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Will Manuel
- Male
- Kenai, AK
- United States
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Profile Information
- Type of Organization
- Combination Fire Rescue Department
- Job Function
- Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 2
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Nikiski Fire Department
- Years With Department/Agency
- 2
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us/nikiskifire/
- My Training:
- I am a State of Alaska Firefighter 1, IFSAC Firefighter 1, HazMat-Awareness, and State of Alaska EMT-3. An EMT-3 is an EMT trained in "basic" ALS interventions, including: I.V. Therapy, I.O. Infusion, I.M. Drug Admin., Intubation and other Rescue Airways, Manual Defribillation, Cardiac Monitoring and Diagnosis in Lead 2, and a few medications. I am also enrolled in Paramedic School at Kenai Peninsula College, aka The River.
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://www.myspace.com/willmanuel
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- Family reasons. I saw how the medics worked and respected it, found that it was what I wanted to do. And fighting fire is just plain out fun!
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Coordinating the training between On-Call/Volunteer personell and Full-Time personell and training time together.
Community understanding and knowledge of how the fire and EMS systems work.
Coordinating training amongst departments with Mutual Aid agreements.
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Concusions
Posted on August 20, 2009 at 9:05pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Well, yesterday as I was driving home from running a few errands a tone out for a 14 y/o girl who had flipped her ATV came over my pager. I arrived on scene to help inspect her posterior thorax and help backboard. We loaded her and went the hospital. It was the usual, "do you remember what happened that made you lose control of your 4 wheeler?" Pt, "I was on a 4 wheeler?" Medic, "yes, hun, you flipped it and now we're taking you to the hospital." Pt. "I want my mommy!" Medic, "your mom is in… Continue
First Fire
Posted on August 4, 2009 at 5:26pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
At 3:20 am August 4th of 2009 a firealarm was sounded over the Nikiski Fire Department radio frequency. It was what we call and Auto Aid from the Kenai Fire Department (when there is a fire in the City of Kenai our department sends our Ladder 1 either to scene or to cover their station, the same deal is contracted with their Engine 3). I hopped on board thinking, "Here's another few hours of rehab," because I have not completed the Fire Fighter 1 Academy and am still technically a medical only… Continue
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My Daughter and son-inlaw live therein Soldotna. He owns Peninsula Overhead Doors. Great area there. Been there several times.
Chief William Sharp
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