Mike Jones

Battalion Chief Mike Jones joined the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department on December 19, 2022, when he was sworn in as a Battalion Chief.

Mike began his fire and EMS career in 1999 as a volunteer with the Cerro Gordo Fire Protection District and the Cerro Gordo Community Ambulance Service. From the beginning of his career, he pursued a formal education in Fire Science while advancing his emergency medical certifications. He earned his Illinois EMT-Basic license in January 2000, his EMT-Intermediate license in March 2000, and became a licensed Paramedic in January 2004 while working for Kirby Ambulance Service in Monticello, Illinois.

In June 2004, Mike was promoted to Operations Manager at Kirby Ambulance Service, a position he held until May 2010. In August 2009, he was hired as a Flight Paramedic with OSF Life Flight in Peoria, Illinois. At the time, OSF Life Flight had traditionally operated as a nurse/nurse flight program since its inception in 1984, making Mike only the fifth—and final—paramedic hired into the program. Over the next 13 years, he dedicated much of his career to critical care transport and helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS).

In November 2021, Mike joined Milwaukee Regional Medical Center's Flight For Life, where he continues to serve as a Flight Paramedic based in Burlington, Wisconsin.

Throughout his career, Mike has also served with the Mid-Piatt Fire Protection District, Morton Fire Department, Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT), and the Rockton Fire Protection District, where he was promoted to Lieutenant in 2017.

During his time with Rockton Fire, Mike was an active member of the department's MABAS Division 8 Technical Rescue Team, earning certifications in Rope Rescue, Confined Space Rescue, Structural Collapse Rescue, Hazardous Materials, Water and Ice Rescue, and Dive Rescue. He also holds Instructor II certification.

Before entering the fire and EMS profession, Mike proudly served in the United States Air Force and owned his own business.

Mike and his wife, Carissa, have six children—Trystan, Faithe, Gage, Cade, Gabriella, and William—and are proud grandparents to their grandson, Kolson.