ST. JOHN â New St. John Fire Chief Kevin LaDuke has worked at fire departments since he was a teen.Â
At about 15 or 16, LaDuke was a fire cadet with the Lakes of the Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force. Even when he went off to college, LaDuke still volunteered with the force.Â
After earning a degree in biology from Valparaiso University, LaDuke accepted a position as a firefighter/emergency medical technician with the Chesterton Fire Department, where he worked for about six years before accepting a position with the St. John Fire Department in 2012.Â
Previously, LaDuke served on the Lake County Sheriffâs Department SWAT team. He still works at Franciscan Health at the EMS academy and with Northwest Indiana District One.Â