Welcome to the wonderful world of Administration.
My first two days inside the Merchants Exchange Building (MEB), the lovely building housing INDE’s offices, were spent in new employee orientation. We covered proper fire safety, building safety, union rights, etc. Ranger Cooper debuted her first, and super successful, official active shooter training. The best part was getting to know the returning seasonals coming back for their 4th, 5th, or 20th year.
Afterward I spent some time helping organize TONS of
paperwork from a previous employee. Surprisingly, paperwork can teach you a lot about the Park Service, and when organizing it requires over 20 different categories, you realize just
how many different jobs a single Admin employee has.
I took a break from Admin Thursday to staff the EMS tent at Wawa’s
“Hoagie Day” event. The basic idea of the EMS tent was to have a place for people
to go if the heat becomes too much or if they get injured and have to wait for Paramedics. Realistically, EMS tents are water
stations, missing persons rendezvous points, FAQ desks, and “I’ve had this cut for about 3 weeks and
it seems infected could you take a look?” stations.
Oh, and Ken is officially my favorite member of the Park Service. 