San José Fire Department
Michael Wodnick, ENP, currently serves as the Communications Division Manager for the San José Fire Department, a position held since May 2006, where responsibilities include supervising and training employees in dispatching emergency services. Previous roles include Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher and Senior Public Safety Dispatcher, which involved directing dispatch operations and managing specialty tasks. Michael's career also includes experience as a Communications Operator at South Walton Fire District and a Communications Technician with Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety. Educational achievements comprise a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University, an Associate of Arts from Northwest Florida State College, and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, completed in December 2023.
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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.