Steel Valley Firefighter Profile

 

1. Name, Age and Location of where you live.

John McGough 24 Glassport PA

2. Fire Company/EMS service?

Glassport 161/Dravosburg 131/McKeesport Rescue

3. Musical Interests?

Rock/Country/Metal/anything really but rap

4. Fire/EMS Training?

Essentials/EMT/various other certs/completing FF1 when time permits

5. Job Position currently?

911 Dispatcher/returning to the streets of McKeesport this summer

6. What do you do in your downtime in life when not at a fire?

Well most of the time I'm working, catching up with friends, working with my dog, working on the new house, relaxing

7. Most Favorite Accomplishment in Fire or EMS or life in general?

I'm 24 so I don't think I've accomplished a whole lot in life yet, I take pride at being good at what I do and being Mr. Reliable a lot of the times, this is a hard question to answer right now

8. Life Flight or STAT?

Which ever ones closer

9. Offices you have held in fire service?

Grunt, Camp Boss, Trustee

10. Goals in life, goals is fire or EMS?

Finish college, children, being a good husband and father, taking care of myself and others, maybe a career fire job if it the chance comes along at the right time

11. Something you would never know about me?

I don't keep many secrets and the ones I do I'm not about to air here but most people don't know that I'm a musician

12. Favorite sports teams?

Steelers, Pirates, Pens, Penn State

13. Car/SUV/Truck you drive?

'97 Chevy Silverado

14. Truckie or Hose Humper?

This is tricky I think I'm a hybrid of both I like the nozzle but I like breaking stuff too

15. Most memorable event in your fire career?

Hmmm...first fire ranks up there (would've been clobbered by a chimney if it weren't for Big Ray J.) quite a few memorable calls in Glassport

16. Under Armour or Nike?

gotta stick with old school Nike

17. Obama or that other idiot?

Neither idiot I'm a libertarian(government that's governs least governs best)

18. If you're a guy, would you wear pink?

Not on my death bed

19. Should fire trucks be RED?

What other color is there?

20. Do you know Rich Yosi? Would you save him if he was choking on a large hot dog?

No I don't know him but yes I would save him, my question is what is he doing with a "large" hot dog in his mouth?