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Rachel

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Cop, Fireman, or Paramedic?

Firefighter
You are a laid back person, until the heat gets turned up, then you get to work! Until that time, you just like to hang out. You are most likely a team play. When it comes to your tastes, you focus on what is the most practical.
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Your Career Personality: Detail-Oriented, Observant, and Hard-Working
Your Ideal Careers:

Designer
Family counselor
Independent store owner
Interior decorator
Museum curator
Nurse
Preschool teachers
Social worker
Stay at home parent
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My Interests

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I'd like to meet:

Firefighters, EMTs, military service members

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Music:

I can tolorate just about anything.

Movies:

Action, military themed, comedies. I don't like real sappy and scary movies. My FAVORITE movies are A Few Good Men and Independence Day

Television:

Thank goodness there's DVR! I like watching Rescue Me, ER, Saved, Third Watch, Jag, The Unit

Books:

Fire and military history themed. Here are a few of the books I've recently read: Lone Survivor, Brotherhood, New York's Bravest: Eight Decades of Photographs, Firefighting, Behind the Scenes: Ground Zero, So Others May Live, Chicken Soup for the Soul of America, Heros Don't Run, You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader, All American, Halsey's Typhoon, To Sleep With Angels, Life Lines: Stories From the Firehouse, Fire Lover, House to House, The Fighting 69th

Heroes:

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Firefighter/EMT Quiz
How long have you been a Fire Fighter? since 2005
How long have you been an EMT? since 2003
How many fire calls have you run? lots
How many EMS calls have you run? lots more
Do you perfer the Fire or EMS side? depends on the call
What apparatus do you have? 2 ambos, engine, ladder truck, heavy rescue/command, grass rig, tanker/pumper, tanker, personnel van/6-wheeler
Have you ever had a save? yes
Ever been to a Fire Fighter funeral? nope
Whats you favorite truck to ride? 3252 or 3276
What kind of airpacks do you prefer? MSA
Where is your dream Fire Fighter job? Vegas baby
What brand is your bunker gear? Janesville
Do you run with lights and/or siren in your POV? not yet
How many EMS calls have you been on? lots
Hurst or Holmatro? HURST!
Cribbing, pre fab fiberglass or old fashion wood? pre-fab fiberglass
Eye shield or borks? goggles
How many different Fire Departments have/do you run with? one
How old were you when you first started Fire fighting? 19
What made you want to be a Fire Fighter? thought it was cool
Are you the first in your family to be a Fire Fighter? yes
Do you think decals should be allowed on helmets? yup
Have you ever been a Officer at your department? not yet
Would/Do you want your children to be in the fire service? sure
What kind of Ambo(s) do you have? MedTech
What EMS cert. do you have? EMT-I technician
What made you become a Firefighter/EMT? didn't we cover this already?
What do/did your parents think when you became a FF/EMT I don't know
Where were you on 9/11? in my dorm room
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My Blog

My lack of blogs

Sorry to all my faithful blog readers....I've really been slacking--no posts in over 2 months! I can sum my excuse up in one word.....work. By the end of the day, I will have worked 6 24's in the past...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:09:00 PST

I am now PUBLISHED!

Cool news....I am now a PUBLISHED photogragher. One of my shots was featured in the 'photo gallery' of the newest edition of the Wisconsin State Fire Journal. Check it out if you can! (Sorry, I don't ...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:43:00 PST

Six Flags: More fun

Today I went to Six Flags with a friend from work. We started the day with the new Dark Knight coaster. My words of advice.....I you really must go on it, got first thing in the morning as soon as the...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:54:00 PST

Photography

As you all probably can tell--I've really become active in amature photography. I've posted a slew of new pictures that I've taken, they are distributed all over various different albums. As I de...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:41:00 PST

Half-baked

Today was the first stand-by out at Badger Kart Raceway. I "trained" another EMT on how things are run at the track. It was a pretty uneventfull day, of course. We had one patient contact, but we didn...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:19:00 PST

Blogology 101

Enough with the slacking! Here is another 'blog'.... There's just so much on my mind right now, I just don't know how to let it all out. There's some things I would like to spill my beans on and ...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:14:00 PST

ARRGG!!!!!

(before I get into my blog, I just wanna point out that this is blog number 100--yea!) You know, I told myslef that 2008 was going to be better than 2007. And as of right now, that isn't working out a...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:05:00 PST

Moving Day

Arg, I've been putting this day off for a month now. But today, it's gotta get done. Today will be my big move back to my parents house.  Now, don't get me wrong, it's not a bad deal moving back ...
Posted by Rachel on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:19:00 PST

BREAKING NEWS!

Third Watch Season 1 will be available on DVD in stores Tuesday, February 5, 2008. FINALLY! (OK, so this could have been a bulletin, not a blog, oh well)
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:18:00 PST

Christmas

I meant to post this a while ago, I was just having some computer issues... Everyone goes around and asks, "What did you get for Christmas?" So, instead of rattling everything off over and over again,...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:39:00 PST