Da Chief - Jim O'Neill

Male

Live Oak FL

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Fire Chief / Chief of Department

Years in Fire/EMS:

45

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Suwannee County Fire Dist., Inc.

Years With Department/Agency

11

Dept. Web Site:

http://cms.firehouse.com/dept/LiveOak2FL

Web Site:

http://www.fema.gov

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Boston Ambulance Squad
Boston EMS
Falmouth Fire Rescue (FL)
Columbia County (FL) 911

My Training:

Well here is some EM Training...

Emergency Management Training & Experience
09/05 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, U.S. Fire Administration, Community Relations Training, Atlanta, GA for Hurricane Katrina.

09/05 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA, Community Relations Advisor, Baton Rouge, LA

09/05 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA, Special Operations, Task Force 83, New Orleans, LA

11/05 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA, Disaster Housing Operations, New Orleans, LA ( assigned to Plaquemines Parish)

04/06 - Emergency Management Institute (EMI), IS-100FW Introduction to Incident Command System Course (Fire)

04/06 - EMI, IS-200FW Basic Incident Command System Course (Fire)

04/06 - EMI, IS-700 National Incident Management Course

04/06 - EMI, IS-800 Intro to the National Response Plan

04/06 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA, Surge Training, Orlando, FL

09/06 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA, Recertification Advisor, Plaquemines Parish, LA

10/06 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA, Individual Assistance Boot Camp (1 week), Lake Charles, LA

10/06 - Dept. Of Homeland Security, FEMA-Inspector, Lake Charles,LA


Other courses taken through the Emergency Management Institute and Nat’l Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD include:
Q-318 - FIRE Service Supervision
L-282 - Community Relations Deployment
IS-001 - Emergency Program Manager
IS-003 - Radiological Emergency Management
IS-005 - Intro. To Hazardous Materials
IS-015 - Special Events Contingency Planning
IS-055 - Households Hazardous Materials
IS-100 - Incident Command System, Intro.
IS-111 - Livestock in Disasters
IS-120 - Orientation to Community Disaster Exercises
IS-200 - Basic Incident Command System
IS-208 - State Disaster Management
IS-230 - Principles of Emergency Management
IS-235 - Emergency Planning
IS-240 - Leadership and Influence
IS-241 - Decision Making & Problem Solving
IS-242 - Effective Communications
IS-244 - Developing & Managing Volunteers
IS-250 - External Affairs-ESF15
IS-292 - Disaster Basics
IS-301 - Radiological Emergency Response Operations
IS-302 - Modular Emergency Radiological
IS-317 - Intro. To Community Emergency Response Teams
IS-340 - Hazardous Materials Prevention
IS-546 - Continuity of Operations Awareness Course
IS-547 - Intro. To Continuity of Operations
IS-630 - Intro. To the Public Assistance Process
IS-631 - Public Assistance Operations 1
IS-701 - NIMS Multi-Agency Coordination System
IS-702 - NIMS Public Information Systems
IS-703 - NIMS Resource Management
IS-706 - NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid
IS-1900 - Federal Coordination Ctr. Operations Course

Relationship Status:

Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.facebook.com/jioneill

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I enjoyed buffing, sparking as we call it in Boston, became a member of the Boston Ambulance Squad and the rest is history, ANCIENT HISTORY.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

The Brotherhood. It's real.

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