Huw Jones

Caledon Ontario

Canada

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function: Firefighter / EMT-Basic
Years in Fire/EMS:: Many
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Caledon Fire and Rescue, Station 307
Years With Department/Agency: Since 2003
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/townhall/departments/fire/index.asp
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Glamorgan Fire Service Reserve, Wales U.K.
I "Ran" with them unofficially from the age of eleven, officially from seventeen untill twenty.
About Me:: In Caledon there are nine stations, all with volunteer firefighters, One hall is career for three shifts, Monday to Friday. We have a mixed residential and farming community, with a small amount of comercial on our patch. The roads around are fairly busy plus we now have a major highway on our doorstep so MVA's are always happening, We also run medicals. Average 180 to 200 calls per year.
I am proud and honoured to be a member of Caledon Fire and Rescue's Honour Guard.
I am also a member of IACOJ, Proud and Crusty.
Day Job:: Maintenance superviser, Chrysler Bramalea assembly plant
Relationship Status:: Married
Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://www.iacoj.com
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: Grew up in a fire station
Why I Love Fire/EMS: The world wide brotherhood of having the best job in the world.
Top Issues Facing Responders:: Being controlled by non fireservice people who know the cost of everything but the value of little.