Two Die in Fatal Home Fire October 9th in Dolan Springs 30 Minutes for Fire to Respond So Why Can't More People Volunteer?

Correction only one person died in the fire... On October 9th two people died in a trailer fire on Jasper and 10th in Dolan Springs. You can literally see the fire station from the home, yet it took around 30 minutes for a lone volunteer firefighter to arrive on scene. The two firefighters we pay to be at the fire station were out on an ambulance run in Kingman and took a long time to respond.

Chances are without a smoke alarm these people couldn't have been saved. But the family is devastated by the deaths, but even more so because the bodies were burned beyond recognition and dental records were required to identify their loved ones.  

Every time the two firefighters we pay to be at the fire station and protect the fire district, they can be providing services for someone who pays no property tax to support the fire district. 

The arrows point to the area covered by the fire district 144 square miles, the red line is the area covered by the LMRFD ambulance 2200 square miles. The other blue area are all the fire districts in Mohave County. Our one ambulance covers more area than all the other ambulances in the county over 2000 square miles outside the fire district. 

I don't agree with the chief on many things, like letting Emergency Medical Responders assist by driving the ambulance. But a couple weeks ago I asked the chief to let me volunteer again. He fired me as a volunteer several years ago because I supported Mike Pettway for chief rather than him, but free speech is allowed last I checked. His personality conflicts with volunteers is a problem. To not allow someone to volunteer because he just doesn't like them is wrong and is not in the fire districts best interest

As you can see below, I have many hours of EMS and firefighting training. I'm too old to put on turnouts and rush into structure fires, but I can drive the brush truck and a tender to haul water. 

So when your home is burning or you need an ambulance and it takes too long for anyone to arrive, please ask the chief why people are not allowed to volunteer, ask why a volunteer EMR and a paid EMT can't provide a second ambulance. 

PLEASE my post on A Fire Districts primary obligation is to the residents who support the fire district through property taxes. 

Yes chief I do have the same paramedic training you do, and I know I not a certified any longer so you don't need to remind me every time it comes up. 

My Training by Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District 2018

Emergency Medical Responders 80 hours

EVOC Emergency Vehicle Operation 6 hours  

First Responder Orientation 16 hours

Emergency Communications NACFD Radio System Dispatch  

NACFD Safety Orientation 2 hours

Incident Rehab 2hours

 Water Tender Operations 2 hours 

Type 6 Engine Operations 6 hours  

Exterior Structural Firefighting 7 hours 

Hazmat First Responder Operations 16 hours  

Hazmat First Responder Operations-Decon 8 hours 

Fire Emergency Support Responder Training Phase I 22 hours 

L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service 1 hour  

IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System 3 hours  

NWCGS-110 Basic Wildland Fire Orientation 2 hours 

S-130 Wildland Firefighter Training (Classroom) 

IS-130 Wildland Firefighter Field Exercise 8 hours 

RT-130 Refresher Wildland Firefighter Annual Classroom 16 hours 

IS-131 Type 1 Firefighter 16 hours 

S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior 4 hours 

IS-200b Emergency Management Institute   

IS-200d Fundamentals of Emergency Management

NWCG S-110 Basic Wildland Orientation

NIMS 700 National Incident Management System 3 hours

EMS Training

Mobile Intensive Care Unit Paramedic Training Daniel Freeman Paramedic School 960-hour paramedic training program including training at USC Medical Center’s C-Booth, the birthplace of emergency medicine, so different than today This was c-booth when I trained at USC Medical Center Code Black the old days in Los Angeles County - special cut

 2016 CPR Adult, Pediatric, First Aid, AED Training

 2002 Arizona Crisis Response Crisis Team Training by Arizona State

 2003 40 Hour Crisis Intervention Basic Training Bullhead City Crisis Intervention Team

2003 Defensive Driver Training Course Bullhead City Police Department

 2018 American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) KRMC 

2018 Nationally Certified Emergency Medical Responder 80 hours Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District

 2019 TIM Traffic Incident Management Arizona ADOT

2020 Train the Trainer Narcan Training to train EMTs and Law Enforcement on the use of Narcan

Industrial First aid with CPR 16-hour course taught by the American Red Cross, Spokane Washington

 Standard First Aid 8-hour course taught by the American Red Cross, Spokane Washington

 First Responder Montana 40-hour course taught by the Park County Sheriff Department, Livingston Montana

 CPR Instructor Spokane Washington American Red Cross CPR

 Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer

10-hour course taught by the Park County Sheriff Department at Livingston Montana

Advanced Cardiac Life Support 16-hour course taught by Daniel Freeman Paramedic School, Inglewood California 

Washington State Emergency Medical Technician 80-hour Basic EMT Training, Spokane Washington

 Rural Emergency Stabilization of Critical Patients 8-hour course taught by Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane Washington 

American Red Cross Damage Assessment Assessing damage to buildings and structures, the number of people needing help