J.A. Nelson
Fire Chief
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| Why did you join the fire department? |
To help the community and to continue the family tradition. |
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| What are your hobbies and/or interests outside of the fire department? |
Spending time with my family, playing softball, watching the CAPS! |
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| What do you like best about being part of the fire department? |
The best part about being in the fire deparment is having the chance at any time to help someone in need. |
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| What was the first call you remember going on? |
First call I responded on as a member was a CPR call. |
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| What is your most memorable incident? |
It would have to be the Colonial Beach Yacht Center Fire in VA. We responded with the fire boat. The crew was Mike Gibson, Mike Huseman, Andy Cather, John Tennyson and myself. When we rounded the bend to enter the creek where the marina was located there were about 30 boats all fully involved floating in the water, the cover slips were fully involved and the gas dock at the end of the pier had flames shooting about 30 feet in the air. |
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