Mark Greatorex's Friends

View All

Mark Greatorex's Groups

Fire Service Leadership

277 members
Fireground Strategies

184 members

Truck Company Operations

345 members
Fire Department Strategi…

29 members

Policies and Procedures

51 members

View All

Mark Greatorex's Page

Profile Information

Lives in:: Blanchester, Ohio

Department:: Hamilton Township Fire Rescue Warren County, Ohio

Title/rank:: Fire Chief

Years of public service:: 21 Years

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:: Staffing
Pride and ownership
Personnel about themselves and not the community

Professional Qualifications:: Ohio Firefighter Level II
Ohio Fire Safety Inspector
Ohio Fire Instructor
Ohio EMS Instructor
Ohio Paramedic
Adjunct Faculty with the Warren County Career Center
Adjunct Faculty Ohio Fire Academy
Member of the Warren County Fire Chiefs Association
Member Ohio Fire Chiefs Association
Member International Association of Fire Chiefs
Member of the Ohio State Firefighters Association
Member of the Ohio Association of Emergency Vehicle Technicians

Topics you provide training for:: Tactics
Pump Operations
Basic Firefighter Level Training

Areas of expertise:: Apparatus Construction and Equipment
Tactics

Bio:: Started my career as a volunteer with the Loveland Community Fire Department in Loveland Ohio which is now the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department as a Fire Cadet in 1982. I was promoted to the rank of Cadet Captain in 1983 and to Cadet Chief in 1985. I achieved the rank of regukar firefighter in 1986. I served with Loveland-Symmes until 1992.

In 1991 I became a member of the Maineville Community Volunteer Fire Company as a volunteer firefighter. I later became a Part time employee with Maineville.

In 1994 Maineville Fire Company was taken over by the Hamilton Township Trustees. I was promoted to the rank of part time Captain in September of that same year. I served in this capacity until 1998 when my position transitioned from part time to career.

In 1996 I accepted a part time position with the Mason-Deerfield Joint Fire District. I later accepted a position as a Fire Lieutenant with them until the department split due to political "differences". I will leave it at that.

After the split I accepted a part time position with Deerfield Township Fire Rescue. I am currently serving as a part time Lieutenant.

In 2001 our department organized under the International Association of Firefighters. I served as Local 4055 president until 2002.

In 2003 I was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief.

June of 2009 I was promoted to Fire Chief of Hamilton Township Fire Rescue.

Even after all these years I still enjoy getting up and going to work. It has been a enjoyable ride and I do not know where it will take me but its been fun.

Web site:: http://www.htfire.com

Mark Greatorex's Photos

Comment Wall (1 comment)

You need to be a member of Fire Engineering Training Community to add comments!

Join Fire Engineering Training Community

At 12:24pm on April 25, 2010, Michael Bricault (ret) said…: -Mark, drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with Art. 505.350.8812.

No comments yet!

Welcome to
Fire Engineering Training Community

Sign Up
or Sign In

Or sign in with:

Policy Page

PLEASE NOTE

The login above DOES NOT provide access to Fire Engineering magazine archives. Please go here for our archives.

CONTRIBUTORS NOTE

Our contributors' posts are not vetted by the Fire Engineering technical board, and reflect the views and opinions of the individual authors. Anyone is welcome to participate.

For vetted content, please go to www.fireengineering.com/issues.

We are excited to have you participate in our discussions and interactive forums. Before you begin posting, please take a moment to read our community policy page.

Be Alert for Spam
We actively monitor the community for spam, however some does slip through. Please use common sense and caution when clicking links. If you suspect you've been hit by spam, e-mail peter.prochilo@clarionevents.com.