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What Company of Fire apparatus do you prefer
Replied Dec. 6, 2008
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Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Illinois
- I Live: (City, State)
- Peachtree City, Georgia
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 30
- Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
- Just fell into it - but love it - borrowing a phrase I've heard more than once from Chief John Leahy (Ret. Pittsburg) - "I won the lottery" - his reference to being hired into the fire service
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Peachtree City Fire Department
- Department Type:
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
- Rank/Role There:
- Battalion Chief / Division Chief
- Years With This Department/Agency
- 19
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.pcfd.com
- Other Past or Current Departments:
- Lisle-Woodridge Fire District, Lisle, Illinois
- My Training:
- Various certifications through Illinois & Georgia and NPQ Fire Officer II, Instructor III, Investigator I, Inspector I, Public Fire Education Officer I, Fire Apparatus Operator & Haz-Mat Operations; EMT-I, Various college courses (never have finished), by this time hundreds of seminars, FDIC's, Command Schools, Chiefs conferences, DOD courses, etc...
- About Me:
- Married with two grown children (the best wife and kids), like to work and enjoy what I do. Interests at FD other than operating a shift every third day as a Shift Commander include apparatus specification, equipment specification and purchasing and coming up with ideas for departmental improvment.
- Side Jobs or Other Organizations:
- President of Verlo Mattress Factory Stores, a mattress manufacturer and retailer - Atlanta franchise, been doing this almost as long as FD on my off days
- Personal Site/Profile:
- http://www.verlo.com
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Staffing and budgets (especially under the currant economic climate)
- I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
- I'ts different every day
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