Membership

SEVILLE SPOTLIGHT

Congratulations to
ED BLOOMER

Paramedic, State Fire Instructor, Firefighter

25 Years of Service

"Proud to be with Seville"

1983-2008

I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army reserve where I started my paramedic Training in 1982, I joined Seville in 1983. When I told my father I wanted to join a Volunteer Fire Dept he said, “Are you crazy? Why do you want to go into places most normal people are running out of?” Well, that statement has come true more than I want to count. But, I’m still here. I got my civilian paramedic training at the Center for Emergency Medicine at the Univ. of Pittsburgh Campus in 1984. I’ve responded to the fight 427 crash in 1994 and the flight 93 crash sites in Somerset on Sept 11, 2001. I’ve helped to recover bodies at both sites. I’ve helped use become part of the Ohio Valley fire defense and it put Seville on the airports response to Zulu crashes. I’ve worked on Ambulance services throughout Allegheny County , since 1982.  I have been a Dept of health EMT/ paramedic instructor since 1994; I have been a State of Pa. Fire Academy Instructor since 1996. In 2005 I was part of the firefighter task forces that responded at FEMA’s request to the hurricane Katrina disasters. While serving in Louisiana and Mississippi for 3 months and I went through hurricane Rita when it came ashore. I was a member of the Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team called “DMAT” as a paramedic with “PA-1”. I’ve worked with the Allegheny County Ems Council and am presently going through their Emergency Service Leadership Development Program.

I have 3 kids ages 10, 5 and 3 months. I am certified by the national Pro board as a Firefighter-II, Haz Mat Operations and Fire Service Instructor-I. I spent 7 years as part of the Allegheny County Hazardous Material Team which I was trained as a haz mat technician.

Ed will be honored at our Corn Roast
on August 16, 2008.

Charter

Any person eighteen years or older may apply for charter membership. There is a one-year probationary period during which the applicant attends Fire Company functions, including but not limited to company training, County, State and Township Fire Schools, Fund Raising activities and respond to any emergency situations that might arise.

Associate

Any person eighteen years or older may apply for associate membership. There is a one-year probationary period during which the applicant attends Fire Company functions, including but not limited to Fund Raising activities and any other function that does not involve firefighting.

Quick Response Service (QRS)

This is a specialized category established to lend support to West View/Ross EMS. It consists of personnel trained in anything from basic first aid to Paramedics. Most of the members come from the ranks of the firefighters, but there are some who prefer not to participate in the firefighting and are only active on the medical end of the company.

Junior Fire Person

Any person between the ages of 14 and 18 may apply for junior membership. The purpose of this membership is to prepare the recruit for charter membership. The applicant must have parental permission and supply the company with a work permit from the school. The applicant shall be under the direct supervision of the fire chief.

Ladies Auxiliary

Any person eighteen years or older may apply for membership in the Ladies Auxiliary. The purpose of this organization is to give support to the fire company. The support may be in the form of fire ground refreshments and fundraising. The organization is operated separately from the fire company with its own slate of officers and by-laws.