TO THE RESCUE

Randolph Firefighter Tom Evans for a "To the Rescue." LISA BUL photo/The Patriot Ledger

Thomas Evans

Firefighter/paramedic, Randolph

Tell us about yourself in several sentences.

“I am someone who enjoys coming towork and doing the job. It helps that I work with such a great group of guys. It makes the job easier when you work with guys like that. I am not the kind of person to shy away from a tough job.

“I am a member of a team. Nobody does anything alone. Freelancing can get you killed. I am very proud to have served in the Marine Corps. I think I’m still very Marines-oriented, trying to do things right the first time.”

THE SKINNY
RANK: Firefighter/paramedic
AGE: 44
APPOINTED: March 2004
BIO: After graduating from Randolph High School, where he played football and baseball, Evans spent four years in the Marine Corps. He was assigned to embassy security details and worked in locations such as Beirut, Lebanon and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After he left the service, he worked in construction and played football for the semi-pro Randolph Oilers for 12 years. Evans has earned commendations for treating people injured in a motor vehicle accident while on his way home from his graduation at the state firefighting academy, and for rescuing a young girl caught in a riptide off a Cape Cod beach last this summer. He has a son, Zachary, 5.
What did you want to be when you were a kid? A police officer
What would you have been if not a firefighter? A police officer
Best advice you ever got: “Listen with your ears and not with your mouth.”
Person who gave it to you: Veteran firefighters when Evans first came on the job
What do you do in your time off? Spend time with my son, play softball, go saltwater fishing, watch baseball and football games.

January 4, 2008