Tiger Schmittendorf

, Male

Angola

United States

Profile Information:

What State do you live in?
NY
Type of Organization
Volunteer Fire Department
Job Function
Fire Chief/Commisioner
Years in Fire/EMS:
34
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Erie County Department of Emergency Services-Fire Safety Division
Years With Department/Agency
15
Dept. Web Site:
http://www.erie.gov/fire
My Training:
Nationally Certified Fire Instructor
About Me:
HERE'S THE BIO THAT'S INCLUDED AT THE END OF ARTICLES I WRITE:
Tiger Schmittendorf serves as Deputy Fire Coordinator in the County of Erie Department of Emergency Services which manages three training facilities, 45 fire instructors and the training of 97 fire departments and 5,000+ firefighters.

He is a Nationally Certified Fire Instructor and a firefighter since 1980.

Schmittendorf brings 15 years of experience in engineering, sales and marketing management to marketing the product he loves: the fire service. He specializes in recruitment and retention, marketing, training and management consulting for counties and fire departments around the country.

He suffers from an extremely dry sense of humor and routinely makes an ass of himself, often in public.
Day Job:
Deputy Fire Coordinator
Relationship Status:
Married
Facebook or Other Online Profile:
http://www.tigerschmittendorf.com
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
I grew up across the street from the firehouse and was a part of it from age 8. I couldn't wait to become our department's first junior firefighter when I turned 17 and then an active firefighter a few months later when I turned 18.

I proudly enjoy helping people but any firefighter who tells you they don't love it for the adrenaline rush... is lying.
Why I Love Fire/EMS
In addition to the great experiences I've enjoyed as a volunteer firefighter, I've been blessed to be able to make a career of it. There isn't anything I'd rather do. This is the best damn job in the world.
Top Issues Facing Responders:
Recruitment and Retention of Volunteer Firefighters.

I believe the survival and success of the Volunteer Fire Service relies on our ability to create more opportunities, for more more people, to volunteer less time.

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  • LadyChaplain

    Today... I'll gladly admit that I am McPolish. DYNGUS DAY!!!! WOOHOO!!

    I think Dyngus Day is better than Christmas :-)... wait, I don't just think it - I KNOW it.

    Mar 24, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    While yes, everyday IS McPolish for me... I won't always admit it (although my clothes sometimes speak for me lol). My name has no inkling of Polish in it and I intend on keeping it that way. I'm Irish from now 'til Pulaski Day.... then, well, things change a little lol.

    Mar 25, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Six Sigma

    Mar 25, 2008

  • Spanner 122

    lol... I'll be filling the ... quota won't I?? hahaha!!! :)

    Mar 25, 2008

  • Spanner 122

    Hey Tiger... how do I get in to the group??

    Mar 25, 2008

  • Doug

    I can't give an honest opinion about the rollwithit.com program, because I didn't even know it existed until just a few months ago. However, I have seen a few fresh faces in the EMS field in my area over the past year or so.

    Mar 27, 2008

  • Brad Duncan

    hello how are you doing anything going on there at all

    Mar 27, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    icon

    Mar 30, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Don't be jealous because the voices in my head aren't talking to you.

    Mar 30, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    icon

    Mar 31, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Funny you should mention her as my "siamese twin" because when we were sophomores in high school, we actually made a "siamese twin super heroes" costume for halloween. If I can find the picture... well, nevermind that lol.

    Mar 31, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    I purposely cropped her out of the picture because I wouldn't want people thinking I was her... lol.

    Mar 31, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Why you gotta diss me like dat, yo?

    Mar 31, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    That will be quite enough "gangsta speak" out of you Miss.

    And on Tiger's page no less....have you no shame? have you no respect for the sanctity of the tiger cage?

    Tsk, tsk,
    The Zookeeper.

    Mar 31, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    Get off my page.

    All a youse.

    Mar 31, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    How do ya think I feel? They've completely usurped my page.

    Mar 31, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Be nice.

    Mar 31, 2008

  • Jeff Sweetland

    I'm gonna kill him !!!

    Mar 31, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    and guess who's going to be joining you shortly in the annals of the VF magazine...to be followed by Art if they have any brains.....

    Mar 31, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    They're looking at some of Ted's pieces for a "slice of life" corner, and I'm waiting on a reply from Art to look at adding some Jake and Vinnie stuff.

    Apr 3, 2008

  • Rich Miller

    Thank you Tiger, you have a good page here. Union 1st Asst. Jeff Warner, Capt. Joe Kazmierski and myself are flying out to Indy for FDIC next week. I am taking HOT classes; Engine Pump Operator, Flashover Sim., Advanced Extrication and Engine Hose Loads & Deployments.

    Apr 3, 2008

  • David Pearl

    Hey there we just got back from Pearlington Ms and wanted to say hello. We had another good trip and already cant wait to go back.

    Apr 3, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    Forget the photo.

    Get him straightened out, wouldja?

    Apr 3, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    How was the "visitor" this afternoon?

    Apr 3, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    That's hilarious....
    What a... well, I won't say it here. lol.

    Apr 3, 2008

  • Rich Miller

    I wish you were joining us too, the more the merrier! I do try to share what I learn, and not be selfish with info and training. This is because it might be utilized to save my butt someday.

    Apr 4, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    1.) Ted's life is scarier than I care to investigate in closer detail....

    2.) Peanut butter does NOT belong in desserts, in any way, shape or fashion. It's wrong, and flies in the face of nature. (Reese's peanut butter cups are the ONLY exception to this rule)
    Pay attention Grasshopper...and I'll steer you around the dessert debacles.

    Apr 4, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    could you kindly stop offering Ted "advice" as it pertains to the VF magazine?
    I have my hands full with YOUR musings...
    My therapist thanks you in advance.
    :)

    Apr 4, 2008

  • Jeff Sweetland

    He wants to grow up to be like me !! Not my fault he feels that way but you're right that I should do better

    Apr 5, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    Are you gonna post that blog and drive some traffic over to the Project site or are you still playing around with it?

    Apr 8, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    oh man.....you got THAT right......

    You have TWELVE new messages...."Erie County Fire Safety", "Erie County Fire Safety" ....and so on, and so on....

    Apr 8, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Yeah seriously... I ended up with the "Roadrunner High Water Mark" notice from your spam today.... and it's not the good spam that goes in mac and cheese either.

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    Dear Never to be Uninformed Friends -

    If it weren't for me, you'd get no e-mail at all.

    Don't ever say that I have a "failure to communicate" and don't ever say I never gave you nothin'.

    Spam, spam, spam, spam....
    Spam, spam, spam, spam....
    Spam, spam, spam, spam....
    Spam, spam, spam, spam....

    Love,
    The UniSpammer

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    http://www.mailmsg.com/sounds/spam-song.wav

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    She's in training.

    She's on a high-spam diet and drinks "Swill - dredged fresh from the bottom of Lake Erie", to wash it down with.

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    I like to glow in the dark.

    ;-P

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    I wisely turned that feature off quite some time ago.

    Nice try Joker.

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    that's not snow.....that's my Peruvian Flake retirement plan.

    ;-P

    Apr 9, 2008

  • Kimberly A Bownas

    Why yes I do..

    Apr 10, 2008

  • Kimberly A Bownas

    He is the smarter one of the two of us and also more of the SMART-A$$...

    :-)

    Apr 10, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    oooo.....Kimmy said a bad word on El Tigre's page....ooo...

    Oh, wait a minute. Those are dollar signs.
    Never mind.

    Apr 10, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    I actually had enough of an attention span to listen to the Firehouse.com piece.... wowzers. SO TRUE!!

    Apr 10, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    You're WEIRD...

    but that's ok..we like you that way.

    Apr 10, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Soooo I got my poster in at 12:48... that's not... too late? lol.

    Apr 11, 2008

  • Tiger Schmittendorf

    LISTEN UP FOLKS:

    I'm going to be on vacation starting today and won't be back on until 4/20 so don't go saying stuff to me that expects a reply. If you do, I'm not ignoring you, I'm just ignoring you.

    Stay safe. Train often.

    Apr 11, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Ooo shots fired... shots have been fired.

    Apr 11, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    saaaayyy......Tiger's on vacation....we can have a FIELD DAY on his page while he's gone.....

    Where's Danno the Spammer.....

    Apr 11, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    Apr 11, 2008

  • LadyChaplain

    It's Charlie!!!!
    And he's going to Candy Mountain!!!

    Apr 11, 2008

  • Mary Ellen Shea

    Never fear......you didn't think I was going to let that one slip by.

    I'll toast his a$$ like a bad crumpet.

    Apr 11, 2008