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Chief Mike France
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  • Schenectady, NY
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Hometown:
Rotterdam
I Live: (City, State)
Schenectady
Years in Fire/EMS:
21
Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:
I joined becuase at the time a lot of my friends were joining
Relationship Status:
Married
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Rotterdam Fire District # 6 South Schenectady FD
Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Rank/Role There:
Fire Chief / Chief of Department
Years With This Department/Agency
19
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.ssfd6.org
Second Department (if appl.)
Plotterkill Vol. Fire Compny
2nd Department Type:
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Rank/Role at Second Department:
Firefighter
Years With Second Department/Agency
3
Web Site:
http://www.ssfd6.org
My Training:
Over 400 hrs of State Fire Training, 2 yr degree in Criminal Justice / NIMS and ICS trained.Just completed ICS 300 / 400
About Me:
Love being a FF, Nickname ''P16mike'' , Call Sign '' 169'' , Big time Red Sox Fan
Held Various ranks
2nd. Lt. - 2yrs
1st.Lt- 2yrs
Captain- 7yrs
Safety Officer - 2yrs
Asst. Chief- 3.5yrs
Acting Chief- 4months
Chief- 1yr
Day Job:
Schenectady County Eng. & Public Works Dispatcher
Top Issues Facing Responders:
our biggest issues are keeping the Volunteer FF going , as more training is required ours ranks are shrinking
I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:
Giving something back to our Community

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Posted on November 10, 2009 at 8:30am — 12 Comments

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At 3:55pm on November 18, 2009, Carissa Brown Wolf said…
hey chief.. hope your having a great day and be safe.
At 2:41pm on November 13, 2009, Ashley said…
yup, anytime. Stay safe
At 11:08am on November 13, 2009, Ralph L. Carr IV said…
The new truck is taking shape!
At 11:07am on November 13, 2009, Ralph L. Carr IV said…
You have a good one too. It`s Friday the 13th. I work with Ben tonight in Gratiot County. The county that has the one haunted fire house we post at....lol...Hes deathly affraid of ghosts or even talk about them. It should be a good shift. It`s the Friday before bambi opening day, so all the drunks, I mean hunters will be headed north along US-127. We have a medic student on the car tonight too.
At 11:05pm on November 12, 2009, Edwin Robistow said…
How'd you know you were my favorite MA Chief, im staying out of trouble i work to jobs to keep me busy.. Have a good weekend
At 2:00pm on November 12, 2009, Art "ChiefReason" Goodrich said…
Good deal.
Should be smooth sailling, then.
We are supposed to get our new rig before Thanksgiving.
Boys are getting antsy.
300 grand, baby.
At 12:10pm on November 12, 2009, Edwin Robistow said…
hahaha
At 5:18pm on November 6, 2009, Ralph L. Carr IV said…
Thanks Chief. Mama`s teaching her TBI class tonight and won`t get out till 8 PM. I may head down to the pub for a pint myself!
At 12:42pm on November 6, 2009, Brittany Rivas said…
Thank u!
At 10:13am on November 6, 2009, Claire Brown said…
Thank you Mike for the welcome. I am so glad I found this sight. Have a safe day.
 
 

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