Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Assistant or Deputy Chief

Years in Fire/EMS:

20+

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Third District V.F.C. Bucks Co. Station 14, Bristol Pa.

Years With Department/Agency

17+

Dept. Web Site:

http://thirddistrictvfc.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Croydon Fire Co. Bucks Co. Station 11, Croydon Pa.

My Training:

FF1/FF2 IFSAC certified/Haz Mat Op's/ Fire C&O, Arson Investigation, EMT-B/Incident S.O. /Swift water rescue/EVOC/EVDX/

Day Job:

Auto Damage repair Auditor

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Had it in my blood. Always marveled at fire engines as a child. Hung @ Station 50 with my uncle as a child.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Training....training.....training...people who are serious about training...officers who are serious about training.....politicians who are serious about us, the fire service. Doesn't matter paid or not, people need to understand the imprtance of the fire service, it's training regiment and its call for fire prevention efforts. Without fire prevention, more lives would be lost. Did I mention training?