Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

Assistant or Deputy Chief, Training Officer

Years in Fire/EMS:

29

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Brookings Fire & Rescue

Years With Department/Agency

17

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

12 yeras working for the U.S. Forest Servive as a wildland firefighter.

11 years working for Cal-Ore Life Flight Ground & Air Ambulance as An EMT-I

My Training:

Many firefighting classes in both the wildland and structual arenas. Heavy extrication classes.

EMT classes to the EMT Intermediate level and ceus for recerts.

About Me:

I have two children from my first marriage, my son is 17 and is a member of our Junior Firefighter program. He wants to go to college next year and get his fire science degree. My daughter is 15 and likes to shop. My girlfriend has 4 kids age 7-15 and her neice also lives with us as her dad is a single military parent who is deployed at this time.
We keep busy with the kids sports and school events. Brenda and I also slip away to Las Vegas to catch the NasCar race there. We both enjoy football also at all levels youth to pro.

Day Job:

Career Fire Fighter

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

In 1979 I started workiing for the U.S. Forest Service as a wild land firefighter. In 1991 the structure guys talked me into coming and checking out the Brookings Fire Dept. while we were at a school fire prevention program, and I've been here ever since. I volunteered for 15 years and was hired full time on 9/11/2006. We were assisting the local ambulance company when I started with the dept. so I went to school to become an EMT.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I enjoy helping and still like the adrenaline rush.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Cut backs and safety