Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Chaplain

Years in Fire/EMS:

1 year

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Jackson County Fire District 3

Years With Department/Agency

1 1/2 years

My Training:

44 years as a pastor, + Police and Fire Chaplain's Training Academy Seattle, WA October 2008 Participating in 46 hours of professional training and 12 hours of direct contact.

About Me:

I served for 44 years in the pastorate of the Church of God with General Offices in Anderson, Indiana. Graduated from Warner Pacific College & Anderson University School of Theology with a BA & Masters of Religious Education respectively. Married 47 years, with three children and 6 grandchildren. Presently attending a Church of the Nazarene in Medford, OR.

Day Job:

Retired

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

To serve my community, and to continue my ministry years after retiring from pastoral ministry after 44 years as a pastor and associate pastor.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Because I have the opportunity to talk with and comfort as well encourage firefighters, staff, and families who have suffered great losses either in property or loved ones deaths.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Family Life, uncertainity of what they will find on a scene, and
occasional boredom when calls are few and far between in our department, also the "politics" of the fire district.