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fire department administrative services executive

James Joseph Barca, American fire department administrative services executive. Recipient National Aeronautics and Space Administration Apollo Achievement award for Apollo 11 Moon landing participation. Guest speaker representing St. Petersburg Emergency Management program at various civic association meetings, 1981-2000. With United States Navy, 1962-1966.

Background

Barca, James Joseph was born on February 20, 1944 in New London, Connecticut, United States. Son of Mariano and Angeline (Curzio) Barca.

Education

Biosystems Engineering in Industrial Engineering, University Center Florida, 1972.

Career

Launch technical, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1968-1969; industrial engineer, Honeywell, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, 1972-1975; industrial engineer, Honeywell, Inc., Tampa, Florida, 1975; manager management division, budget & management department, City of St. Petersburg, 1975-1981; manager fire administrative services, St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue Department, since 1981. Executive member Pinellas County (Florida) Disaster Advisory Committee, since 1981. Member ARCDisaster Committee, St. Petersburg, 1985-1994, advisory county, Pinellas, since 1994.

Achievements

  • James Joseph Barca has been listed as a noteworthy executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Guest speaker representing St. Petersburg Emergency Management program at various civic association meetings, 1981-2000. With United States Navy, 1962-1966.

Interests

  • Avocations: computers, photography, home video.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Drake Garrison, March 28, 1969 (divorced January 1983). Married Janet Louise Shields, January 14, 1984.

Father:
Mariano Barca

Mother:
Angeline (Curzio) Barca

Spouse:
Elizabeth Drake Garrison

Spouse:
Janet Louise Shields