Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Paid

Job Function

Captain

Years in Fire/EMS:

21

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Crawsordsville Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

23

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Started in 1985 as a Volunteer for the Waveland Community Volunteer Fire Dept. and served there until 1991.

My Training:

Fire Officer, Tactics, R.I.T & Advanced R.I.T. by Jim McCormick FFTN, Fire Inspections, Arson Investigation, FF II/III, Tech. Rope Rescue, Instructor II/III Haz Mat, NIMS, Indiana E.M.T., etc.

About Me:

Married with three boys. I have been in the fire service since 1985, I was hired at Crawfordsville, Indiana (Local 4143) in March of 1987. Still in love with the job. Love Notre Dame football and the Boston Red Sox.

Day Job:

Three Boys!

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.iaff4143.org/

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Father was a Volunteer Firefighter, Great Uncle was a Career Firefighter in Ohio and the T.V. show Emergency.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Something diffrent everyday, the challenge of a good job.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Staffing is one of the main issues with the modern fire service. Of course lack of money is tied into this problem.

Also new light weight construction is a danger to us all. Along with the need of having good Firefighter survival programs across the board.