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Fla. firefighter balances many other jobs

By David Ball
The Jacksonville Daily Record

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- “I am tired. I get tired alot,” said Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Eng. Jesse Modican outside Station 13 in San Marco.

"But it’s all about time managment," he added. "It's about not trying to do too much, and when you are doing something, make sure it's constructive"

Wise words any good worker could follow, although Modican has likely redefined "time managment" by using his days off from Jacksonville Fire and Rescue to serve as fire chief for the towns of Micanopy and Hawthorne near Gainesville.

He also rides with an ambulance service in Marion County, runs his own private medical training, CPR and first aide instruction business and even volunteers occasionally to teach at the State Fire College in Ocala.

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