chad's Page

Hometown:

Fort Wayne

I Live: (City, State)

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Years in Fire/EMS:

14years

Why I Joined the Fire/EMS:

It is family tradition my father, uncle, and cousins are all in and its all i know and have grown up loving, i also love to help people and i love getting into the seat of a good fire i love the feeling of being in a room full of fire.

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Washington Twp. F.D.

Department Type:

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Rank/Role There:

Training Officer, Fire / Arson Investigator, Firefighter / EMT-Basic, Driver / Engineer

Years With This Department/Agency

1.5 years at this house on paid on call and paid staff

Second Department (if appl.)

Southwest Allen Co. Fire Dist

2nd Department Type:

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Rank/Role at Second Department:

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years With Second Department/Agency

2 years paid on call

Other Past or Current Departments:

Cedar Canyons F. D. was lieutenant/training officer for this dept. there for 4 years

My Training:

I am a FF I&II, EMT-B, Instructor I, Investagator basic, Advanced search rescue tech, Autoextracation tech

About Me:

I have been in the fire service since 1993 as an adult. I was a jr. firefighter with my father from the middle 80's till he left the dept in 1992 then starting my treck in 93. I am also a cable guy for comcast cable here in town great job with great benifits like free cable lol.
I have two boys one is 3 and the other is 8 they are great I love to spend time with them and my 3 yr old loves firefighter time with dad my 8 yr old is not as into the fire department but likes the medical side of things and prefers the ambulance over the fire apperatus.

Day Job:

paid firefighter

Side Jobs or Other Organizations:

cable guy

I Love Being in Fire/EMS Because:

I love the contacts that are made and pt care I also love the way my sons are around the fire station it reminds me of my childhood