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MATT CHAMPLIN

Fire Chief, 9C1

Mat Champlin is a 15 year veteran member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department (UJFD) serving as the 10th Fire Chief in the department's history. Prior to his election as Chief he held every officer rank below Chief learning the duties and struggles of the role of Chief. He served on several administrative committees, all in service of the department's overall performance. Mat's department background and experience has allowed for optimal success in emergency scene operations, recruiting, training, and equipment handling.

Mat is also a senior engineer working at GlobalFoundries for the last 20 years. He has held several different roles working in both facilities and manufacturing at GlobalFoundries. He is also a member of the GlobalFoundries Emergency Response team, sharing knowledge between the UJFD and GlobalFoundries.

Mat is also one of the founding members of the UJFD EMS First Response team. The UJFD started our first response agency after the tireless work of our full time staff and volunteers to develop a plan and implement that plan with full support of both the towns of Underhill and Jericho, the State of Vermont EMS office and the District 3 medical board.

Chief Mat Champlin is a 20 year resident of the town of Jericho.

SHAWN MARTELL

First Assistant Chief, 9C2

Shawn is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

SEAN MCCANN

Second Assistant Chief, 9C3

Sean has been a member with Underhill Jericho Fire Department just under 10 years. He works at Essex Rescue as an Advanced EMT. And in his spare time, he enjoys hiking, boating and fishing with his wife, kids and dogs.

BOB STONE

Captain, 9K1

Bob is a 6th generation Vermonter who's family has strong ties to both Underhill and Jericho. Bob started his career with the UJFD in 1989. He holds an Associate's degree in Fire Science and Fire Investigation as well as a Bachelor's of science in Criminal Justice. He is employed by the State of Vermont as an Assistant State Fire Marshal. He is pro board certified for Firefighter 1 and Fire Instructor 1 as well as NFPA certified fire inspector and plans examiner. He has served on nearly every UJFD committee and is a proud recipient of both the UJFD Firefighter of the Year and Officer of the Year awards.

When he is not dealing with public safety related items he enjoys visiting family and friends and traveling with his wife and son.

JOHANNES JOBST

Captain, 9K2

Johannes was appointed Captain in 2018 after outstanding service. While serving the department over the last 23 years he established and developed the UJFD Mountain Rescue Team, taking care of all technology issues and vision and taking care of all Radio Repeater planning for communication. One of his biggest accomplishments is the beautiful Monument in front of our station that he led from the idea stage to the final monument as it is standing today. He also enjoys motorcycles and spending time with his horses competing in barrel races.

GREG LEECH

Lieutenant, 9K3

Greg was a firefighter in Essex Junction for 15 years before moving to Underhill in 2013. Greg's work in general contracting overlaps with the fire service with his VOSHA 40 Safety Technician Course. Greg first took the OSHA Hazardous Material Technician course in 1988 while working as an Environmental Technician for the State of Vermont. Greg oversaw hundreds of underground storage tank removals and subsequent remediation of petroleum contaminated sites. Today Greg is working for BETA Technologies, an electric, vertical take off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft company, where he is working on battery recharging stations for the aircraft.

TODD FISCHER

Lieutenant, 9K4

Todd is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

RANDY H. CLARK

Honorary Chief, 9C41

Randy Clark is one of the most tenured members of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department starting his career with the Department when he was 16.

Randy is a longstanding resident of the town of Underhill.

DAVE TILLOTSON

Honorary Chief, 9C42

Dave Tillotson is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

RANDY E. CLARK

Honorary Chief, 9C43

Randy Clark is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

BRIAN CLARK

Firefighter, 901

Brian Clark is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

TIM CLARK

Firefighter, 902

Tim Clark is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

LONI MORSE

Firefighter, 903

Loni is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

JERRY RUSSIN JR.

Firefighter, 904

Jerry is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

SAM SLAYTON

EMS Supervisor, Firefighter - Apprentice 906

Sam is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

LEE DUMAS

Firefighter, 907

Lee is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

SAGE KING

Firefighter Apprentice, 908

Sage is a new member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department. He works in the Building Operations department at the Burlington Housing Authority and he alse enjoys snowboarding in the winter and fishing in the summer.

NATE GOLDMAN

Firefighter, 909

Nate is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

TRENTON FORSBERG

Firefighter, 910

Trent is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

SHAWN DANAHER SR.

Firefighter, 912

Shawn is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

NICOLE BURNHAM

Firefighter Apprentice, 914

Nicole joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in September of 2020.

TOM COTA

Firefighter Apprentice, 915

Tom joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in March of 2020.

PARKER RIPLEY

Firefighter, 916

Parker is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

TODD HALLOCK

Firefighter, 918

Todd is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

LANA GOODRICH

Firefighter Apprentice, 919

Lana joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in September of 2020.

ANDREW CHAMPLIN

Firefighter, 920

Andrew has been a Firefighter with the UJFD on and off since 2015. During the school year he spends most of his time at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania where he is studying towards his master's degree in chemistry. While he is home from schoolhe is an active member of the Department and enjoys spending time with his friends.

TRAVIS HALE

Firefighter, 921

Travis started with the Enosburg Falls Fire Department at age 16 for 4 years and later joining the Enosburg ambulance at age 18.

Travis was a member of the Vermont Army Guard for 24 years touring to Afghanistan where he took his knowledge of firefighting and trained Afghan Police on fire suppression equipment.

Travis has been a member of multiple agencies and joined Underhill Jericho Fire Department in 2008 where he continues to train and educate members on firefighting.

ANDREW STEVENS

Firefighter, 922

Andrew is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

MATTHEW BALDWIN

Firefighter Apprentice, 923

Matthew joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in September of 2020.

AARON LITTLE

Firefighter Apprentice, 924

Aaron joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in September of 2020.

JACKSON NOVOTNY

Firefighter Apprentice, 928

Jackson joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in September of 2020.

DAVID ROBERTS

Firefighter Apprentice, 930

David joined the Underhill Jericho Fire Department in September of 2020.

ROBERT WILLEY

EMS First Response, 933

Robert is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

MICHELLE COLLINS

Firefighter/EMS, 935

Michelle is one of two full time staff members at the UJFD. Michelle achieved her Firefighter I certification in 2018 and EMT certification in 2019 in New Hampshire, where she moved from with her young family this fall. Michelle is also a group fitness instructor and is passionate about applying health and fitness values to the physical demands of the fire service.

ROY SPILLER

Firefighter/EMS, 926

Roy is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

MICHAEL TEFFT

Firefighter, 929

Michael is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

JIM ADAMS

EMS First Response, 961

Jim is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

JAMEE SLAYTON

EMS First Response, 963

Jamee is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

MIA CRETE

EMS First Response, 966

Mia is a longstanding member of the Underhill Jericho Fire Department.

KATIE FORSBERG

EMS First Response, 967

Katie joined the UJFD in 2018 as an advanced Auxiliary member and serves in this role alongside her family of firefighters. Katie and her family all draw motivation from wanting to do more for themselves and their community and is why she joined the Department. Katie attained her EMR license in 2020 and now serves as one of the Department's first responders in addition to her Auxiliary capability.

Katie also enjoys spending time with her family, boating and being around her friends.

ANDY FORSBERG

Fire Police/EMS, 9FP1

Andy joined the UJFD in December of 1993 and has 15 years of collective experience in a variety of roles including Firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain and is currently serving as Fire Police. Additionally, Andy attained his EMR certification in March of 2020 and is currently working toward his EMT license.

Andy works for the town of Underhill in the Highway Department and he enjoys boating and doing things with friends.