Jim Vejvoda

Male

Joliet, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Lives in:: 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:: 31
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