Chuck Hoover
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  • Madera, CA
  • United States
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Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, Fire/Rescue Department - Paid
Job Function
Captain
Years in Fire/EMS:
43
Years With Department/Agency
33 years
Dept. Web Site:
http://station19.org
My Training:
43 years OJT
About Me:
LOVE CAF'S. Only way to fight fires. Wish I had one againe.
Day Job:
TV News Photographer
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
Started around 7 years old, moved near a Fire Station, got hooked.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
No two calls are the same!!!
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Staffing of paid engines. Our County Fire runs 1 paid person per engine. Need to find a way to recrute good Volunteers. The old timers like me are going away and good young ones are hard to find.

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At 8:04pm on February 19, 2009, Jason Koontz said…
HEY CHUCK!!! I'm on my way, so grab me a helmet. You'll have one of the young old dogs back shortly!! Don't get that look on your face, you helped raise me in the fire service, so its partly your fault too!
At 9:02pm on January 19, 2009, Filiberto Rodriguez said…

Welcome to the family where the language and reasoning importate the
border is not in our work is to save lives regardless of color, religion or social position, much less. The important thing in our work does not need language to communicate, or borders to help.
Greetings from Mexico

 
 
 

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