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Gordon Hennigs
- 62, Male
- okanogan
- United States
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Profile Information
- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Job Function
- Fire Chief / Chief of Department
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 28
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Okanogan Washington
- Years With Department/Agency
- 28
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://okvfd.org/
- My Training:
- farmedic, extrication technition, IC type 3, leadership 1 and 2. operations and tactics. advanced fire investigator structural, motor vehicle, wildland, electrical. fire code administration. Fire officer 1. art of reading smoke. building construction and the fire service. emergency vehicle operation. CDL class A. ICS 100, 200, 300, 400. NIM's 700, 800, Weapons of mass destruction, haz-mat identification. swift water rescue.
- About Me:
- Joined the fire service in 1981, engineer by 1983, continued to work towards an officers position became the president of the association in 1986, became a captain in 1988. then in 1990 I became an Assistant Chief until August of 1997 when I was offered the full time Chiefs position by the City of Okanogan which I currently hold. I have been the president of the Okanogan County Fire Chiefs Association since 1998. I look forward to some day moving to a larger department with paid staff or moving our department to a combination department. Some of my goals here our to some day have a new station, a 100ft platform, 1 engine company staffed 24/7 paid with volunteers to respond 2nd out.
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Facebook or Other Online Profile:
- http://myspace.com/firechief41
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- I was 18 and it seemed like the thing to do, all the excitement, helping the communitee. It has turned into a great career. worked my way up through the ranks as a volunteer and then made the career choice to take a full time position as chief
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- the people I work with, and the challenge
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Shortage of Volunteer firefighters and increasing call load.
Safety why we continually make the same mistakes that injure and kill firefighters.
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August 14
Posted on August 14, 2008 at 7:24pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
What a kick ass fire season it has been already 20 calls since the first of August the troops are starting to show the wear and tear a little. Are grocery bill for the first week of August was over $800.00 feeding the department. Everybody is getting a little nervous we continue to get smoke calls almost daily everything is tinder dry and temperatures are soaring into the upper ninetys and one hundred degrees this week. A mean light show moved through the area early Saturday the 9th of August… Continue
end of July
Posted on July 30, 2008 at 10:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Wow it’s been a while since I have made it to the page to post any thing that’s not good to much work and not enough play makes the Chief a boring and cranky boy. So all you probies out there need to be on your toes. It has been a heck of a month some where around 30 calls this month and on top of unbelievable amount of meetings and yearly ladder and pump tests it has been truly crazy. We were all shocked to hear of the deaths of two Washington state firefighters this is truly a sad occasion,… Continue
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LIGHTNING TONIGHT!! don't forget to invite us up!
how's th back-to-work Monday going??? what time did you get back in-country?
Who's pics?
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