+marmetion Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I've noticed more and more references to EMS on several posts, so I was wondering, Who works or volunteers in EMS? Quote Link to comment
+Scoobie10 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Firefighter/EMT here. Scoob Quote Link to comment
+Imajika Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Yep, I work in law enforcement. Quote Link to comment
+marmetion Posted July 28, 2004 Author Share Posted July 28, 2004 we must be the only 3 Quote Link to comment
GeoFD Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Myself and firehouse16 are both Firefighter/EMTs Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 They will chime in. I know of one policeman who offered to show me the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge or the George Washington Bridge. Of course, I would have to look quick so I could see it before I hit the water. Quote Link to comment
GeoFD Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I know a few fireman that cache but dont bother with the forums Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 USA FREEDOM CORPS. C.E.R.T. TEAM BARRY/LAWRENCE. RED CROSS. Quote Link to comment
+woody_k Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Deputy Sheriff San Bernardino County California. Been doing that for almost 18 years and can't wait to retire so I can cache alot more!!! Ken Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I just got my CPR certificate from our local fire dept. Does that count? Quote Link to comment
Fakk 2 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Would think with the firefighters and ems around these forums, there wouldnt be so much flaming and geocides. Quote Link to comment
+TheHawksNest Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) Used to be a Firefighter, Paramedic, and Deputy Sheriff..... No money in firefighting, left EMS because of burnout, and quit Law Enforcement because of wifes job and endless relocating, and wasn't making enough money. If I could, I would go back to Law Enforcement......those were the days. Edited July 28, 2004 by cmhawkins Quote Link to comment
Poppa Duck Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Poppa's a volunteer EMT and also an instructor. -Poppa Duck Quote Link to comment
+MacDaddy Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Retired U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Swimmer, EMT, and Local Search team volunteer. Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 My brother's an EMT, and CPR instructor, now working on his nursing degree, he plans to be a flight nurse with one of the local helicopter rescue teams. We're both active Red Cross volunteers. I've done some training with a local Search and Rescue group, and I plan to join, but I'm still a bit to young for their liking... I'm also planning to be a ski patroller once I'm old enough. I plan to go to college to become a paramedic or a police officer, or maybe a police officer who's a paramedic. I dunno... Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Volunteer Firefighter here. Currently "inactive" till I get my heart problems resolved. I miss it, A LOT. Quote Link to comment
+wifireman Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Im a full time Federal Firefighter/EMT-B for a Army base Fort McCoy in Wisconsin! Gotta luv my 24 hours off every other day to get some caches done! Quote Link to comment
GeoFD Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 No money in firefighting Theres plenty of money in firefighting, unless its a small town Dept. thats paid call or all volunteer. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 My husband, All41 used to be a firefighter and an EMT. My father, Fullcoverage, is a firefighter and an EMT. Quote Link to comment
+GeoCamelCachers Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Volunteer Fireman here too Quote Link to comment
eddiefebuary Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Law enforcement here, 17 years on the job. Complete newbie at geocaching though. The GPS that I ordered should be arriving next week. Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) My brother is a Fire Fighter and I have tried to get him into caching a few time. He has a PDA type GPS and has gone with me a couple time. He even set up his own account but to date has not used it. Together we did place a cache Firefighter Cross that is sort of remote and had only 2 finds thus far. The second find is a Fire Fighter friend of mine. Edited July 29, 2004 by Cache Viking Quote Link to comment
+Nurse Dave Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 I guess I'm the tail end of the EMS system huh? Quote Link to comment
+marmetion Posted July 29, 2004 Author Share Posted July 29, 2004 guess that makes more than 3 Been in the "biz" for 13 years, glad to meet all of ya Started on a christmas night when nephew asked me to take him to fire call (volunteer) when he was 16 years old, another 16 year old and an old man showed up to run the call, I decided something had to be done !!! Now look at me, almost 50, and still climbin mountains like I was 20, I think it has somethin to do with the biz Quote Link to comment
+eng2joe Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) I am a career firefighter in TN. Edited July 29, 2004 by eng2joe Quote Link to comment
+Latitude 26 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Was a FF/PM in So. FL until I retired in May 2004, after a 25+ year career... "Bassmedic" Quote Link to comment
+roveron Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Former volunteer Firefighter/EMT in VA and VT. Also did alot of ER work, in high school as a Volunteer, then right after as an orderly, so I got to see both ends of the carnage. When you're 16 and have someone die (especially when they are young too) when you're part of the team trying to save them is quite the formative experience. Quote Link to comment
+Clyde1140 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 FF/ first responder, on leave of absence as I am headed to Afganistan Quote Link to comment
kascinoh Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Police Sgt here. 14 years on. Counting the days (years?) 'till I can geocache whenever I (we, family) like. Quote Link to comment
+1NatureMom Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 Lifeguard with 5 certifications & completing an EMT course next month along with a WSI certification (water safety instructor). In the fall, I'll be completing an associates degree in Physical Therapy! Leslie Quote Link to comment
+archeangelsk2002 Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 hello folks, dont know how much this counts but when i was in the army i was on the radiological survey team. i have field medic training. regards archeangelsk2002 Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 FF/ first responder, on leave of absence as I am headed to Afganistan My nephew is heading over there soon. You two be careful and watch each other's backs! Thanks for serving your country! Quote Link to comment
+Nazgul Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 12 years volunteer SAR and other duties with small local PD. Had First Responder cert but it's currently expired. Quote Link to comment
+FFFarmer Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 FireFighter/EMT, 15 years on the job, President of IAFF Local 772 Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 I was a paramedic and worked EMS for 10 years, ER for 5 years. Retired in 2000. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 There's a lot of Sheriff's Deputies north of me for Saline County that geocache. Must be a dozen or more. They all have SASO in front of their personal officer ID number as their gc handles. Quote Link to comment
+B&K Whiting Posted August 1, 2004 Share Posted August 1, 2004 Volunteer EMT here. Quote Link to comment
+marmetion Posted August 7, 2004 Author Share Posted August 7, 2004 Is that it? Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Is that it? Love your avatar!! Quote Link to comment
geograss Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 17 year professional fireman here. Officer in a single engine Co, EMT-I, PADI diver, Red Cross Lifeguard, Fire Academy Adjunct Instructor, Haz Mat Operations level, CPR instructor, blah blah blah Quote Link to comment
+marmetion Posted August 7, 2004 Author Share Posted August 7, 2004 Is that it? Love your avatar!! Thanks Sparky, could not let everyone out do me, still need to work on the colors though..... Hey GeoGrass.... I have to ask, how did GeoGrass come to be your handle? I have visions of the wife pushing a lawn mower and you laying in front of it, with your backside high Quote Link to comment
+The Blind Acorn Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Former Volunteer EMS provider. I'm still certified as an EMT-Cardiac by the Commonwealth of VA Quote Link to comment
rayjacko & the navigator Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 (edited) 29 yrs Full time career firefighter in Western Australia. Still at it.Anyone with more time ? Edited August 8, 2004 by rayjacko & the navigator Quote Link to comment
+GeoXterra Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Both full time and volunteer Firefighter / EMT here Quote Link to comment
dboggny Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 They will chime in. I know of one policeman who offered to show me the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge or the George Washington Bridge. Of course, I would have to look quick so I could see it before I hit the water. i dont think you would see much of the underside of the bridge, going over head first. Quote Link to comment
+okpondlady/N5PNE Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 N5PNE is a volunteer for our local Emergency Management Services and also a HAM operator. He also is into the Weather Watching thing. My usual comments to the weather watching is........Drop me and the girls off at the shelter and have fun. When I was in the OKANG (Oklahoma Air National Guard) I was a Dental Assistant and then I went to Nursing School...... but I didn't finish (thank GOD). Not much but hey..... Karen Quote Link to comment
+Jake2687 Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Paid Fire Lieut., 9 year on the job. 8 year as a vollie prior to that. Quote Link to comment
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