Any Other Alaskan's???

[firecadetak]

I know there are others on here that are from Alaska

[jsdobson]

Yep :)

[sponge]

Me too.

[firecadetak]

Right on! Just curious

[raven911]

Firecadetak, I notice you are with the University Department in Fairbanks. I lived in Kodiak back in the 1990's and had Mr.Phil Rounds come down and teach us a confined space class. I believe he was some kind of Fire Chief up there. Is he still around?

[firecadetak]

raven911,

Yep, I am with the University Fire Department, Phil Rounds is shift battalion chief, real great guy to work with. He is still very active in teaching classes, such as tactics and strategy, extrication, and so on.

[raven911]

I totally agree! I learned a lot from that class. He's a great guy.

[medicchick]

I live in Mississippi, but I was born in Alaska....does that count?

[CMSFDBC]

yep me too :)

[Firemann32]

I used to live in AK, Eagle River. I remember when I was a kid the Fire dept let me use the red line to help put out a brush fire. :) That thought puts a smile on face today. I really wish I could thank that crew. :)

[central51]

I was born in Anc and got my start as FF with Central Mat-Su at sta 51, Evans,Wickham,Davis,Browns,Chr isti and Carrol Rule. They taught me so much and left an impression that will always be there. Hope to join back up in 4 yrs. Stay Safe Guys...... C6-4 88-97

[svfdcowboy]

yes, steese fire dept.

[Frozenhosehead]

The Brothers of Alaska are all around and those of us who choose to listen, share their knowledge and be a "Brotherhood" are what this life is all about.

Happy Holidays to all the Brothers here and abroad.

Keepin it Real in the Last Frontier"

FTM-PTB,DTRT,EGH,RFB,KTF

[AKflightmedic]

Alaskan, hence my screen name................

[RichardWasher]

I am a Firefighter with Palmer.Nice to meet u guys.

[AKDave1]

Greetings from Soldotna and Central Emergency Services. I'm the Fire-EMS Photographer/webmaster for the department, also just starting out as an E.T.T. Check us out sometime at www.cesfire.org. Stay safe out there!

[johnny46]

I lived in Kodiak for a couple of years when I was a kid.

[chuckbrooks]

Used to be a resident with the North Star Volunteer Fire Department outside of North Pole. Miss you guys. Alaskan firefighters are really a special breed. Stay safe this Christmas.

Chuck

[WaterbryVTfire]

I live in Mississippi, but I was born in Alaska....does that count?

Me too....except I live in Vermont not Mississippi....

[XRaysJL]

I am curious, are any of you alaskans volunteers?

Are there many volunteer departments up there?
Are they (Or you) busy volunteer departments?
Do any of the volunteer departments take on visitors/observers for a day (FF-2)

How do y'all handle the winters up there?
Is caring for victims a major issue in winter?
Are the majority of MVA's caused by tourists?

I'm planning a month-long trip in 2008 and one of the things I'd like to do is hang out and see how a average volunteer fire department functions during the average day.

[firemedicak]

XRaysJL,

Alaska is predominantly covered by volunteer agencies. The only three entirely career FD departments (civilian) that I can think of are Anchorage, Kenai, and City of Fairbanks. There are also many combination departments as well.

Feel free to contact me off forum and I can answer further questions and point you in some directions.

However, I must follow-up to one of your questions relating to tourists being the major cause of MVCs in Alaska.... are you giving us a heads up for 2008 when you visit??:eek:

[XRaysJL]

Okay, that was tooo FUNNY!!!

The reason I mentioned that is I live in rural area in northern arizona (Elevation 6,845ft) and I'm about 35 minutes from the Grand Canyon. We get tourists here from all over the world and a the majority of our MVA's are tourists comming from either a different country (Asia, Europe, ect) and from the big cities (Phoenix, Los Angeles, ect.).

Thanks for the info!