Firefighters, Chimney Service Team
Posted by Catherine Filarski on Wed, Oct 07, 2009
The Chimney Department's service technicians John Kowalski and Bill McClintock not only work with the Chimney Department during their off-duty time, they are also full-time, professional firefighters with the Bloomingdale Fire Protection District in Bloomingdale, IL.
John Kowaski has been with the Bloomingdale Fire Protection District since 1994 and also working with the Chimney Department since 2005. Prior to that, he ran his own chimney service business, "Chimney Rescue". John is also an Arson Investigator and Master Scuba Diver, serving on the BFPD's Water Resue Team. John's experience and knowledge of the chimney business is extensive and customer's often comment on the great work he does.
Bill McClintock has been a professional firefighter with Bloomingdale Fire Protection District since 2002 and working with us at the Chimmney Department since 2008. Bill has quickly become quite the expert and has done some of our more complex jobs such and chimney re-lines (chimney liners). Bill is also a Certified Chimney Sweep and Certified Dryer Duct Exhaust Technician through the Chimney Safety Institute of America.
Both John and Bill have seen chimney and dryer vent fires first hand....Blomingdale Fire Protection District is one of the busiest fire departments in DuPage county.