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Welcome! Battalion Chief Dewey Schmidt

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Lives in:: Oklahoma City

Department:: Oklahoma City Fire Department

Title/rank:: Retired Battalion Chief

Years of public service:: 30 years

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Staffing
Accountability
Training
Wellness

Professional Qualifications:: AA Municipal Fire Protection - Oklahoma State
BA Organizational Leadership - Southern Nazarene
EFO - National Fire Academy

Bio:: Dewey Schmidt is a retired Battalion Chief from the Oklahoma City Fire Department where he served the citizens for over 30 years. He promoted through the ranks in the Suppression Division and also served as the Human Resources Officer for the department. He holds an AA in Municipal Fire Protection from Oklahoma State University, BA in Organizational Leadership from Southern Nazarene University, and completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. He has instructed at Oklahoma State University - OKC Campus.

Web site:: http://www.okc.gov/fire/index.html

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At 8:49am on November 11, 2008, Christopher Naum, SFPE said…: Dewey;
Great photo of the 1923 OCFD fleet.....I downloaded it to my files.
Hope all is well with you..stay safe. Hope to see you somewhere along the ride....

At 5:58pm on November 10, 2008, Anthony Avillo said…: that's pretty good
do u get med coverage after u retire?
we still do

At 4:26pm on November 10, 2008, Anthony Avillo said…: we get 70% at 30 yrs
so 6 more and out the door
too much life to live

At 3:34pm on November 10, 2008, Anthony Avillo said…: well good luck the rest of the way
be safe
aa

At 10:35am on September 15, 2008, Anthony Avillo said…: Hey dewey
always good to have another friend
hope OKC is treating u well
we're on the same amount of time
how long do u have to go to retire?
stay safe
aa

At 6:31pm on May 29, 2008, Christopher Naum, SFPE said…: Hey Chief.....How's the EFO Paper coming along...Hope to see or talk to you soon.
Stay safe...

At 8:34pm on April 8, 2008, Grant Deason said…: 11 years in a row!! good race this week. The COT car is FAST!!!!

At 11:45am on March 13, 2008, Marla Patterson said…: Thanks, Dewey! We look forward to seeing your proposal. Will we see you at Indy?

At 9:55pm on March 11, 2008, Rick Lasky said…: Thanks Dewey! What a great group of folks. Hope to see ya again soon.

Be safe!

Rick

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