Hemet Fire/EMS Department August 2016 HFD HOTLIST Our second edition of the HFD Hotlist newsletter. We hope you find it interesting and informative. VARIOUS EVENTS / INCIDENTS May 2016: Hemet Fire Fighters performing another Smoke Detector Battery and BBQ Event. Hemet Fire Fighters do these events to ensure residents have working smoke detectors in their homes. INSIDE THIS ISSUE May incidents 2 June incidents 3 July incidents 4, 5 Getting to know you 6 A word from our Chief 7 Announcements 7 Badge ceremony 8, 9 Just for laughs 10 1
May 2016: Hemet Fire Fighters attended a USAR Rope Rescue drill at Riverside City Fire Department's Training Center. The USAR team is a FEMA team that can be sent to emergencies nationwide. The team is made up of numerous departments in Riverside County and ran by Riverside City Fire. Thank you to Riverside City fire for hosting a great drill. May 2016: Hemet Fire Captain Kurt Havlick holds an automated external defibrillator inside Hemet Fire Station Two. Havlick oversees a program to install the devices in city buildings and train city employees how to use them. 2
June 2016: Fire agencies from the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley attended Active Shooter training at the HFD Training Classroom. In the unfortunate event of an active shooter situation, multiple agencies will be responding and it is crucial that all departments are trained to ensure a safe scene and deliver quality patient care. The class included: Cal Fire, Soboba Fire, Hemet Police, and Hemet Fire. June 2016: HFD crews were out training on defensive fire tactics. Engine 4 was used to pump the waterway on Truck 1 to create an aerial water tower. June 2016: Four Hemet firefighters were sent to the border fire for about a week, which is located near the CA/Mexico border. 3
July 05, 2016: Residential structure fire in the Four Seasons Community 584 Tewell Drive, Hemet July 2016: Vegetation Fire 250 block of S. Gilmore Street, Hemet 4
July 28, 2016: Structure Fire 228 S. Juanita, Hemet 5
Getting to Know You Captain Daniel Lamy I was born in New York but my family moved to Riverside shortly after. My dad had been stationed at March Field in the Air Force and had been hired as a Police Officer with Riverside City. My mom had been hired as a school nurse as well in Riverside. When I was 10 we moved to Nuevo and I spent my time riding dirt bikes, shooting guns, and driving my dad s tractor. Needless to say, it was a pretty good gig for my two brothers, my sister, and me growing up in the boondocks environment as my dad would say. In high school I played basketball and baseball and raced motocross. I knew then my career goal was to be in the fire service, but I took a twenty year detour. It started with working in a motorcycle dealership to support my racing addiction, but then I realized since I wasn t going to be the national racing champion that education was the priority and off to college I went. After attending Azusa Pacific University and then transferring to Cal- State San Bernardino, I became interested in athletic training and coaching. After graduation in 1988, I began a teaching, coaching, and training career that started at Woodcrest Christian High School and ended at Riverside Poly High School. In the mid 1990 s I decided to move on and became involved with my brother in law s Harley Davidson/Honda motorcycle business in Riverside. When the fire department would come into the dealership I would always talk bikes and fire stuff. The desire hit me again and it wasn t long before I was taking Fire Science classes, EMT, and attending the fire academy. I finished the 48 th Fire Academy at Crafton Hills, started volunteering with Riverside County in Jurupa Valley, and testing with several departments. My mom was a nurse at Hemet Hospital and my dad had worked at Great Western Bank on Florida Ave, so I had some roots in Hemet. I had met Chief Snodgrass and Captain Deyo through taking classes at the JC level. They were very positive about HFD and encouraged me to test with Hemet. At the time the HFD was expanding from 3 stations to 4 and they were in the hiring mode. So in February of 2001, at the ripe old age of 40, I was hired as an entry level firefighter. In 2004, I promoted to Fire Engineer and also became part of the HAZMAT team. Being a Fire Engineer was great, but earlier this year, I knew it was time to step up and become a Company Officer. Attrition brought about that need and I was promoted to the Captain rank in April of 2016. The fire service has been a great experience, and it is a career that has supported my family well. My wife Jennifer, and my daughters Brynna and Kira, have always been a great support through the good, bad, and craziness of this organization we call the HFD! 6
A WORD FROM OUR CHIEF Living the Dream I have the honor of serving our City and Leading a fantastic team, the men and women of the Hemet Fire Department - Pride and Professionalism. Our Firefighters are the best - Service With a smile! I want to thank our citizens; we are here for you 24/7 Scott Brown, City of Hemet Fire Chief ANNOUNCEMENTS Anniversaries: After no anniversaries for the months of May and June we are back with congratulations and thank you to the following people for another year of service and dedication to the Hemet Fire Department and the City of Hemet: July 2 Scott Bailey 19+ years (Hired in 1990 but left for a short time & returned in 1997) July 7 Daniel Loomis 2 years Aaron Sheehey 2 years Teri Waters 19 years July 11 Daniel Billington 11 years Patrick Brown 11 years Scott Durbin 11 years Skip Irland 11 years Greg Wilson 11 years Thank you all for your hard work and continued dedication and professionalism. 7
July 2016: Swearing in of our new Firefighters/Paramedics as well as celebrating Engineer and Captains promotions. Introducing: Captain Scott Gibson Captain Sean Murphy Captain Daniel Lamy 8
Donald Sand went to high school in Laguna Beach and received his AS from Santa Ana College. He went on to paramedic school at Saddleback. Donald wanted to become a firefighter/paramedic after his mission in Portugal from 2007 2009. After returning home, he wanted to continue helping others. By becoming a firefighter/paramedic he knew he could do that on a daily basis. Robert Asay graduated from Temecula Valley, then on to Palomar receiving an AA degree with an emphasis in paramedic studies. He went to Victor Valley College s basic fire academy. Robert would listen to his brother-in-law talk about the variety of calls while he was working for a fire department, so he went on a few ride outs and instantly knew that was what he wanted to do. He went to work for Ameri-care Ambulance in Los Angeles and AMR in Redlands and pursued a career as a Firefighter. John Roeder went to Yucaipa High School. John s father inspired him to follow in his footsteps and in 2006 he graduated from the Crafton Hills Fire Department. John has been with the Hemet Fire Dept. for almost six years and is one of our unique Paramedic Engineers. 9
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