What State do you live in?

NY

Type of Organization

Part/Paid Fire Department

Job Function

Firefighter/Driver Operator

Years in Fire/EMS:

45 - active

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

monticello fire dept.

Years With Department/Agency

45 - still active

Dept. Web Site:

http://montifd.org

My Training:

29 state courses including special ops trench collapse/structural
building collapse

member: regional technical rescue team

About Me:

3 time dept. pres (total term-4 years)

chauffeur/engineer since 1975 - still active

Day Job:

sales

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://none

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

to serve my community, the comraderie, the brotherhood, the adrenaline rush

Why I Love Fire/EMS

of the sense of brotherhood & the satisfaction of helping others.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

recruitment & retention
financial pressures