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February 11,  2009

Newsletter

 

 

 

 Checkout the new look of our clubs’ website

Just a reminder to treat those that serve us at the Sizzler well and remember to leave a tip for them before you leave.

Meetings:  Sizzler, 371 East 400 South, SLC 11:45 – 1:00 pm, Meeting Room (Northwest corner of Restaurant.) Round Table Meetings, Same Time & Location except in the Atrium.

 

** Board meeting is the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Pagoda, 5th East and 1st North in Salt Lake City.   5:30 pm with dinner afterwards.
                                     

WED 2/11

Ron L. Morris, Utah State Fire Marshal

WED 2/18

Round Table

WED 2/25 Speaker and Topic – TBA
FRI 2/27 Registration Deadline for Utah Mid-Winter Leadership Training
TUE 3/03 Board Meeting**
WED 3/04 Robert A. Koeth, VP Operations & Marketing, Shadow Investigations

WED 3/11

Speaker and Topic – TBA

WED 3/18

No Meeting

SAT 3/21

Utah Mid-Winter Leadership Training, Salt Lake City, UT

WED 3/25

Speaker and Topic – TBA

WED 4/01

Speaker and Topic – TBA

 

 

 

SAT 4/04

Kiwanis One Day

TUE 4/07

Board Meeting**

WED 4/08 Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 4/15 Round Table

WED 4/22

Speaker and Topic – TBA

WED 4/29

Speaker and Topic – TBA

TUE 5/05

Board Meeting**

WED 5/06

Speaker and Topic – TBA

WED 5/13

Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 5/20 Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 5/27 Speaker and Topic – TBA
TUE 6/02 Board Meeting**
WED 6/03 Speaker and Topic – TBA
WED 6/10 Speaker and Topic – TBA

 

 

Ron was born in Murray, Utah and has four sisters and one brother. He graduated from Murray High School in 1972, and is currently working on a Bachelors degree in Public Emergency Services Management from Utah Valley State College.

 

Ron was hired as a volunteer firefighter with Salt Lake County Fire Department in 1974. In August of 1977, he was hired as a full time firefighter with Salt Lake County Fire Department. In 1980, Ron attended paramedic school at Weber State College and graduated with his paramedic certification. He quickly moved up the ladder at Salt Lake County Fire being promoted to the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief, and finally appointed to the rank of Deputy Chief, where he served for eight years, before retiring in March 2005. As Deputy Chief, Ron had oversight over a $35 million budget, and the responsibility of the day-to-day operations of the 450 employee department. In his career he has supervised the Emergency Medical Services Bureau, Fire Prevention Bureau, Emergency Services Bureau, and the Special Operations Bureau which includes Hazmat, Heavy Rescue, Wildland, Urban Search and Rescue Team, Bomb Squad, and Arson Investigation. Ron served as the lead person for Salt Lake County Fire during the 2002 Winter Olympics, and he played an instrumental role in the transition of Salt lake County

 Fire to the Unified Fire Authority. Ron is a second generation firefighter. His father worked as a firefighter for Salt Lake County for thirty years.

 

Ron worked as a Flight Paramedic for AIRMED at the University of Utah for twelve years. He has also been actively involved in the automotive machine shop industry for thirty years.

 

Professional certifications include Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician Instructor, Paramedic, Fire Inspector, Fire Instructor, Apparatus Driver Operator, Fire Officer, and Haz Mat. Ron has served as Chairman of the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services grants committee, President of the Greater Salt Lake Valley Fire Chiefs association, and is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Western States Fire Chiefs Association, Utah State Fire Chiefs Association, and the Utah State Fireman’s Benefit Association.

 

Ron married his wife, Becky, in 1977, and they have three daughters. His hobbies are basketball, football, baseball, cars, and spending time with his family.
 

Contact Information

(B) Business, (C) Cell,(H) Home

President/ Newsletter

Gordon Lewis,  (C) 915-6228,  (C) 706-4519, gclbowl@xmission.com

Immed Past President

Ron Howell, (W) 983-8000, (H) 397-2532

1st Vice President

Dave Nelson, (B) 486-7855, (C) 918-7617

2nd Vice President

Ed Tanner, (B) 524-2534, (C) 201-9908

Secretary

Mark Anderson (B) 568-9322 (C) 232-5560

Speaker Coordinator

Dale Kirby (C) 633-7877

Board Members

Dave Nelson, Ed Rogers, and Ron Howell, Chuck Baker