A long-time Superior firefighter has been named the director of the Emergency Response Training Center at Lake Superior College.
Joe Tribbey served as the interim director and provided instruction and advisement for students and rural fire departments in the region through LSC's Customized Training division.
Tribbey will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the facility's firefighting and emergency response training including firefighter, fire science and administration, fire medic and wildland firefighting as well as emergency response technician.
He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in fire and emergency response management from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and an Associate of Applied Science in fire technology and administration from Lake Superior College.
Tribbey is a 17-year veteran of the Superior Fire Department and serves as a captain at Station 2 in Superior's North End. He is active in youth sports and serves as a board member for the Superior Youth Organization. Tribbey is also a recent graduate of the Superior/Douglas County Leadership Program.
