Articles by Randy Anderson

About Randy Anderson (10 Articles)

Randy Anderson is a firefighter/paramedic from Preble County, Ohio. He started as a volunteer in 2010, eventually becoming a full-time employee while working part-time at several area departments. Aside from being a firefighter/paramedic, he also teaches EMS at various locations.

Welcome to Fire Service Middle Management

June 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

It was May 2017, and I had just promoted to an officer’s position. I stepped out back behind Station 2 to enjoy the late-spring weather when a city police officer pulled up [...]

Beard Bros

March 17, 2019 // 4 Comments

Beard Bros The Holidays are upon us. As I worked on this piece, I was frequently surrounded by Christmas cards. The cards arrived from all parts of the area; from hospitals, [...]

Flags ‘n’ Such

June 23, 2018 // 3 Comments

Today, I’m writing about flags. Why not? Everyone else is doing it. We have flags on our apparatus and personal vehicles, flags on our uniforms and bunker gear. Some of us [...]

LIVE! From Ohio

June 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

“Medic-XX, Engine-XX, this is your call. 123 Main Street, possible overdose. Pt is located on the front porch of residence, not breathing. PD is on scene, CPR in [...]

Dark Humor: Line in the Sand

April 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

In public service, we are often faced with difficult situations that no human should be thrust into. We are forced to bear witness to things that would drive most people mad. [...]

Part-Timers: The Forgotten Third Party

August 28, 2017 // 3 Comments

It’s 0905hrs on a Sunday morning. The career firefighter is sleeping soundly in his favorite recliner, enjoying the freedom to nap indiscriminately on a weekend, but also [...]

Get a Life! (outside of work)

June 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

Beer? Check. Meat? Check. Super Secret Squirrel BBQ rub? Check. Smoker? Check. Pager and/or radio? That’s a negative, Ghostrider. I am about to hit the road for two days of [...]

Her First Day (Mother’s Day)

May 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, so it only seems fitting that I should write about women in today’s fire service. I don’t know about you, but I [...]

On Scene Arms Race

May 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

I sit here at my desk, facing the street, typing furiously on my wife’s laptop because mine doesn’t have Microsoft Word. It is 2017. We have Drones. We have Cell phones [...]