Ned Hickson

Male

Florence, OR

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:: Florence, Oregon
Department:: Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue
Title/rank:: Firefighter 1/Engineer
Years of public service:: 1
Agency structure:: Combination fire department
Top issues in your department:: Because we are situated near many lakes, a river and the ocean, as well as the largest stretch of dunes on the west coast, we are very diverse in what we do in terms of fire and rescue situations. Our biggest challenge is getting the training time we need to cover such a wide spectrum of response calls.
Professional Qualifications:: I am just one year out of the academy in the volunteer division of our department. I recently became Engineer qualified and completed my FF1 class. I was also Recruit of the Year for 2010.