Chief622

Male

OH

United States

Profile Information:

What State do you live in?

OH

Type of Organization

Volunteer Fire Department

Job Function

Assistant Chief/Deputy Chief

Years in Fire/EMS:

11

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Western Holmes Fire District

Years With Department/Agency

11

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.whcfd.org

Web Site:

http://www.holmesfiredistrict1.org

My Training:

Firefighter 1
EMT-B
Fire Officer
Fire Investigation
Advanced Extrication
Advanced Pump Operations
Haz Mat Operations
EVOC
ICS

Day Job:

Highway Maintenance Worker

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

To start a career in Public Service as a Volunteer Firefighter and on to a Part-Time Paid Firefighter/EMT.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

It's something different every single day we go to work or hear the tones drop.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

How to keep operating going into these hard economic times with the small budgets we have to work with to provide the Fire Suppression and EMS Services to our Community. Recruitment/Retention of members for Volunteer & Paid Per Call Unstaffed Departments. How to keep Volunteer Departments alive and well with all the new training requirements and budgets.

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