About Joseph Francis CollinS:

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Currently, a firefighter/EMT for Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department, based out of Eldridge, Iowa. Responsible for EMS training, evaluation, education, plus spending a lot of time washing fire apparatus, tools, hose and doing a lot of calls (408 calls in 2007!).
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Paramedic/Medic Training Officer MedicEMS. Been there almost nine-years started as an untrained volunteer and have worked my way up from the bottom.  Currently posted at the Eldridge ADM.
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Web master, volunteer, Quad Cities Greyhound Adoption, Inc. A greyt organization  doing a tough job with few funds, wonderful volunteers, and a lot of heart!Pushstart
Weekly City Shorts Columnist for the River Cities Reader. The best damn newspaper out there!

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Love things that go bang! Been doing that a while. Favorite rifle, Ferret 50 caliber, favorite handgun, anything made to shoot .41 magnum.
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BA in English/Pre-med from St Ambrose University.  The best university on Locust Street!
Aspiring writer of various sorts. Be sure to see the excerpts from my works in progress on my home page!