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Lives in:: Salisbury, NC

Department:: Salisbury Fire Department

Title/rank:: Battalion Chief

Years of public service:: 20.5

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Succession planning
LODD recovery
Maintaining equipment with limited budget funds

Professional Qualifications:: Level II Firefighter, Level II Instructor, EMT-Paramedic: Rescue Technician; Haz Mat Technician; BA-Catawba College in Business Administration and Biology with Chemistry minor; AAS in Fire Protection Technology; AAS in Emergency Medical Science; Near Completion of EFO (1 paper remaining)

Topics you provide training for:: Firefighter I & II (NC) Certification; EMS--all levels; Fire Protection Curriculum subjects

Areas of expertise:: Various

Bio:: 48 y/o female; married, volunteer firefighter with Ellis Cross Country FD; 1 son; 1 stepson; 3 step-daughters and 4 grandchildren; currently assigned as the Resource/Logistics Officer in charge of budgets, grants, public information, events and various other duties. On-call Officer to fill in Command Staff as necessary. Spent 1.5 years as Shift Commander on Fire Control and have an additional year as an Admin BC prior to assuming current postion.

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