Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Years in Fire/EMS:

44

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Woodcliff Lake VFD

Web Site:

http://departments.firehouse.com/dept/saddlerivernj

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Brookline Fire Co. Haverford Twp PA 1964-1967
Berwyn HeightsFire Co. Prince George Co. MD 1969-1971
Worked in Summer of 1965 for MA Forest Fire Service
as a Fire Lookout in Weelfleet Tower on Cape Cod.
Also work as a firefighter and lookout of NJ Forest Fire Service

My Training:

Firefighter I, II, and III. I am an ICS 300 Instructor and have completed Plans Chief, Logistics Chief and Operations Chief.
as well as I-400, staging area manager, and resource unit leader

About Me:

My wife and I celebrated our 40 th wedding anniversary in Sept and celebrated by driving across the United States. We picked up all the states we had never been to.

Day Job:

lawyer specializing in Estate planning

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.jahigginslaw.com

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I like to help people

Why I Love Fire/EMS

lots of wonderful memories of helping people

Top Issues Facing Responders:

failure to wear seat belts on apparatus