Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter

Years in Fire/EMS:

1

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Vernon-Monroe Fire Association (Ontario Fire Dept.)

Years With Department/Agency

1

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.ontariofireandrescue.com/

My Training:

Entry Level I & II
EMT-Basic

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I joined the Fire Dept. first, then later joined the EMS Squad. Why I joined he Fir Dept. was because that summer before I joined, I worked for my hometown public works dept. right after a major flood hit our area. The first two weeks that I worked there I spent using the fire dept. secondary pumper, a 1949 IH 409 pumper that leaked water about as fast as it pumped it out, to hose off the mud on all the streets that were covered during the flood. I enjoyed this and was very efficent at operating the pumper that I decided to that I wanted to join the fire dept. As to why Ijoined the EMS squad, this was because while I was running track in hih school, a tammate of mine collapsed during practice and later died that night due to a heart defect that he was born with. Its this memory of him that gets me past the rough calls that I've been on and keeps me going.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

For the thrill and the chance to help others