LTVFD Officers

CHIEF OFFICERS

TODD SCHINDLER

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ACTIVE DUTY
DATE:

1989

CERTIFICATIONS
& TRAINING:

EMT-B, Instructor II/III, Fire Officer I, Firefighter II,
HazMat Operations, Incident Safety Officer, Fire Medic
II, Advanced Firefighting, Strategies & Tactics, HazMat
Leak & Spill Control, Swiftwater Rescue Technician,
High/Low Angle Rescue Technician, Master Fire/Arson
Investigator, SCOTT Certified SCBA Technician, Vehicle
Extrication, Incident Command, Semi & Bus Extrication,
Floyd County Weapons of Mass Destruction Training
Exercise.

DEPUTY CHIEF
Swiftwater/Ice Rescue Team Leader

PREVIOUS
OFFICES HELD:

Lieutenant 1990-1992, Major 1992-1996, Second Assistant
Chief 1996-2000, First Assistant Chief 2000-2004

DEPT AWARDS &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

15 years of Dedicated Service in 2004, Service
Beyond the Call of Duty, Outstanding Service,
Dedication to Training & Instruction.
Designed & implemented Department Truck &
Equipment Check Program, Served on Building
Committee, Served on Apparatus Committees for all
LTVFD Apparatus currently in service.

ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIPS:

IVFA, Indiana Fire Chief's Association, Floyd County Fire
Chief's Association, Indiana Fire Instructor's Association,
Indiana Association of Fire Investigators

COMMUNNITY
ACTIVITIES:

St. Mary's of the Knobs Catholic Church, Sons of the
American Legion, Lanesville Heritage Committee,
International Association of Machinist and Aerospace
Workers

EMPLOYMENT:

Employed at a local Industrial Maintenance and
Construction Company

HOBBIES, INTERESTS,
FAMILY INFO:

Hunting, fishing, camping, ATV's, boating.

FAMILY MEMBERS ON LTVFD :

Captain Tony Schindler (1106)

GREG BALMER

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ACTIVE DUTY
DATE:

1979

CERTIFICATIONS
& TRAINING:

Master Firefighter, Instructor II/III, Firemedic I, First
Responder, Extracation Technician and HazMat
Operations, Floyd County Weapons of Mass Destruction
Training Exercise.
He is also a Certified Medicolegal Death Investigator.

PREVIOUS
OFFICES HELD:

Assistant Fire Chief 1986-1988, Fire Chief 1988-2000, and
Training Officer 2000-2002

DEPT AWARDS &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

25 years of Dedicated Service in 2004. Dedication to
Training & Instruction.
Greg was honored with the Indiana State Fire
Marshals Meritorious Service Award.

ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIPS:

IVFA, Indiana Fire Chief's Association, Floyd County Fire
Chief's Association, Indiana Fire Instructor's Association

COMMUNNITY
ACTIVITIES:

Greg has been a very active member of Floyd County
government for many years.

FIRE CHIEF

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ACTIVE DUTY
DATE:

1992

CERTIFICATIONS
& TRAINING:

Fire Officer I, Firefighter II, HazMat Operations, NFA-Incident
Safety Officer, Advanced Firefighting, Strategies & Tactics,
Swiftwater Rescue Technician, High/Low Angle Rescue
Technician, Master Fire/Arson Investigator, Vehicle Extrication,
Incident Command, Semi & Bus Extrication, NFA-Recognizing &
Identifying Hazardous Materials.

DEPT AWARDS &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Dedication to Training, Performance Beyond the Call
of Duty, Dedication to the Crusade for Children,
Dedication & Support, Outstanding Service.
Wrote Department Standard Operating Guidelines
Manual. Department Truck & Equipment Check
Program, Served on Building Committee, Served on
Apparatus Committees for LTVFD Apparatus.

ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIPS:

IVFA, Floyd County Fire Chief's Association-President,
Floyd County Emergency Management Agency, Floyd
County Local Emergency Planning Commission

COMMUNNITY
ACTIVITIES:

St. Joe Hill Catholic Church, St. Joe Hill Catholic Men's
Organization, Crusade for Children, St. Joe Hill Fall
Festival, Mt. St. Francis Picnic

EMPLOYMENT:

Fire Chief of LTVFD

HOBBIES, INTERESTS,
FAMILY INFO:

Married, two children. Enjoys hunting, fishing,
camping, ATV's, boating and cooking.

FAMILY MEMBERS
ON LTVFD :

Deputy Chief Todd Schindler (1102) Captain Tony
Schindler (1106)