13 years of combination experience. Captain in the Training Division with Summerville Fire/Rescue in South Carolina. JD’s focus was going the military route. But in life what we have planned for ourselves doesn’t always go as planned. With that JD shifted and started out as a volunteer. After a few years he discovered that he could do this full-time and began obtaining all his certifications to hopefully get hired on at a career organization. Fast forward to now where at Summerville JD has a tremendous amount of responsibility being in the training division where he has a direct impact on how new members will view the job before hitting the floor and at the same time keeping the organization progressing with tactics and training. While JD is new to the role he is fortunate to be surrounded by mentors who will continue to help him every step of the way.

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