Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
What made you chose that field? How many volunteered?
I was a volunteer for the Park Rangers at Lake Mead, when I came across these two people that got their truck stuck the night before. It was August and we were having a bad heat wave, lowest temp in all of August was 106. That was the low temp, at night/early morning. These people, one male one female, were up all night partying drinking nothing but beer.
There was an accident that had traffic stopped, so I took a dirt road down to the lake. This road was hardly ever used, and is now closed. The male was walking around looking straight up and did would not even talk with me. The female passed out right there while I was talking to her. I was not trained in first aid at the time. I did not know what to do and was there all alone.
I soaked some towels in warm water from a ice chest, all I had, and placed it on the people. I called the Dispatch on my park service radio and because the accident, medics were close. I spent less than 20 min. before anyone arrived. It seemed like 20 hours. The hellicopter came and could only lift off with one, it was 137 in that wash, so the helicopter was having problems lifting off.
Both people survived. Doctors said another 30 min. in that sun and they would not have made it. That is when I took classes for EMT. I worked as a mechanic as my paying job 11hours a day 6 days a week. My other time I volunteered with the park rangers as an EMT along with many other duties for 7 years, till my accident.
I look up to all EMS and law enforcement personal. It takes a special person to do what they do and the things they see. No other job has the pressure these guys go though every day. My hat comes off to you.
I was a volunteer for the Park Rangers at Lake Mead, when I came across these two people that got their truck stuck the night before. It was August and we were having a bad heat wave, lowest temp in all of August was 106. That was the low temp, at night/early morning. These people, one male one female, were up all night partying drinking nothing but beer.
There was an accident that had traffic stopped, so I took a dirt road down to the lake. This road was hardly ever used, and is now closed. The male was walking around looking straight up and did would not even talk with me. The female passed out right there while I was talking to her. I was not trained in first aid at the time. I did not know what to do and was there all alone.
I soaked some towels in warm water from a ice chest, all I had, and placed it on the people. I called the Dispatch on my park service radio and because the accident, medics were close. I spent less than 20 min. before anyone arrived. It seemed like 20 hours. The hellicopter came and could only lift off with one, it was 137 in that wash, so the helicopter was having problems lifting off.
Both people survived. Doctors said another 30 min. in that sun and they would not have made it. That is when I took classes for EMT. I worked as a mechanic as my paying job 11hours a day 6 days a week. My other time I volunteered with the park rangers as an EMT along with many other duties for 7 years, till my accident.
I look up to all EMS and law enforcement personal. It takes a special person to do what they do and the things they see. No other job has the pressure these guys go though every day. My hat comes off to you.
Along with being a Vol. Firefighter. 
