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Lives in:: Kirkland, Illinois 60146

Department:: Bartlett Fire District / Monroe Township Fire District

Title/rank:: Lieutenant / Deputy Chief

Years of public service:: 28

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:: Rapidly Growing - by opening a third manned station, hiring personnel and continuosly training to better serve our customers.

Professional Qualifications:: Bachelor Degree Fire Science Administration, Fire Officer II, Haz-Mat Tech, Technical Rescue, Fire Investigator

Topics you provide training for:: Firefighter II and Firefighter III, Rescue, EMT-B

Areas of expertise:: Haz-Mat, Fire Investigations, Technical Rescue, Firefighting, Paramedic as for expertise I am not sure of that. Just classes I have had the pleasure to attend and desire to learn.

Bio:: 51 yrs old, in the fire service since 1990. Started out as a paid-on-call with the South Elgin Fire District. Moved into a career job in 1995 and came to rest with Bartlett Fire District in 1998. Promoted to Lieutenant on an Engine Company in 2007 and work out of our Station 2 on Black Shift. Having a desire to learn and assist with education of personnel is very important to me. I believe that everyone wants to excel in thier current position, I love to assist paid-on-call firefighters who have a desire to become fulltime, our future replacements. I am a big advocate of customer service, treat every run as though you are responding to your family or residence. Please feel free to view our web site at www.bartlettfire.com

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

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