[0:00] (bright music) [0:14] - This is the police command post. [0:16] They said they're having a little bit of an issue [0:17] with their generator back here. [0:20] (motor running) [0:25] That would be the fault we're looking for. [0:26] Hi, my name is Joe Leison, [0:28] and I am a fleet technician for the City of Bloomington. [0:31] I have been a fleet technician [0:33] for the last eight years here. [0:35] We maintain and repair our fleet. [0:37] We have over 120 classes of the equipment that we have, [0:40] means anything from small lawnmowers. [0:43] Spring's coming up, [0:44] we're gonna make sure they're in tip top shape, [0:46] to large, heavy trucks. [0:48] I don't know what this one's in here for, [0:49] but probably something to do with the leakage [0:52] coming out of the hydraulic control box. [0:54] We do it all, mild to wild. [0:56] - The fleet department takes a lot of pride [0:59] in making sure that all of our vehicles [1:01] are maintained and they're safe. [1:03] - I personally like working on all the squad cars [1:05] and all the police equipment. [1:06] My main goal in the winter is [1:08] to rebuild our street sweepers, also our plowing operation, [1:12] make sure that they are out clearing streets. [1:14] We are looking at our wall of certifications. [1:18] Everybody in the shop is ASE certified. [1:20] I got the ASE World Class Technician certification. [1:24] It's a lot of tests, a lot of studying, [1:26] a lot of hands-on knowledge [1:27] that pertained to getting that. [1:28] Well there's 250,000 ASE certified techs [1:32] and about 2,000 hold the World Class certification. [1:35] - [Aaron] It's awesome that he's willing to do [1:37] that extra step to make himself better for us. [1:40] - [Joe] I was born and raised Bloomington on the east side. [1:42] I don't currently live in Bloomington now, [1:44] but feels kind of cool to come back. [1:46] My father-in-law, mother-in-law live in Bloomington, [1:48] so I'm constantly pointing out, [1:50] "Hey, that squad there, did brakes on that one." [1:52] Or "Hey, that truck there, I rebuilt it." [1:54] It feels good to keep all that going. [1:56] What's that old saying? [1:57] If you do something you love, [1:58] you never work a day in your life. [1:59] I feel that's completely true here.