 people isn't very high. This might be great for some people, but for me it makes for way to much down time. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy sleeping most nights, but…

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At 11:00pm on December 20, 2007, RODD FERNANDES said…
THANK U I 'M GETTIN USE TO THIS WEATHER!!TTYL.........
At 9:14pm on December 20, 2007, Scott Kvittem said…
Marc. Thanks for the Tattoo info.,
At 8:02pm on November 26, 2007, april said…
i have been with r/m for 2 yrs. a part-timer as of aug. of 07' i work full-time for union co. ems. i would like to thank u for the comment.... ttyl
At 6:22pm on October 25, 2007, Michael Carpenter said…
Marc

thanks for the add.
Any time you are in the Houston area look me up
At 8:27pm on October 22, 2007, Hope is Profound said…
Glad to be here~
Morale support can do greatness...and I believe all of you are what greatness is all about.
Night!
At 9:04pm on October 3, 2007, John Kriska said…
Marc:
Saw your reply to the "Pre-Plan" discussion. If you are interested in more info on the Officer riding in the rear of the cab, go to my page and use my web site, you can E-Mail me through that.
John Kriska
 
 
 

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