Active Members

Signal Hill Fire Department Active Members

Signal Hill has both Active and Associate members.
Active members of the department are the members who respond to emergencies on behalf of the department.

Officers

Fire Chief Greg Render

Member Since 1971
National Fire Academy - Executive Fire Officer
Associates Degree - Fire Science
Certified Officer I
Certified Firefighter II & III
Certified Fire Apparatus Engineer
Certified Instructor I
Hazardous Materials Operations
Certified Hazardous Materials I
Hazardous Materials Incident Command
                                                  CPR/AED Provider
                                                  Technical Rescue Awareness
                                                  A. P.C.O. Instructor

Assistant Fire Chief Tom Elliff

Member Since 1985
Certified Firefighter II / Basic Operations Firefighter
Certified Firefighter III
Certified Fire Officer I & II
Certified Instructor I & II
Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Hazardous Materials Operations
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Fire Apparatus Engineer
CPR/AED Provider
Technical Rescue Awareness

Captain Gary Bainter

Member Since 1979
Associates Degree - Fire Science
Certified Firefighter II & III
Certified Instructor I, II & III
Certified Officer I & II
Certified Fire Apparatus Engineer
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Licensed Paramedic
ACLS, ITLS and PALS Certifications
Confined Space/Trench Rescue Awareness
Hazardous Materials Awareness

Captain Ralph Conrath

Member Since 1975
Certified Firefighter II
Certified Fire Apparatus Engineer
Certified Instructor I
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Emergency Rescue Tech
Cert. Basic Arson Investigator I
CPR/AED Provider

Captain Andy Nicholson

Member Since 1994
Certified Firefighter II
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Certified CPR / AED

Firefighters

Firefighter Alan Render

Member Since 1972
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Firefighter II
Registered Nurse/Anesthetist
Board of Directors

Firefighter Wayne Lindauer

Member Since 1982
Firefighter II
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Certifed CPR / AED

Firefighter Jeff Fournie

Member Since 1985
Certified Firefighter II
Certified Fire Apparatus engineer
Emergency Rescue Technician
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Pat Cowden

Member Since 1994
Firefighter II
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Certified CPR / AED

Firefighter Jace Wilderman

Member Since 2001
Certified Firefighter II
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Harardous Materials Operations
Technical Rescue Awareness
Licensed Paramedic
ACLS, ITLS and PALS Certifications
CPR / AED Provider

Firefighter Steve Brannan

Member Since 2005
Firefighter II
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Darrell Papproth

Member Since 2006
Firefighter II
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Michelle Hudson

Member Since 2007
Certified Firefighter II
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Tech Rescue Awareness
Certified Fire Apparatus Engineer
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Registered Nurse

Firefighter Sean Hudson

Member Since 2007
Firefighter

Firefighter Walter Sonnenberg

Member Since 2007
Certified Firefighter II
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
CPR/AED Provider
First Responder Defibrillator
HazMat Awareness
Tech Rescue Awareness

Firefighter Mark Bagby

Member Since 2008
Certified Firefighter II / Basic Operations Firefighter
Firefighter III
HazMat Incident Command / Operations
HazMat Technician Level A
Trench Technician / Operations
Rope Operations
Certified CPR/AED Provider
Confined Space Rescue Operations
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Water Operations

Firefighter Matthew Strayhorn

Member Since 2008
Certified Firefighter II
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Techical Rescue Awareness
CPR/AED Provider
Emergency Medical Technician - B

Firefighter Raymond Barcinas

Member Since 2008
Firefighter II
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Ann Perdue

Member Since 2009
Certified Firefighter II/Basic Operations Firefighter
Emergency Medical Technician - B
Certified Fire Apparatus Engineer
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Hazardous Materials Operations
Technical Rescue Awareness
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Leroy Wilderman

Member Since
Firefighter
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Steven Suess

Member Since 2008
Firefighter
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Sandra Jones

Member Since 2009
Certified Firefighter II
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Hazardous Materials Awareness
Hazardous Materials Operations
Certified CPR/AED Provider
Technical Rescue Awareness

Firefighter Derek Trower

Member Since 2009
Certified Firefighter II
Fire Service Vehicle Operator
Technical Rescue Awareness
Vehicle and Machinery Operations
Hazardous Materials Awareness
CPR/AED Provider
Licensed Paramedic
ACLS, ITLS and PALS Certifications

Firefighter Kevin Downard

Member Since 2010
Firefighter
Firefighter II
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Gabe Toennies

Member Since 2011
Firefighter
CPR/AED Provider

Firefighter Matt Frerker

Member Since 2011
Firefighter

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