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Ray F. Reed
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- Midlothian, TX
- United States
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- Role in EMS
- Firefighter/Paramedic
- Primary Agency/Department Type
- Paid Fire/EMS Department
- Primary Department/Agency Name
- Dallas Fire-Rescue (Retired)
- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 33+
- Other Past or Current Departments
- Volunteer and full-time paid firefighter during summer break while in college for Harrisburg (IL) Fire Department
- My Training:
- Trained by Dallas Fire Department as a firefighter. Paramedic training was conducted at UT Health Science Center in Dallas. Prior to joining the fire department, I completed nine months of the then 24-month Physicians Assistant Program at Duke University Med Center before being drafted by the Army, where I was trained as a medical corpsman.
- About Me
- During my fire service career I was active in IAFF Local 58, serving in a variety of capacities, including President for ten years. I also served on NFPA protective clothing and equipment technical committees, and was chairman of the Respiratory Protection committee for ten years. I am now enjoying retirement, spending time with grandkids (five), traveling, playing a little golf, and writing.
- Relationship Status
- Married
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As a newly-licenced paramedic, I also agree that the current system is flawed. My clinicals alternated between extremely good and a few situations where I was the most-senior person on the truck...as a student. The problem isn't limited to the civ...
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