Band-Aid or Hoses?

[PVFD233 68]

Just curious to see what service everyone liked alot first? ...Fire? or EMS?

Edited November 21, 2006 by SPFC56-233

[x134 46]

Just curious to see what service everyone fell in love with first...Fire? or EMS?

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Ems without a doubt..... LOL

[hudson144 150]

I can't tell you her name! her father might see this lol

[Scottyk107 9]

Liked fire first but department was combination fire rescue and the ambulance always got more calls so now about even

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Both

[RWC130 594]

I'd have to also go with BOTH!

[HFD23 37]

Fire....

but its always nice to help people...

[Guest X963toOEM9]

I am have to go with ALS and RWC and say both...

Now if you ask me which one I perfer.... I would have to say it depends on my mood and if I can tolerate people that day!

[Guest bibbles10504]

I started off wating to do EMS, but I ended up doing Fire first in a Fire Rescue department and now I go on all the EMS calls... I gotta say

BOTH

[Guest]

I'd take fire alone, but since we don't fight much fire....it would be nice to get into some EMS, you really have the opportunity to help people that way.

[IzzyEng4 427]

Fire

[sr71 1]

i could of joined post 53 which is the vac in town. but i grew up in my fathers restaurant down the street from noroton. so when u run around the firehouse when your little you end up joining i guess.

[Guest]

Fire!!! Since my dept does not run ems, I dont know what that is.....

Edited November 21, 2006 by nutty1

[gss131 212]

Fire!!! Since my dept does not run ems, I dont know what that is.....

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sure,go ahead and brag whydontcha

[Remember585 815]

Tough question. As an Explorer our hands were tied and we couldn't do much on the fireground. I got sucked into EMS by my cousins Tommy and Jimmy - we started out going to an EMS call here and there, then doing Sunday day crews. At 16 I took CFR, at 18 EMT and have been one since. While I was 16 I also took Essentials then IFA and FA 2. Over the years I have taken a ton of fire and EMS classes, made my way up to Fire Captain and presently a VAC Lieutenant.

If I had to choose, I would pick the fire side. It's in my blood and is my greatest passion in life. Of course I still do and still like (most of the time) doing EMS calls, because I haven't BURNT OUT (YET) and still like helping people anyway I can.

Besdies, ambulances aren't as shiny or as cool as fire trucks.....