Since March, Loïc Gwizdac has been assigned to the St-Cézaire barracks.
“Becoming a firefighter was neither a childhood dream nor a vocation! “, says Loïc Gwizdak, 36, professional firefighter. After a succession of odd jobs and a disappointing military experience, the Gardois decided, at 24, to try the competition of volunteer firefighter.”To accompany a candidate friend and discover this universe! “, he says. For ten years at Sommières barracks, Loïc Gwizdak experienced extraordinary moments, very quickly adhering to the esprit de corps of firefighters and barracks life.”A second family made up of values that are also mine: rigor, dedication and courage “, details the young man at the time assigned to CTA, the alert processing center: the cell responsible for processing emergency calls to 18 and 112.
“Paradoxically, it is at this post, physically far from the person in distress, that we have the best chance of saving lives. By guiding by phone the one who must provide first aid, at a time when every second counts!“, testifies the firefighter who worked in parallel at the time, and until last year, an activity of security guard in supermarket. After three months of training in Bessèges, Loïc Gwizdak integrated in March the barracks of Saint- Césaire as a professional firefighter. Raised to the rank of corporal in 2018, he is now finding his marks while his professional qualities are unanimously recognized by his peers. Lately, the director of SDIS 30 even sent him his personal congratulations. Corporal Gwizdak once again demonstrated an exemplary attitude during the unexpected rescue of a boy whose airways were blocked by a peanut. Loïc Gwizdak is already thinking about his future specialization, why not whitewater rescue, in order to provide assistance to the victims in the context of a flood or flood.
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