Crime & Safety
Meet Tampa Fire Rescue's William Oglesby
A Q&A with Tampa Fire Rescue Driver/Engineer William Oglesby
William Oglesby
Tampa Fire Rescue Driver/Engineer
Works at: Station 7, 6129 N. Nebraska Ave.
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Joined: August 13, 2001
Personal: 38, Married with two kids
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Hometown: Valrico
Patch: What do you like most about your job?
Oglesby: I like the schedule one day on and two days off. I like the area I’ve worked in Seminole Heights. Out of the 10 years I’ve been a firefighter I’ve spent seven years here.
Patch: How did you become interested in firefighting?
Oglesby: I worked with a gentleman that was a captain here and he was the one who got me interested.
Patch: What's your most memorable call?
Oglesby: Childbirths are always a good memorable call, but if we’re doing it then something went wrong somewhere.
Patch: What’s your favorite color?
Oglesby: Blue.
Patch: What was the last movie you saw?
Oglesby: The Hangover Part II