John Wabrek grew up in New Hartford. He resides in town with his wife Stacy and their black lab, Lucy.

He started with New Hartford Fire Department in 1996 as a Cadet. He graduated from Oliver Wolcott Technical High School in 1999, and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute studying Electric Power Engineering and graduated with a degree in Engineering in 2003. He works full-time at Eversource as a Project Test Technician working in Transmission substations. 

John enjoys playing sports, working around the house, and of course the New Hartford Fire Department.