16 years of combination experience. Firefighter 2 on Tower 18 with Charlotte Fire Department. Cadre member with Truck Company Ops. Chad was always aware of the fire service but it wasn’t exactly what he wanted to be. Like many young adults his career aspirations wasn’t narrowed down to one field. It wasn’t until he was in college that the notion started to come alive of the fire service and with that he packed up his things moved back home and enrolled in classes that pertained to fire. Eventually getting on a volunteer organization and after a few years began applying to career Departments. Chad is all in when it comes to the job and anything related to Truck work. I want the listeners to tune in when Chad talks about his experience, the mentors he surrounds himself with along with his fire service journey and where he is today.

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