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Member Since: 04/29/2008

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November 09

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November 08

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chute43 posted in: "Wildland Belts".

As a California Firefighter, we all have worn brush pants, and even though I know that most likely the Santa Ana wind are most likely done for...

chute43 posted: "Wildland Belts".

As a California Firefighter, we all have worn brush pants, and even though I know that most likely the Santa Ana wind are most likely done for...

Professional Information

Work

Employer:: City of Dinuba
Position:: Engineer/Paramedic
Location:: Central Valleyy of California

Employer:: Fresno Training Institute
Position:: Paramedic Instructor
Location:: Fresno,California

Education

School:: State Tech of Memphis, quit school to rockclimb

School:: Fresno Training Institute, Paramedic program 2nd in the class

School:: Porterville City College, 21st Fire Academy, Engine Company #5 Captain

School:: College of the Sequoias, State Fire Marshall Fire Officer Training

School:: Fresno City College, AS in Structural Steel and Pressure Vessel Welding(almost done)

Personal

About Me:: Spent a lot of time travelling and rockclimbing, then skiing both front and backcountry.I got my feet wet in the rigging world doing occasional camera rigging jobs and stunt coordinating work. I moved to yosemite and then spent four years living in Yosemite Valley where I worked for YOSAR. I moved to Lake Tahoe and skied a bunch but I really wasn't happy still. I kind of took a break to go to paramedic school which then landed my fire job. I am currently ranked engineer but still function as a firefighter (we rotate engineer of the day), transporting paramedic and paramedic preceptor. I teach for a local paramedic program as well as local fire academies and rescue classes. Currently teaching a lot of confined space stuff both for fire and industry. I am a avid rigger, always working to progress my skill, mainly concerned these days with adapting things from the industrial rigging world and how it can relate to the rescue world. I have been building several scenarios based around tower rescue for my response district. I am a single dad of a five years old girl and I spend most of my time when I am away from work with her. After suffering my a on the job repetitive injury I am starting to make a little headway with getting back to full strength. I just started sea kayaking mainly for the fitness reasons but I do find it a little relaxing. For the past six months I have been running a small ebay business selling belts for wildland pants, which is sometimes called a smokejumpers belt. http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/offpistekw
Hobbies:: boxing(doing it not watching it)
Favorite Movies:: Sahara, Alien, I am Legend
Favorite TV Shows:: history channel stuff and discovery
Favorite Music:: punk rock

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HITCH

about 1 month ago

4414 comments

Thanks for the add. Have a great week. Stay safe.
fyrftr602

2 months ago

2176 comments

Thanks for the add. Have a good one!
CFDLieutenant

2 months ago

3174 comments

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hephner2000

2 months ago

4096 comments

Hey Kary. Thanks for the add. Good to meet you. Stay low and stay safe!
stevenjacob

2 months ago

4600 comments

thanks for the add stay safe and keep in touch
MCSTAR

2 months ago

3338 comments

Goooood Evening....Have a Safe and Week.