Jeff Koehn's Friends

Jeff Koehn's Groups

Primary Fire/EMS Department:: State of Ohio, Division of State Fire Marshal, Fire & Explosion Investigation Bureau

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: I have held the rank of captain and work in the fire/explosion investigation field on my days off.

My Training:: I have taken many classes, instructor, inspector, investigator, Paramedic, Police Academy and so on. I am working on my bachelors in Fire Science.

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I have been intersted in firefightin since as far back as I can remember. As soon as I was able to join as a junior firefighter at 16 I did and have been at the firehouse ever since.

Top Issues Facing Responders:: Safety, Staffing and officer training. I am a member of my local's executive board and feel strongly about bargaining rights for members. I am a member of our safety committee.

At 7:14pm on October 25, 2007, Andrea S. 647 said…: Hey Jeff, just getting back to you reguarding my custom shield. His name is Woody and he is a Providence Firefighter. You can contact him on his Business line. The shield that Chris Gould's has (4 Comments down) is made by the same guy. I noticed that you commented on his shield too. 401-864-1130. Sorry I don't have an e-mail address for you. Good luck!!!

At 1:52pm on October 6, 2007, Andrea S. 647 said…: Hey Jeff, Thanks for the shield comment. I will get some information for you about the guy that helped create my shield. I drew it out free-hand and he added the pin-stripes and the outer-detail. We both didn't expect it to come out so nice. When it was complete, 4 guys from Providence Fire Dept. took the same shield and added their names and engin Co. #'s. This shield is the original. I had no idea how popular and how much of a trend-setter it had become. I will write you back with a phone # or an e-mail. Thanks again

-Andrea

At 9:27pm on August 21, 2007, Chris Gould said…: Hello, I got it made by a fire fighter from another Dept. I will see if he has a email. It cost me $30.00 came out great, better than the standard ones.