Area Fire Instructor Receives Major Award
February 1, 2010 — During the weekend of January 30-31, longtime Iron Range fire instructor Jim Theodore was honored with the Curtis M. "Bud" Holter Fire Instructor of the Year Award. The presentation took place at the annual Fire Instructors and Training Officers Association of Minnesota Conference in St. Cloud. Theodore has been an instructor since 1977 and currently teaches for Mesabi Range Community and Technical College as well as Hibbing Community College.
Theodore's background includes 23 years with the Virginia Fire Department, plus he has been a member of the Hoyt Lakes and McDavitt fire departments. He started his firefighting career with the Hoyt Lakes Fire Department (a decade of service) and was also actively involved in the fire brigade at the former Erie Mining Company (later LTV Steel Mining Company) in Hoyt Lakes. Theodore is currently a member of the Clinton Fire Department, where he serves as Training Officer.
Pictured(left to right) in the photo below: Mesabi Range Fire Training Coordinator Steve Flaherty, Jim Theodore, and Fire Instructors and Training Officers of Minnesota President Chris Hofmann