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Lives in:: Westmont, Illinois

Department:: Hillside Fire Department

Title/rank:: Fire Chief

Years of public service:: 32 - 4 Military

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Top issues in your department:: Safety
Physical Fitness/Conditioning
Highway/Roadway Safety

Professional Qualifications:: Arson Investigator
Adjunct Instructor - Triton Community College
Safety Officer
IL-TF1 (US&R)

Topics you provide training for:: Variety - Tactics, Management, Water Systems

Areas of expertise:: Many
Fathered a Firefighter/Paramedic - In picture with me

Bio:: U.S. Navy Firefighter - Shipboard/2Tours McMurdo Station Antarctica Fire Department
Civilian F/F, U.S. Air Force Chicago Ohare International Airport
Hillside Fire Dept -31 yrs / 15 as Chief

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At 9:10pm on February 2, 2009, Jim Vejvoda said…: Your Son is giving me gray hair, but I love him and trust him with my life. You raised a great Fireman.

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