San José Fire Department
Alex Heredia is a Fire Prevention Inspector at San José Fire Department since November 2018. Previously worked as an Examination Technician at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a Sales Support Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a Relationship Banker at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and a Personal Banker at Bank of America. Served as a Human Resources Sergeant in the US Army. Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business/Managerial Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2014.
San José Fire Department
The San José Fire Department (SJFD) is committed to serving the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and response. San José was founded in 1777 and is located in the South San Francisco Bay area within Santa Clara County, CA. It is the 10th largest city in the US and the 3rd largest in California. SJFD serves the city-proper and other Santa Clara County areas with a total population that exceeds 1 million. Responding to approximately 74,000 calls for service each year (from 33 Fire Stations), SJFD is a high-volume, high-performance, full-service fire department. In terms of critical infrastructure, SJFD is the emergency service provider for a number of high-hazard occupancies, including an International Airport; 1 municipal airport; 7 major hospitals (including 3 trauma centers, and 7 emergency departments); the SAP Center, home of the NHL San Jose Sharks, (maximum occupancy 20,000); San José State University (the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast), student population of 31,906; three super regional malls; and 516 high-rise structures.