Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

Retired

Years in Fire/EMS:

30 PP

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Plymouth Community Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

30

My Training:

FF I and II, Engineer, Arson Investigation, Medical First Responder, Instructor

About Me:

Retired Elementary School Teacher ( 36 years ); 30 years part-paid with Plymouth Fire; was lead in getting our department to build its own Fire Safety House on a trailer so we could teach safety and escape proceedures to the children in our area, we serviced about a 50 mile radius; worked 3 years helping with the Schoolcraft College Fire Academy
married with two grown children and two grandsons
active in my Masonic Lodge

Day Job:

auto parts delivery for NAPA

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

service to community; education; the boyhood fasination

Why I Love Fire/EMS

supporting community and increasing my knowledge

Top Issues Facing Responders:

cuts in financing, not replacing and updating equipment