Crime & Safety
Meet Tampa Fire Rescue's James Miltmer
A quick chat with Tampa Fire Rescue Firefighter James Miltmer.
Readers, here's James Miltmer. Patch caught up with the first-responder recently to learn more about what he likes to do and how he found himself fighting blazes.
Works at: Station 21, 18902 Green Pine Boulevard
Joined: 13 months ago
Has been a firefighter for: 16 years
Personal: Married; five years
Hometown: Thonotosassa
Patch: What made you want to become a firefighter?
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Miltmer: My father worked as a Tampa firefighter for 30 years, and it looked like a great career for me (Miltmer is a 5th generation firefighter).
Patch: Is there a single most memorable moment that you have experienced on the job?
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Miltmer: The fire in Ybor City. I was at home, getting ready to go on vacation to Boca Grande. Then the call came in and I spent the day fighting fire.
Patch: What do you like to do in your leisure time?
Miltmer: I'm a hay farmer in Thonotosassa.
Patch: What do you enjoy about living and working about New Tampa?
Miltmer: Everything is nice and new here, and there really is some nice Florida wildlife in New Tampa.
Patch: Besides farming hay, what else do you enjoy doing on your time off?
Miltmer: Hunting wild hog, I have passion for it.