Hello Everybody! It has been a long time since I have updated but I finally got a few pictures of the people I have been training with and thought it was about time I let you all know of my new job up at dispatch. So, here we go! This is my training group that I spent four weeks with seven days a week eight hours a day. From bottom row to top we have Dan, Jannelle, Robert, Me, Ashley, Lindsi, Justin, and the one between Lindsi and Robert is Jaram.
This is me, ashely, and Lindsi inside of the ambulance. It was funny because the first time I got in it I layed all the way down on the stretcher and before I knew it the fireman guy giving us the tour was looking down on me and said, "Now, I hope this is the only time I ever see you in an ambulance.." It was super funny but we all hope the same thing! Sadly though, Lindsi quit the first day she was supposed to go in. It wasn't working out with her little boy Hunter and it was just for the better. I miss her like crazy though! We would all call her "mom" because she had that motherly figure about her and was always willing to help with everything and listen to everybodys problems! We miss you Lindsi!
One of the things I was really excited about for the job was the little badge that we get that has our name and picture on it, our badge number, and a little magnetic computer chip thing inside of it that opens up all the doors and the main gate for the building. In the break room we also have a huge soda fountain macheine that has both Pepsi and Coca Cola products. The other day, Robert made us a whole chicken for lunch! He deboned it and everything in that little break room kitchen! Deboned it, put it in the oven, and served it up! If there is one thing about the dispatch center it's that we love to eat! Everybody brings snacks and it's all up for grabs! One of their favorites I have noticed is Cafe Rio... athought it's not my first pick, nor my favorite, I do not mind their salads and am getting used to them....
A lot of these pictures are from when we went to the fire station. I absolutely love my job and have become very attached to quite a few of the people there. It is high stress and you won't believe some 
of the stuff that goes on in your own backyard! I have about 5 more weeks of training before I have my solo evaluation, and depending on if that goes good (which I am sure it will) will determine my regular hours and days off. I am training right now with Emilee and she is absolutely amazing! We get along great! But then again, being with a person for more than 40 hours a week can do that to ya...:) I really do love her and she helps make work all the better! I am also very fond of vint... although he can have quite the mouth sometimes! They are all great people and have made me fit right in. Training is hard.. but right now Emilee just feeds me all the lines and tells me exactly what to type... I am slowly but surely catching on!
of the stuff that goes on in your own backyard! I have about 5 more weeks of training before I have my solo evaluation, and depending on if that goes good (which I am sure it will) will determine my regular hours and days off. I am training right now with Emilee and she is absolutely amazing! We get along great! But then again, being with a person for more than 40 hours a week can do that to ya...:) I really do love her and she helps make work all the better! I am also very fond of vint... although he can have quite the mouth sometimes! They are all great people and have made me fit right in. Training is hard.. but right now Emilee just feeds me all the lines and tells me exactly what to type... I am slowly but surely catching on! This is me, ashely, and Lindsi inside of the ambulance. It was funny because the first time I got in it I layed all the way down on the stretcher and before I knew it the fireman guy giving us the tour was looking down on me and said, "Now, I hope this is the only time I ever see you in an ambulance.." It was super funny but we all hope the same thing! Sadly though, Lindsi quit the first day she was supposed to go in. It wasn't working out with her little boy Hunter and it was just for the better. I miss her like crazy though! We would all call her "mom" because she had that motherly figure about her and was always willing to help with everything and listen to everybodys problems! We miss you Lindsi!For dispatch, I got my own little headset! Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of that. But it's pretty neat, it fits right into my left ear and fits in such a way that I can't hear anything but the person talking to me over the phone. The headset part that goes in my ear is green and it is the complete shape of my ear! Pretty neat! At my desk I have four different computer screens in front of me...One is my VESTA and ANI ALI screen which is how we message back and forth to each other and which also brings up the peoples phone number, name, and address up when they call in, as long as they aren't calling from a cell phone. If you call from a cell phone all that shows up now is just your number and your provider... but we are working on what is called a Phase 2 where it will appear just as it does for those using a landline.
The dispatch center is called Valley Emergency Communications Center and is located just after the intersection of 5600 and 5400 on your right hand side. It has great big huge windows that we look out to see fires and such things and has all sorts of towers and satelites surrounding it, you can't miss it if you ever go looking for it. The golf course is right next door to us if that helps any of you with figuring out the location.
One of the things I was really excited about for the job was the little badge that we get that has our name and picture on it, our badge number, and a little magnetic computer chip thing inside of it that opens up all the doors and the main gate for the building. In the break room we also have a huge soda fountain macheine that has both Pepsi and Coca Cola products. The other day, Robert made us a whole chicken for lunch! He deboned it and everything in that little break room kitchen! Deboned it, put it in the oven, and served it up! If there is one thing about the dispatch center it's that we love to eat! Everybody brings snacks and it's all up for grabs! One of their favorites I have noticed is Cafe Rio... athought it's not my first pick, nor my favorite, I do not mind their salads and am getting used to them.... Like I was saying before, work can be very draining and I very much look forward to my weekend days where I get to sleep in, but I absolutely love every minute of being at work and am so glad that I finally found something for me. Work offers full benefits on everything, I'm covered in health insurance and I get retirement stuff. The enviornment is good, and if we have an earthquake, and I'm at work, I will be saved because our building is earthquake proof so that we can take your guys calls!
Other than dispatch things have been good. Just taking it easy and living life as a partial adult :) Me and Kristen have been hangin' out a lot more lately and it seems that our favorite thing to do is watch Secret Life of the American Teenager and eat chinese food from Sam Pan! Luckily not all of her time is spent with Danny :) at least, not for another year or so!
I hope all of you are doing well and hopefully I won't wait so long to update again!
