What State do you live in?

VA

Type of Organization

Paid Fire Department

Job Function

EMT/Paramedic, Firefighter/Driver Operator, First Repsonder

Years in Fire/EMS:

30

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Albemarle County Fire & Rescue

Years With Department/Agency

13

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?section_id=1827&departm...

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Canaan Fire/Rescue, Seminole Trail VFD

My Training:

(NH Firefighter/EMS Training):

(NH) Fire Standards & Training Commission Firefighter I (1990)

(NH) Fire Standards & Training Hazardous/Materials Awareness (1991)


(NH) Fire Standards & Training Hazardous/Materials Operations (1992)


(NH) Basic Forest Fire Control (1990)


(NH) Cold Water Rescue (1991)


(NH) First Responder


(NH) NREMT-B, (1991) VA-EMT (1994)


(NH) Fire Standards & Training "Confined Space Awareness" (1993)


(NH) Fire Standards & Training "Firefighter Safety" (1993)


(NH) Fire Standards & Training "Hazardous/Toxic substances" (1993)


Fundamentals of Radiological Monitoring (1993)

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(Commonwealth of Virginia Firefighter Training):


VDFP Firefighter I (1994)


(COA) Firefighter I (1994)

VDFP Firefighter II (1995)


(COA) Firefighter II (1995)

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(Hazardous Materials Training):

VDFP Hazardous Material Awareness (1994)

VDFP Hazardous Material Operations (1996)

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(Building Construction Training):

VDFP/NFA- Building Construction Combustible (2010)


VDFP/NFA- Building Construction Non-Combustible (2011)

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(Fire Instructor Training):

VDFP Fire Instructor I (1996, 1998)

VDFP Fire Instructor II (2011)

VDFP Fire Instructor III (2013)


VDFP Fire Instructor I "Upgrade NFPA 1001-02" (3/2003)


VDFP Firefighter I and II "Train the Trainer" (3/2003)

VDFP Firefighter I and II "Train the Trainer" (2008 upgrade)

VDFP Firefighter I and II "Train the Trainer" (2013 upgrade)

VDFP Fire Instructor I “Orientation” NFPA 1041-87 (2014)

VDFP- FST “New Adjunct Orientation” (2014)

VDFP NFPA 1403 Awareness 2012 Program (Module 1-4) (2014)

VDFP 2013 Instructor In-service Bundle (2014)

VAVRS Vehicle Rescue “Instructor” (2012)

VDFP NFPA 1403 Awareness 2012 Bundle (2015)

DHRM-WC- Hearing Conservation (2015)

NFPA 1403 Compliance Officer (2015)

VDFP 2015 Instructor “In Service Presentation” (2016)

VDFP 2017 Instructor “In Service Presentation” (2017)

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(Fire & Life Safety Educator Training):

VDFP Public Fire and Life Safety Educator I (NFPA-1035) (3/2008)

IFSTA Vision 20/20 Performance Measures (2018)

IFSTA Vision 20/20 CRR for fire Service Leaders (2018)


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(Fire Officer Training):

VDFP (NFA) Leadership I (2008)


VDFP (NFA) Leadership II (2009)


VDFP (NFA) Leadership III (2012)

COA-Officer Development (2014)


VDFP (NFA) Health & Safety Officer (2014)

NFA Incident Command System (2004)

VDFP/NFA Incident Safety Officer (2009)

ISO Academy (2015)

VDFP Fire Officer I (2008)


VDFP Fire Officer II (2010)

VDFP/NFA Strategy and Tactics for Initial Company Officers (2006)

VDFP/NFA Preparation for Initial Company Operations

AAS “Fire Science” Degree from Kieser University (2014)

VDFP/NFA Decision Making for Initial Company Operations (2018)


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(Driver/Operator Training):

County of Albemarle "Driver Pump Operator" (2001)


VDFP Basic Pump Operations (2006)


VDFP Rural Water Supply (2006)


VDFP EVOC Class S-3 (1996)

EVOC (TTT) (2000)

EVOC TTT “2015 Upgrade” (2016)


County of Albemarle "Truck Company Operations" (1998, 2009)

VDFP Driver “Pumper” Operator (2013)


VDFP Driver “Aerial” Operator (1996, 1998)

VA. Highway Traffic Incident Management (2012)

NH Professional Truck Driver (1990, 1993)

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(Heavy & Tactical Rescue Training):


VDFP Intro to Technical Rescue Module 1, 2, 3 (2011)

VAVRS “Basic & Light Duty Rescue” (2012, 2013)


VDFP Vehicle Rescue I (2001, 2010)


VAVRS Vehicle Rescue (2001, 2010)


VAVRS Vehicle Rescue Instructor (2011)

VDFP Vehicle Rescue II (2014)


VDFP Rope Rescue I (1997)

VDFP (New) Rope Rescue I (2015)

VAVRS Farm Machinery Extrication Awareness/Operations (2008, 2011)


VAVRS "Confined Space Rescue" Awareness/Operations (2008)


VAVRS “Confined Space Rescue” Technician (2009)


VDFP "Confined Space Rescue" Awareness/Operations (2008)


VDFP "Trench Rescue" Awareness/Operations (2010)


VDFP "Trench Rescue" Technician (2010)


VDFP "Swift Water Rescue” Awareness (2009)


VAVRS “Search & Rescue” (2011, 2012)


VDFP “Elevator Rescue” (2010)


VAVRS HTR “School Bus Rescue” (2007, 2014)


CARS “Heavy Truck Rescue” (2006)


CARS STOP Training Program (Heavy Squad Truck Operator Program) (2006)

Passenger Train Orientation and Rescue (2009)

AWR-147 Rail Car Incident Response (2016)

Hybrid Vehicle Safety/Rescue (4/2012)

VAVRS Vehicle Rescue “Instructor” (2012)

Basic Animal Rescue Training (2016)

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(NIMS/ICS/Command Training):


NIMS/ICS-100B- (FDA, Public Works, Schools, Higher Education, Schools, Hospital/Health Care, Federal Workers and Law enforcement)


NIMS/ICS-200


NIMS/ICS-300 (for expanding Incidents) (2009)


NIMS/ICS-346 for EMS Personnel


NIMS/ICS-400 (2009)


NIMS/ICS-700

NIMS/ICS-704 (11/2013)

NIMS/ICS-706 (11/2013)


NIMS/ICS-800


NFA “Incident Command System” (2004)

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(FEMA Independent Study Training):

IS-0005a: Intro to Hazardous Materials

IS-00010a: Animal in Disaster (Awareness & Preparedness)

IS-00011a: Animal in Disaster (Community Planning)

IS-15. b: Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies

IS-0020.17 Diversity Awareness Course (2017)

IS-00029: Public Information Officer Awareness

IS-33.17: FEMA Initial Ethics Orientation 2017

IS-35.17: FEMA Safety Orientation 2017

IS-36: Multi Hazard Planning for Childcare

IS-37.17: Managerial Safety and Health

IS-100B- (FDA, Public Works, Schools, Higher Education, Schools, Hospital/Health Care, Federal Workers and Law enforcement)

IS-106.17: Workplace Violence Awareness Training 2017

IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams

IS-815: ABC’s of Temporary Emergency Power

IS-00907: Active Shooter (what you can do)

AWR-147: Rail Car Incident Response (2016)

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(VDFP Knowledge Center Training):

VDFP MVP “Ethical Decision Making” (2014)

VDFP FST “Near Miss Reporting System” (2014)

VDSS ISRM1010-2013 Information Security Awareness Training (2014)

VDOT “Fire Extinguisher Use and Maintenance” (2014)

VDFP FST “VFIRS” (2014)

VDFP FST “Agency Overview” (2014)

VDFP VFSB “Parliamentary Procedure” (2014)

VDFP FST “Active Shooter” (2014)

VDFP FST “Writing in the Fire Service” (2014)

VDEM Request Management Orientation (2014)

COV Terrorism Security Awareness Orientation (2014)

DHRM-WC “Slip, Trip and Fall Prevention” (2014)

DHRM-WC “Vehicle Safety” Take the High Road (2014)

DHRM-WC “You’re Safety Training Toolbox” (2014)

DHRM-WC “OSHA Recordkeeping & Recording” (2014)

DHRM-WC “Conducting Hazard Assessment” (2014)

DHRM-WC “Confined Space Program Development” (2014)

DHRM-WC “Understanding Workers Compensation” (2014)

DHRM-WC “Driver’s Safety” Crash Course in Accident Prevention (2014)

EOC-Role Specific Training Planning Section Orientation (2015)

1225- Pen-Test Paperwork ppt (2015)

1224- 10 Immutable Laws of Security (2015)

1227- Social Engineering (2015)

DOF- Mobile Cyber Security (2015)

1226- Wireless Security (2015)

DHRM- WC New Safety Officer Training- Online (2015)

X IT Asset Mgmt. (2015)

ISO Academy (2015)

VDFP Ebola Precautions (2015)

DHRM- WC Safety Tips for Teleworkers (2016)

DHRM- WC Accident Investigation for Supervisions Online (2016)

DHRM- WC Workplace Violence (2016)

LVA Basic Records Management (2016)

DHRM- WC How to use WCS Prescription Drug for Injured Workers (2016)

VRS-E My VRS Navigator Training Managing Contacts Course (2016)

Improving “SWAM” Procurement Procedure for SPCC Holders (2016)

Commonwealth of VA Terrorism Awareness Training Post Test (2016)

VDFP Basic Test Module (2016)

2012 Statewide Fire Prevention Code Update (2017)

DGS Fleet Driver Safety and Policy Lesson (2017)

Firefighter II Practical Testing Criteria (2018)

FIOA- (Freedom of Information Act) (2018)


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(EMS Training):

CPR (1990-Present)

National Registry-EMT (1991-1993)


Commonwealth of VA EMT-B (1994-Present)

“ACLS for the BLS Provider” (2006-Present)

VAVRS “EMS & Forensic Evidence” (2013)

UVA Pegasus Helicopter Landing Zone Class (1998, 2011)


(ITLS) Basic Trauma Life Support (2006-2012)

(PHTLS) Prehospital Trauma Life Support (2013- present)

Zoll Cert of Recognition Auto-Pulse In-Service (2014)

VAVRS Infection Disease Control-“Basic” (2012, 2014)

VAVRS Infection Disease Control-“Officer” (2012, 2014)

VAVRS Spanish for EMT (2014)

TECC Training (Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, Guidelines for the Provision of Prehospital Trauma Care in High Threat Environments (2015 8 hrs. Awareness)

OEMS (EMSAT) - Patient Confidentiality (10/2014)

OEMS (EMSAT) - Infection Control Update 2015 (3/2016, 12/2017)

Yearly “ACFR HIPAA” Training (2006-Present)

EMSAT- E-0313 - Basic Management of Ingested Toxins in Pediatric Patients (2017)

EMSAT- E-0111 - Goldilocks and the Exposed Patient - Hyperthermia and Hypothermia (2017)

EMSAT- 1114 - Care of the Mother, Post Delivery (EMSAT) (2017)

EMSAT- E-1213 - Treating the Overdose Patient (EMSAT) (2017)

EMSAT- E-0117 - Post-Traumatic Syndrome in First Responders Part 1
(2017)

NAEMT- TECC Training (Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, Guidelines for the Provision of Prehospital Trauma Care in High Threat Environments
(2018, 16 hours)

GEMS Training (11/2018, 8 hrs.)

Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition, and Stabilization (2019)

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Random Fire Training:
Explosive ID for First Responders (2007)

Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Awareness (2010)


Illicit Drug Lab ID for First Responders (2007)


VDFP/NFA Arson Detection for the First Responder (2010)


VDFP Aircraft Live Fire Training (5/4/08, 2012, 2017)


Child Safety Seat Technician (2009-Present)

TECC Training (Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, Guidelines for the Provision of Prehospital Trauma care in high Threat Environments-2015)

MSA G1 SCBA Presentation (9/2016)

MSA/ACFR Respiratory Policy (9/2016)

MSA G1 SCBA Care & Use (9/2016)

(UL)- FF Safety and PV Course (2017)

Vision 20/20: (2018)

Model Performance Measurement and Evaluation (1)

Continuing Education Units (2)

COA OAT’s Training (2006-Present)

COA “Purchasing” Online Training (2/27/2019)
COA “Workplace Safety” (3/8/2019)

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Fire Hero Learning Network:

Stress First Aid for Fire and EMS Personnel (2016)

Everyone Goes Home: After Action Review (2016)

Curbside Manner: Stress First Aid for the Street (2016)

Creating Change in the Fire Service (2016)

Courage to Be Safe (2016)

Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge (LACK) (2016)

Taking Care of Our Own (2016)

Company Officer’s Health & Safety Responsibilities (2016)

Communication and Mentoring for the Company Officer (2016)

Emergency Services Risk Reduction Program (2/5/2016)

“Saving Lives: Inspiring Stories in Community Risk Reduction” (2017)

Automatic Fire Sprinkler and Alarm Systems (2018)

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Responder Safety Learning Network:

Advanced Warning (2017)

Blocking Procedures at Roadway Incidents (2017)

High Visibility Innovations (2017)

Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) (2017)

Move it or Work it (2017)

See or be Seen (Emergency Lighting Awareness) (2017)

Special Circumstances (Safe Operation of Vehicle Fires) (2017)

Special Hazards (2017)

Termination (2017)

Traffic Incident Management (IC and Management) (2017)

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Traffic Incident Management: Strategies for Public Outreach (2017)

Intro to Fire Service Traffic Control Professional (2017)

Law Enforcement and High Visibility PPE (2017)

National Unified Goal for Traffic Incident Management (2017)

Planning for the Long-Term Event (2017)

Safe Fire Service Traffic Control Practices (2017)

Safety Service Patrols: An Underutilized Partner (2017)

Scene Control (2017)

Sobriety Checkpoint Safety (2017)

Traffic Incident Management on Rural Roads (2017)

Setting Up a Traffic Incident Management Unit (2017)

Traffic Incident Management: Model Practices & Procedures (2017)

Traffic Incident Management: TIM Training & Resources for Emergency Responders (2017)

Understanding the New NFPA 1091 (2017)

Who’s in Charge at Roadway Incident Scenes? (2017)

The First 15 Minutes (2018)

Roadway Incident Safety Training Guidance for Fire Officers (2018)

Fire Service Collaboration with Towing & Recovery Operations (2018)
Roadway Incident Operational Safety for EMS Providers (2018)
Traffic Incident Management Requirements in NFPA 1500 (2019)
Connected Vehicles (2019)


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Fire Engineering/Fire Apparatus/FDIC Webcasts

July 2017:

Apparatus Pre Plan: an operators key to success

Leading with Attitude: Secrets of the Rock Star Engine Co.

NFPA 1403: The fire Instructors Risk Management Tool

Extrication Zone: Large Trucks/Trailers/Busses/Cable Barriers

Dangers of Fire Smoke

Rules of Engagement for Positive-Pressure Attack

Firefighter Training Programs: A New Approach

Hazardous Materials Training: Next-Generation Training Props

August 2017:

Firefighter Air Replenishment Systems (FARS) – Getting air where you need it at the biggest fire of your life.

Quick Drills for the Driver/Operator

SCBA Bootcamp: A Firefighter’s Survival School

The First Five Minutes – Size-Up, Decision Making, and Fire Ground Communications

Size up and Command for the Small Department: How to Avoid Being Lost in the Fog of the Fire ground

Highway Incident Safety - They Are Not Just Routine Calls!

Extreme Leadership - The Next Generation of Leading, Coaching and Mentoring

Rural Water Movement Operations

The Art of Go/No-Go

Underwear Counts: Tips for Choosing the Right Station Wear

Fire Service UAS Implementation for Safe, Successful, and Sustainable Operations

Fire Suppression and Firefighter Physiology and Exposure Risks

Rules of Engagement: Firefighter Health and Wellness

The Combat-Ready Engine Company

Lead from the Front: Fireground Tactics and Leadership

Step Up and Lead: Leadership Traits

Responding to Industrial Emergencies

21st Century Command and Control

Saving Those Who Save Others

Effecting the Rescue Through Aggressive Tactics

September 2017:

Rescue Tool-The Must Haves and the Nice to Haves

Winch Operations 101
Understanding Siren Limitations and Intersection Crashes
Efficient Rural Water Delivery: Accomplishing More with Less
A History of Boston’s Ladder Culture
Public Safety UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) For Emergency Response
Today’s Firefighting- PPE Issues
When Hydraulics Go Down- Vehicle Extrication
Combat Ready Fire Fighting- Fighting Complacency
October 2017:
Drone UAS Integration and Operations for the Fire Service
Unmanned Systems- Managing Wildfires with Rapid Response Surveillance
Fully Involved: Creating a Culture That Works
A Common-Sense Approach to Battle Firefighter Cancer and PPE Issues
Standpipe Operations Part 1- System Orientation
Improving Fire Ground Operations with Thermal Imaging and Modern Fire Dynamics
Bruno and Norman “Unplugged"
Leadership Panel on Firefighter Addiction, Mental Health, and Recovery
Science in the Big Room
105 Tactical Extrication Tips in 105 Minutes
The Basics of Apparatus Purchasing
Atmospheric Monitoring on the Fire Ground
Crush Injury, Crush Syndrome, and Compartment Syndrome in Technical Rescue
Top 10 Tactical Considerations from Firefighter Research
November 2017:
Issues and Challenges in Today's Fire Service
"Fireground Strategies - Command, Control, and Accountability"
Implementing Tactics and Policies to Reduce your Fire Ground Exposure Risk
Standpipe Operations Part 2: Water from The Outlet to The Nozzle
Healthy In, Healthy Out – Best Practices for Reducing Exposures to Carcinogens
Dealing with Difficult People and Their Organizational Impacts
December 2017:
Class A Foam: Applications for Structural and Wildland Firefighting
January 2018:
Emergency & Disaster Management Master's Degrees at Georgetown
Overcoming Common Engine Company Mistakes and Fire Ground Problems
February 2018:
Ensure Your Preplans Reflect the Actual Hazards Inside the Structures
Understanding Firefighter suicide
Basics of Apparatus Purchasing
March 2018:
Truck Company Operations Without the Truck
The Value of Flame-resistant Station Wear - It's Worth a Closer Look
NFPA Standards Update: Controlling Exposure to Fire Ground Toxic Contaminants
NFPA 3000 Reviewing the Proposed Standard on Active Shooter
Aerial Operations 101 and Training Tips for the Truck Crew
April 2018:
Truck Company Operations Without the Truck, Part 2
May 2018:
Simple, Complex Fire Officer & Firefighter Leadership 2018
EMS Drills for the Engine Company
June 2018:
Fire Ventilation and Flow Path Control
Leading the Way to Cardiac Arrest Survival: How to Make the Rialto Experience a Reality in Your Community
July 2018:
Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Aug 2018:
Responding to and Preparing for Acts of Violence
September 2018:
Preventing Legal “Fires
The Art of Reading Smoke
Improving Safety with Fire Data
The Art of the Third Due
Standpipe Operations: Operational Considerations
October 2018:
Culture, Cancer, and Firefighting PPE in 2018
Top Concerns and Biggest Mistakes in Scene Lighting
Issues and challenges in Today’s Fire Service
Multi-Agency Response: Solutions for Improving Safety and Efficiency
November 2018:
Developing a Peer Support Program
Fire-based EMS: A Tsunami is Coming
Foam: There Is a Better Way to Do the Job
Follow the Water: Pumps and Systems Training for Firefighter
December 2018:
Your PPE “Beginning to end”
Fire Service Cancer Survival
Progressive Attack for the First Arriving Engine
January 2019:
Science in the Fire Service: Research update on Contamination control
Firefighter Rescue and Hazmat
Getting ahead of the “Top Floor Fire”
"Pump Panel Pointers for Training and Operations"
February 2019:
The Five Common Causes of Sudden Death Every EMS Provider Should Know
2019 ESO EMS Index
March 2019:
10 Considerations for Spec'ing a Rescue Truck
April 2019:
Monitoring and Hydration in Firefighter Rehab (4/22/2019, no cert)

May 2019:






Live certificates available upon request

Abbreviations:

CARS- Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad

COA- County of Albemarle

COV-Commonwealth of VA.

DHRM- Dept. of Human & Resource Management

EMSAT-VDH EMS on line CE’s

HTR- Heavy & Tactical Rescue

NFA- National Fire Academy

NH- New Hampshire

NHFSTC-New Hampshire Fire Standards & Training Commission

NIMS- National Incident Management System

COA/OAT- Online Annual Training

STOP- Squad Truck Operator Program (CARS)
TIM-Traffic Incident Management

VAVRS- Virginia Assoc. of Volunteer Rescue Squads

VDEM- Virginia Department of Emergency Management

VDFP- Virginia Department of Fire Programs

VDOT- Virginia Department of Transportation

VFSB- Virginia Fire Service Board

Day Job:

Career FF at a volunteer house 6a-6p.

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-rowse-8b1b3b66/

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Interested and love it!!!!

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Challenges and the training