• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

First responder roll call!

Firefighter for the last 21 years, also Paramedic for 17 years.
Fire Instructor, Cont Ed Instructor, Fire Inspector, Incident Safety Officer, CPR Instructor, Fire Officer I, Lots of ICS/NIMS, AAS in Fire Science, ATS in EMS Technology, BS in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology, National Fire Academy Managing Officer Program graduate.
I work full time for a Fire Department in suburb of Cincinnati, OH.
 
Been in the game since 2002. I have an AAS in fire science. Spent 5 years as a Firefighter/EMT-I at a combination Fire/EMS department. Also 5 years as a USFWS firefighter. Then a few on an industrial fire brigade, and now I just volunteer. I have a pile of quals a few highlights:
Firefighter 1 and 2,
Driver Operator/Pumper
Hazmat Tech
Swiftwater Rescue Tech advances
Fire Inspector
Confined Space Rescue Tech
Prehospital trauma life support

Firefighter Type 2
Firefighter Type1/ICT5
ENOP
Faller B
ATV Operator

A pile of other classes and quals I don't remember, espcially wildand (there were some incident business classes, etc in there). I let my EMT certification go a few years ago due to lack of use. Wish I would've kept it as I could use it again. May go back and get EMR or something along those lines.
 
Retired flight paramedic. 15 years on the streets of Winston Salem and Charlotte NC. 15 in the air and in the hospital.baptist hospital. Retired living full time in wilmington and getting ready for tropical season. My undergrad is was a chemistry degree with an earth science minor
 
From Jackson, Missouri. I've been in the fire service going on six years:

Career: Driver/Operator, Cape Girardeau Fire Department, 3.5 years
Volunteer: Captain: Gordonville Fire Protection District, 5.75 years
Specialty: Member of Missouri Region E Homeland Security Response Team

Certs (main ones):
IFSAC Firefighter I&II
IFSAC Hazmat Awareness and Operations
IFSAC Fire Service Instructor I
IFSAC Driver/Operator Ch. 4
IFSAC Driver/Operator Pumper
IFSAC Technical Rescue Ch. 5 and Rope 1
FEMA Emergency Management Professional Development Series
Structural Collapse: Initial Response
EMT-B

Currently completing IFSAC Fire Officer 1
Currently enrolled at Columbia Southern University for B.A. Fire Administration/Fire Investigation
 
I don’t want to be a killjoy here, but I’m kind of thinking the listing of every certificate you’ve ever received here probably isn’t necessary. I recently retired from the fire service and just because I’m an old guy who had been around a long time, I accumulated a ton of certificates along the way. Most of them were BS from classes I sat through and managed to stay awake long enough so I could pass the quiz at the end and stuff another certificate in my file.
Feel free to list every certificate you’ve ever received if you want. I just want everyone to know that if you just say “firefighter” or “sheriff’s deputy” you‘ll have my full respect. No list of certificates will gain you more and you won’t have to type as much👍🏻
 
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