
Steel Valley
Firefighter Profile
1. Name,
Age and Location of where you live.
John Williams – City of Clairton
2. Fire
Company/EMS service?
City of Clairton
3. Musical
Interests?
I play guitar in a band (acoustic) and sing…so anything that can be
played on the guitar I pretty much like…SRV, Zep, Pearl Jam, Floyd to
name a few of my fav’s.
4.
Fire/EMS Training?
FF1, EMT, VRT, SVRT, RIT, Truck Ops, Ropes – High Angle, Confined
Space, HazMat Tech, Structure Burns, Pumps, High Rise FF, Eng Co Ops, to
name a few..
5. Job
Position currently?
Ops Manager CJ Systems Aviation Group and Operations/Charter at
Corporate Air..
6. What do
you do in your downtime in life when not at a fire?
Spending time with my two beautiful boys Nate & Jordan, relaxing at
my camp in Prince Gallitzen, playing guitar, and hanging with the boys @
Club 46
7. Most
Favorite Accomplishment in Fire or
EMS or life in general?
Life in general….sold a 12.3 million dollar jet…when I was not in
sales.
J
Cha—ching! In the fire service….Firefighter of the Year – City of
Clairton 1993
8. Life
Flight or STAT?
Closest but prefer STAT….EMT-P’s have better pre-hospital experience
than an ICU RN.
9. Offices
you have held in fire service?
R1 – I prefer to stay out of the lights…and do my thing. J
10. Goals
in life, goals in fire or EMS?
Be the best father I can be, stay healthy, and make sure my kids are
secure financially when god calls my name. In fire…to become an
instructor when I get the time to do so
11.
Something you would never know about me?
I used to do a little boxing and could throw down in the
street with the best of them.
J
12.
Favorite sports teams?
Pens/Steelers/Pirates/Pitt/Clairton “Da-Bears”
13.
Car/SUV/Truck you drive?
07 Colorado Crew Cab Z71
14.
Truckie or Hose Humper?
Depends on my mood…but Glassport has been using my Truckie skills
the last few weeks..
15. Most
memorable event in your fire career?
Falling through the floor at the Puritan Building Fire on St.
Clair Avenue…..
16. Under
Armour or Nike?
Nike shoes…Under Armour for sports
17. Obama
or that other idiot?
F em all..JW for Pres!
18. If
you're a guy, would you wear pink?
I do after I do a load of white laundry with my sons red baseball
socks
19. Should
fire trucks be RED?
Anything other than red is not ripe
20. Do you
know Rich Yosi?
Would you save him if he was choking on a large hot dog? Never
heard of him