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MEET OUR DEPUTY CHIEFJason Porter, Deputy Chief of Operations
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JASON PORTERDeputy Chief of Operations |
Jason Porter began his career with the Washington Township/Avon Fire Department in 2004. During his career, he has been assigned to all three stations and all three shifts within the department. He has focused a large portion of his career to truck company and rescue company operations, along with developing many programs to assist with Officer Development and Career Advancement planning. Jason has served the department in the ranks of Firefighter, Lieutenant, and Battalion Chief before his promotion to Deputy Chief of Operations.
He brings a vast working knowledge of firefighting and technical rescue which he has gained from education and experience, both from within the department as well as from outside agencies. |
While assigned to Ladder 141, Jason began his association with the Hendricks County Rescue Task Force. He has been a member of the team since its inception. The task force is made up of members and equipment from the career departments of the county. Working together, technical rescue operations including rope, water, confined space, and vehicle/machinery extrication incidents are mitigated. The team primarily serves Hendricks County, but has been special called to surrounding counties for mutual aid assistance during special events such as flooding and other water events.
Along with participation with the Hendricks County Rescue Task Force, Jason has been an active member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team Indiana Task Force One since 2012. Within Indiana Task Force One he has been on multiple Federal Deployments including Hurricane Matthew (Georgia), Hurricane Marie (Puerto Rico), Hurricane Florence (North Carolina), Hurricane Sally (Louisiana), Hurricane Delta (Louisiana), and the Surfside Condo Collapse (Florida). He has served as a Rescue Specialist, Squad Leader, and Heavy Equipment Rigging Specialist (HERS) on these deployments.
Jason is certified as an Instructor II/III through the State of Indiana. He has utilized his education and experience to serve as an Instructor at the Fire Department Training Network (FDTN) since 2012. FDTN is a National Training Facility located east of Indianapolis where firefighters, company officers, and chief officers come from all over the world to learn under realistic fire ground conditions.
At the end of 2020/beginning of 2021, Jason served the department as a Recruit Class Training Coordinator. He utilized his experience, knowledge, and skills to coordinate the fire portion of the fire department’s latest recruit school.
The Operations Division includes 75 operations members who work a 24/48-hour schedule on three different shifts (A, B, and C). The members safeguard the community from three different fire stations located throughout the Township. Each station houses at least one piece of staffed fire apparatus along with an ALS staffed ambulance. Currently, the department staffs and operates 3 engines, 1 ladder truck, 3 ambulances, and 1 battalion chief vehicle daily. The department’s Training and Fire Prevention Division also are encompassed within the Operations Division.
The Operations Division is looking forward to growing in early 2022 with the opening of a new (fourth) fire station that will allow the department to respond quicker into an area of the Township that has the most growth and population. We will see an increase in our civilian paramedics and firefighters to staff this new station.
Along with participation with the Hendricks County Rescue Task Force, Jason has been an active member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team Indiana Task Force One since 2012. Within Indiana Task Force One he has been on multiple Federal Deployments including Hurricane Matthew (Georgia), Hurricane Marie (Puerto Rico), Hurricane Florence (North Carolina), Hurricane Sally (Louisiana), Hurricane Delta (Louisiana), and the Surfside Condo Collapse (Florida). He has served as a Rescue Specialist, Squad Leader, and Heavy Equipment Rigging Specialist (HERS) on these deployments.
Jason is certified as an Instructor II/III through the State of Indiana. He has utilized his education and experience to serve as an Instructor at the Fire Department Training Network (FDTN) since 2012. FDTN is a National Training Facility located east of Indianapolis where firefighters, company officers, and chief officers come from all over the world to learn under realistic fire ground conditions.
At the end of 2020/beginning of 2021, Jason served the department as a Recruit Class Training Coordinator. He utilized his experience, knowledge, and skills to coordinate the fire portion of the fire department’s latest recruit school.
The Operations Division includes 75 operations members who work a 24/48-hour schedule on three different shifts (A, B, and C). The members safeguard the community from three different fire stations located throughout the Township. Each station houses at least one piece of staffed fire apparatus along with an ALS staffed ambulance. Currently, the department staffs and operates 3 engines, 1 ladder truck, 3 ambulances, and 1 battalion chief vehicle daily. The department’s Training and Fire Prevention Division also are encompassed within the Operations Division.
The Operations Division is looking forward to growing in early 2022 with the opening of a new (fourth) fire station that will allow the department to respond quicker into an area of the Township that has the most growth and population. We will see an increase in our civilian paramedics and firefighters to staff this new station.
