John Hayowyk Jr.

John Hayowyk Jr. has been in the fire service for 31 years. He recently retired as a battalion chief for the Passaic, NJ, Fire Department. Hayowyk spent more than half of his tenure assigned to truck companies, sharing time on the tiller and the tower. He also served as a lieutenant and a captain in the training division. Hayowyk has been a fire service instructor since 1997 and has taught at the Sussex County Public Safety Training Academy since 2002. He started his fire service career as a volunteer with the Roxbury Township, NJ, Fire Department and recently joined the Sparta Township, NJ, Fire Department. Hayowyk is New Jersey’s lead advocate for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and is an adjunct professor of fire science at the Sussex County Community College.