Captain Mike V. Yonke
I joined the Fire Department on
October 3, 1994, and was State
Fighter on May 6, 1996.  I was
certified as a Fire Academy
Instructor on November 1, 1997 and
successfully completed End User
Service Training on Hurst Rescue
Systems on August 12, 2003.   On May
2, 2004, I was certified NFPA FF 1
followed by NFPA FF 2 on December
18, 2004.  I have been an officer for
approximately 5 years and since then
I’ve been through Haz-Mat Tech
training, and several officer level
courses.  I really enjoy helping out
the community by volunteering, and
the Fire-Rescue field has become a
second family to me.