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Boyd has always had a passion for teaching as well as working on anything mechanical. Boyd started his mechanical career as a smog and headlight technician and general mechanic. His fire service quest began in 1975 as a volunteer with the San Ramon Fire Department. He was hired in 1978 as a full time firefighter and did all their own equipment maintenance and repair. He advanced from Firefighter to Engineer, Captain and on to Battalion Chief prior to retirement in 2005. He continues serving his community as a volunteer firefighter for the Vacaville Fire Protection District and serves as Assistant Chief with that agency. Other classes he has taught include Rescue Systems, Auto Extrication, Pump Operations, Automotive Electrical Systems and Fire Ground Operations. Boyd attended his first Fire Mechanics Academy in Santa Ana in 1981 and continued to attend throughout his career. His combined experience allowed him to develop the ?Knowing Your Apparatus? class with the hope to provide the students with a solid understanding of apparatus systems and the problems associated with them.