Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Assistant or Deputy Chief, Training Officer, Driver / Engineer

Years in Fire/EMS:

6 1/2 years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Gwandalan/Summerland Point Rural Fire Brigade, NSW, Australia

Years With Department/Agency

2

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Peninsula RFB, NSW, Australia 4 years service

My Training:

crew leader,caba operator,tanker driver,Advanced off road truck driver,advanced first aid,advanced oxy resus,village/advanced fire fighter,junior brigade instructor and senior brigade trainer/instructor.

About Me:

i'm 33 years old,happily married to a fellow fire fighter, which makes life interesting to say the least,i've only been in the service for approx 6 1/2 years. i have 3 uncles(1 has 31 yrs,the other 26 yrs service) and my brother who are also involved with the service,they have all been trying to get me to join for many many years so i finally bit the bullet and joined ther service,something i wish i done earlier now.The service i refer to is the New South Wales Rural Fire Service which has approx 68,000 active members across the state, which we are led to believe is the biggest fire service in the world!!.
my full time paid job is Branch Superviser for a steel company, OneSteel P/L in Gosford about 40 mins from home and fire station, so i only respond after hours and weekends,unless we have big/or major calls,then either i leave work to releave crews if needed or do not attend work(it helps to have a boss that lives in the bush,he knows what could happen)
my kids are 1 german sheppard/labrador dog, 1 aussie blue heeler dog, 1 black short haired cat,
1 bared eyed cockatoo bird, 1 galah parrot, and 1 scaley breasted lorikeet bird.

Day Job:

transport manager/sales (steel industry)

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Love Fire/EMS

protecting and serving my local community,putting my training in to good practices

Top Issues Facing Responders:

safety and updated training methods.