Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

President / Administrator / Commissioner, Secretary / Treasurer, Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Team Member, 911 Operator/Dispatcher

Years in Fire/EMS:

6

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

dickinson volunteer fire department

Years With Department/Agency

6

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

active member Dickinson FD, 911 dispatcher for franklin county also part of the county DECON team and county fire prevention team

My Training:

FF ess. FF inter. Fire Police, ISO, Intro to Haz Mat, a few ICS coarses, intro to fire officer, haz mat operations

About Me:

I love my job and very much enjoy being a FF ive been around the fire house since i was little so it was only natural that i became a member

Day Job:

911 dispatcher

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

My Grandfather and father were both members in Dickinson so it was only right that I became a member to I guess its in my blood

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Ive always been interested in the FD and I want to make a silence difference in someones life someday

Top Issues Facing Responders:

lack of man power