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David E. Courter
  • 52, Male
  • Wethersfield, CT
  • United States
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Remember the words of the poet laureate Jimmy Buffet "If we can't laugh we'd all go insane!" Remember to laugh daily, especially at yourself.

PLEASE NOTE : The opinions I express on this page and throughout this site are mine and mine alone and not representative of any group or organization I am a member of.

As far as my pics go . . .

In June 2009 we had a F1 Tornado do sporadic damage in Wethersfield.

The little cutie is my first grandchild Destiny.

The Love Of My Life (Emily) and I in front of Durty Nellies a resturant in Ireleand home of my ancestors.

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Role in EMS
EMT-B, Instructor/Educator, EMS Chief
Primary Agency/Department Type
Volunteer Fire/EMS Department, Private EMS, Non-Profit
Primary Department/Agency Name
Wethersfield Volunteer Ambulance Association, Inc
Department/Agency Web Site
http://www.wethersfieldambulance.org
Years in EMS/Public Safety
+30
Other Past or Current Departments
West Hartford Vol. Amb. - West Hartford, CT; Bloomfield Vol. Amb. Bloomfield, CT;
Univ. of Hartford EMS - West Hartford, CT;
New England Emergency Medical Training Assocs - Canton, CT;
Collinsville VFD - Canton CT;
Canton Memorial Ambulance - Canton, CT;
Wethersfield Vol Amb Association - Wethersfield, CT
My Training:
B.S. Business Admin, Major Management University of Hartford; ARC AFA (anyone remember that "pre-EMT" course!?!?!); CT - EMT-B, EMT-I, EMSI; NAEMT EMT-B, PHTLS, CT FF II, HazMat, blah, blah, blah
About Me
Happily Married father of two, stepfather of three (all over 18), and recently grandfather of 1.
Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves, GO BRAVES !
When not working at my day job or at my avocation in EMS I enjoy camping and wheel'in in my '99 Wrangler.
Day Job
Project Manager at a Fortune 100 company (insurance)
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because
it keeps me feeling young and vital and fullfills a need to give back to the community.
Relationship Status
Married

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Steve, Thanks for more tried and true suggestions! I have a microflecee watch cap and this other thing that is like a microfleece tube that you can wear around your neck, or pulled up around your lower face and ears and with a cap there's not too...
November 14
I agree on the Underarmour. I have several pairs of their Cold Gear "Tactical Leggings" ( they have a fly for us guys) that I wear on the ambulance and have in my winter deployment gear. Another good buy I found was a USMC issue watch cap. It's no...
November 14
T H A N K S
November 7
Congrats. I just got the "Blessing" also and am a member of NM-1. UnderArmor is a little expensive but very warm and thinner than the PolyPro. It is the same stuff Pro Football players are wearing. Wool is also good because even wet it is warm. Go...
November 6

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At 6:00am on November 3, 2009, andrew mlynowski said…
you could try televisiontunes.com thet have ringtones and emergency theme song
At 5:02pm on August 13, 2009, Peter Siskin said…
Such memories....WH Vol Amb !!!!!!
At 11:38am on July 7, 2009, Chasity Deloach said…
YES!! I Like the Atlanta Braves!!!
At 11:48am on June 3, 2009, John Foster said…
hey david..............glad u got the patches.....my address is
.......john foster 515 wildes street. fallon, nevada 89406....stay safe
At 7:22pm on June 2, 2009, Denny Carter said…
No, I haven't sorry it took me this long to reply back been busy with the race season, but check with some EMT's/Firefighter's up around Alanta,Ga.... Mostly what we have down here is UGA stuff. Which suck's for me because I'm not a UGA fan
At 3:22pm on May 19, 2009, John Foster said…
Yea...............102 degrees...today it will only be 94!..the last fire i fought at 3 am it was 92 degrees outside with my turnouts being 124 degrees inside so said the rehab medic......well, thats what i enjoy about Nevada.the heat...Have a good week and stay safe............John
At 10:00pm on May 17, 2009, John Foster said…
Good day from Nevada.......it's only 102 here today.....after my shift on friday, I will be sending you some patches with other goodies........hope you enjoy..........John
At 7:35pm on May 11, 2009, John Foster said…
Hey Dave, greetings from Northern Nevada. Let me have an address I can send some pathces to you for trading. Thanks, John
 
 

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ruptured bowel. he likes football and may have gotten punched in belly. distended belly, peritonitis....
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DrEx - I'm pretty sure the brown one is an actual unipolar lead V1 (or V2-V6 depending on placement). Tom
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