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William Snyder

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I joined BAVFC after graduating John Carroll, and living in in Ocean City for 5 months. My brother was a member of Fallston and College Park FDs, so I was hooked at an early age. I used to ride my bike around the firehouse when I was real young, and Don MacLean used to yell at me for bringing my bike into the firehouse to get a drink of water by the old radio room. John Eid and myself walked in together one day in the Fall of 1988 and picked up an application – I remember, we were actually scared to open the door to the firehouse to get the application.

About William

Education

  • High School: John Carroll School
  • Bachelor’s Degree: Univ of Md – Fire Science
  • Master’s Degree work: St Joseph’s University – Emergency Management

Fire/EMS training

  • Chief Fire Officer Certified
  • Fire Officer IV
  • Fire Instructor III
  • EMT-B
  • Swift Water Tech
  • Structural Collapse Tech
  • Confined Space Tech

Department History

  • Chief of Department: 3 years
  • Asst Chief/Dep Chief: 14 years
  • Captain: 3 years
  • Lieutenant: 2 years
  • Sergeant: 2 years

Department History

  • Harford County Development Advisory Committee Member: Fire/EMS Rep
  • Member NFPA – Fire Service Section

Personal

  • Married 13 years (Julie)
  • 1 son (Jack)
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