Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Captain

Years in Fire/EMS:

26 years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Wheatland Vol. Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

3

Web Site:

http://medcor.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Montana Dept. of State Lands, Lewiston Rural Fire Dept., Rathdrum Fire District, Postfalls Fire District, Schwietzer Fire District, Obidia's Wild Firefighters, Clearwater Fire Service, Nez Perce Co. Fire Dept., Wheatland Vol. Fire Department. Clearwater Paper Fire Dept.

My Training:

FFI, FFII, EMT-B, ENGINE BOSS, ARSON INVEST., HAZ-MAT OPS,
S-130,190,215,290, EXTRACATION TECH,ENGINEER, ICS OPS, ICS HAZ-MAT, LEADERSHIP II, PASSPORT ACOUNTABILITY, FIRE ARSON DETECTION, TENDER DRIVER,,RIT TEAM, ESSENTIALS OF FIREFIGHTING INSTRUCTOR, FIRE INSPECTOR. PICO, STICO, NIMS 100,200,700,800, AMERICAN HEART ASSOC. AED CPR AND FIRSTAID INSTRUCTOR, WILDLAND ARSON INVESTIGATION

About Me:

EMT- BASIC, Love to fish and hunt, ride 4-wheelers, work on hot rods, spend time with friends and family. pround member of the Jr. nation. I am married to a wounderful gal for the last 15 years and we have three daughters and three grandkids Triston, Nevaeh and Logan. Now one of our girls is following me and her grandfathers footsteps and is becmeing a firefighter, Keesha will become a third generation firefighter along with her husband Travis and maybe some day our grandchilderen will want to become firefighters as well. Now my son-in-law Travis has been deployed to Iraq to serve his country.

Day Job:

Lewiston Pre-mix

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://wheatland vollunteer fire department/facebook

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

My dad worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 50 yrs as a fire fighter and a forest ranger, been around it my whole life.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

the adreneline,To help others, Being in a BROTHERHOOD.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

lack of funding and lack of personel, Lack of respect, after 911 if you were a firefighter or EMS or a police officer you were a hero no matter what part of the country you were from. Now in 9 short years everyone seems to have forgotten who we are and what we do.