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Articles by Jon Marr

About Jon Marr
Jon Marr is a 25-year fire service veteran originally from the Connecticut/Rhode Island area. He currently serves as Fire Marshal for a suburb in the Wichita area. He previously worked Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Sedgwick County, a Station/Battalion Chief at a United States Air Force Base in Southern Spain and a Battalion Chief with the U.S. Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll in support of the Space and Missile Defense Command. Prior to Kwajalein, Jon spent 8 years as a Fire Captain for the Area Support Group Kuwait Fire & Emergency Services Department supporting the U.S. Army Central Command throughout Kuwait. He was also a Fire Lieutenant at Forward Operating Base Falcon in Southern Baghdad, as well as 3 years working for AMR Seattle. Jon is a certified Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor III, Fire Inspector II, Incident Safety Officer, Haz-Mat Tech/IC, holds a Bachelors degree in Fire Administration from Waldorf College and has been an EMT for 22 years. He is currently a Graduate Student. Jon enjoys scuba diving, adventure travel, and watching his 12-year-old son see the world in wonder. Jon is a firm believer in maintaining a healthy balance of pride, tradition, and safety within the fire service.

Education vs. Experience

March 6, 2015 Jon Marr 2

The purpose here is to dig deep into the tug-of-war between education and experience. In the last two decades there has been an explosion of […]

HeroPrep.com Overview and Review

March 3, 2015 Jon Marr 1

As part of Station Pride’s continuing mission to support Firefighter owned small businesses, I took the opportunity to check out HeroPrep.com. When a company is […]

The Fire Officer No-Win Scenario

January 29, 2015 Jon Marr 2

Should candidate Fire Officers be required to face a Kobayashi Maru style exercise? For the Trekkies out there, you know exactly what I’m talking about. […]

Aliens, War, and Fire Service Pre-Planning

December 28, 2014 Jon Marr 0

Throughout the year it’s important to reflect on where we’ve been and where we are headed. It’s good not just to reflect on the fire […]

Pride, Where does it come from?

December 6, 2014 Jon Marr 4

Pride, Where does it come from? Great question, right? The proud and long tradition of the fire service and its perpetual state of public trust […]

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