Wondering how many people here are emergency responders of any kind. Kindly reply to the poll below!



This information is being collected both because I'm interested and to stimulate some interest in putting some more ads in the Marketplace!

marty

I used to be an Army medic and county EMT, but I haven't been current for over 10 years.

I am a SAR volunteer with some first-aid, survival, radio comms, crime scene preservation, crisis management, public relations and other kinds of training required to do the job well.

I'm definately not an EMT, but I believe you should add a poll option for SAR type of work because I think I might be a little more qualified than the average joe nonetheless. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

The "other public service agency" selecion should fit that bill.

I was going to ask if retired counts...

Registered Nurse - I put "Other"

Physician = other

Other: WFR (not sure if that counts, but I'm certified through NOLS/WMI and am a member of the Wilderness Medical Society).

Under "Other" I would list the true geeks of the emergency services world... The Amateur Radio operators of RACES and ARES.

TR

It looks like 'Other' needs a whole separate poll by itself! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Sue

Physician

Pharmacist = other

Although I was a paramedic and worked in the back of an ambulance for about 15 years, I am no longer certified. My ambulance duties ended about 12 years ago - about the time the kids really started taking over my life! So I voted "Not a member of a public safety agency".

Sorry Martin,
I kind of screw up the numbers, I'm military, but a responder as well, so I'm just logging in as Mil.

Hi again all, sorry for my extended absence, I was....ummm....."out of town on an extended vacation" <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

See you kiddies in the bunker!

I would NOT put ARES/RACES under responder, and I'm speaking as an AEC, and ex-EC of my area (along with ex-RACES officer)

It's stressed over and over "WE ARE NOT FIRST RESPONDERS"

I put down "not a responder" - even if I carry Red Cross ID in addition to the above

We are folks who provide support TO repsonders - NOT responders

Member of CAP - SAR, First Aid and Communications

You're BANG ON (again) Susan ! I'm ex-military and a volunteer SAR ... So I checked Other

I checked other because I am a Trauma Tech / EMT-A at a Hospital, I have to maintain my EMT status to work at the Hospital

Career Paramedic - Shift Commander - 30+ years
Volunteer Firefighter - 33 years
Member and Retired Chief - Heavy Rescue Company - 32 years
SWAT Medic
Technical and Urban Search & Rescue Instructor - 20+ years
Specializing in Trench, Collapse, and Confined Space Rescue
Emergency Management - 5+ years

Maybe I should be in the "Other" category.

EMT-B

It's not my day job, but I've served almost a dozen volunteer disaster relief roles with: Red Cross, Salvation Army, ARES / RACES, county emergency management, UMCOR, and CERT. They're a nice healthy outlet for all that obsessive-compulsive survivalist thinking.

Other -- lawyer. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Other -- military contractor.

School teacher/School Bus Driver

Other - Children's Book Illustrator!

I am a member of the TN Air National Guard and a Military EMT-B (at least one weekend a month). Not quite sure where I would fit in on your poll.

17 years Government Security

Yukon

I am a Fire Fighter and work in Air Med.
I have more certs. than I care to post (or others care to read)