Bell has given me a chance to excel at what I love to do, help others. I have found both enjoyment and at times frustration in my role while helping to transform this department into something better than it was and hopefully putting it on a path to become better still.

Teaching someone and seeing them understand.

They are engaged and responsive.

Employee insurance and 401 matching.

Always looking to the future.

We compliment each other well. Where one is weaker the other is stronger.

With recent departures, I am excited to see our office really coming together as a team.

Helping others. Whether by mitigating an emergency situation, or through misc. volunteer opportunities available at Bell.

I am not so much worried about my salary as a leader as I am about the firefighters that work in our department. The low starting pay and even lower top-out pay makes it difficult for us to attract and especially retain certified firefighters.

I have seen a new excitement from my immediate team about culture shift and attitude changes from the top down that hopefully will positively impact our departmental operations. Change is still needed, but at least when coming to work now I don't have the feeling that I can't make a difference.

For lack of better words, there seems to be less fluff and more focus on what we need to do as a company to move forward. I like the new mindset that all of the niceties are great so long as they don't interfere with our main purpose and success as a company.