Todd Carlson

59, Male

Highland

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function
Fire Chief / Chief of Department, First Responder
Years in Fire/EMS:
17 years
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Highland and Lake Nebagamon VFD Lake Nebagamon, WI
Years With Department/Agency
17 years
My Training:
Firefighter one
Cold water Rescue
Wilderness Search and Rescue
First Responder
Haz Mat Tech
About Me:
Highland is my home town department and is very rural, 80 sq miles of big woods with the Bois Brule River as a center piece. we do all the normal fire rescue as well as river and wilderness rescue and are in the primary wildland district. I am the Chief here. Lake Nebagamon is a 15 sq mile Village and I have been with them for 16 years as well. At one time I was also Assistant Chief with them.
Day Job:
Sales of Fire equipment to departments in northern Wisconsin
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
to help my neighbors
Why I Love Fire/EMS
The feeling you get when you know you have made a difference in someones life
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Finding new members to join departments with all of the requirements needed now a days. Its getting very hard

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  • Capkurt

    Nice Fish!

    Sep 13, 2008

  • Tom Haupenthal

    Well you were wrong on the 13th Bro. Oh well that was ok by me. Glad I didn't have to drive in the snow this time. Thanks again for the venison for lunch yesterday. It was awesome! You have converted me. LOL. Glad I got to meet Matt before he leaves for the Air Force. Tell him to get on here and accept me as a friend before he takes off. Cya soon!!!

    Oct 23, 2008

  • Bump aka Mark S

    Hey Todd,
    Mark from Glendale here, one of your friendly Fire Apparatus photographers. Just thought I would say hi, I won't make the STate FF Conv this year. I will be OOT.
    Mark

    Mar 18, 2009