Jeff Chandler began his emergency response career in 1985. He has been a volunteer cadent, firefighter and officer as well as a career firefighter, captain and chief of department. He worked as a hazardous materials technician for an environmental contractor and in the fire service. He joined the CT DEEP HazMat Emergency Response Unit in 2001. Jeff was promoted to Supervisor in 2005. He retired after 20 years of servive to the state and is continuing to serve the fire community.