Chris Saldana

If you have ever found comfort that while we sleep others work to keep us safe and have given thanks, our next Humans of Findlay deserves a little extra appreciation. Not only has Chris been a fire fighter for 11 years, he also serves extra shifts, is on the Tactical Rescue team, (fast water or high rise rescues), and is the medic on the Police ERT (SWAT) team. The last two are volunteer assignments.

Chris is a US Navy veteran where he served for eight years as a Bomb dog handler and was on personal protection details throughout the Iraq theatre. After his discharge he was going to school at Owens when he heard the fire department was hiring. He placed number one on the test and the rest is history!

Chris is very close to his tight knit family. He has two brothers, two sisters, seven aunts and uncles and countless cousins. They love to come together for BBQ’s and celebrations. They were held together for many years by his grandfather who passed away a year ago.

He and his long time girl friend Christine have a six year old son who they love to spend time with.

Chris is driven by his desire to “make my own legacy”

Raised without a father Chris’s role model was his grandfather Marcelino Saldana. He was a Korean war Army veteran, was self-educated, had his own construction company and a small carry out. Marcelino loved his family and church and was a “perfect model” for Chris.