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Jim Vejvoda
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- Joliet, IL
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This is the group dedicated to the glue that holds "Pride and Ownership" together - tradition! We'll be talking about historic fires, important dates in fire history, and why we do things the way we do. .
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- Residence.
- Joliet Illinois
- Department:
- Oakbrook Terrace Fire District - Career / Village of Romeoville Fire Department- Part time
- Title/rank:
- Captain - Oakbrook Terrace, Lieutenant - Romeoville
- Years of public service:
- 26
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Budgetary, Adequate Manning, Union Contract
- Professional Qualifications:
- Certified FO II, FAE, EMT-B, Haz Mat Tech B, Haz Mat IC and numerous others.
- Topics you provide training for:
- All areas of Firefighting, Haz Mat, Extrication and basic TRT.
- Areas of expertise:
- All Fire related skills, Haz Mat, Extrication
- Bio:
- Started as a Cadet Firefighter at 16, started as a Career Firefighter at 18 in a Suburban Chicago Department. Married with 1 child. I live and breath this job and love it today as much as the day I started. This is the greatest job in the world.
- Web site:
- http://www.oakbrookterracefire.org
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