Bruce C Ziebarth

, Male

Columbia Missouri

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, Military/Federal Response Agency

Job Function

Firefighter, First Responder, Hazardous Materials Team Member

Years in Fire/EMS:

5

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Boone County Fire District Columbia, MO

Years With Department/Agency

1 year 4 months

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.bcfdmo.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

I am also a Member of Missouri Task Force 1. Which is a Federal Urban Search & Rescue Unit.

My Training:

Boone County's Recruit Class (FFI&II equivalent)
Fire Officer I
Structural Collapse Technician
Intro to Technical Rescue
Hazardous Materials Operations (in Tech right now)
Planning Team Manager
ICS Instructor
Vehicle Extrication Technician

About Me:

I began in Emergency Services with our State Health Department in their Center for Emergency Response and Terrorism. I got a taste of emergency response and management and loved it. But, I wanted more action. I applied to and was accepted for Missouri Task Force 1. Then I joined the Cole County Volunteer Fire Department (at that time I was living in Jefferson City). In January of this year I moved to Columbia Missouri so I could apply to Boone County Fire District. They offer alot more training than my department in Cole County did. I have taken hundreds of hours of training over the last two years. Currently, I am in EMT-Basic class. This last weekend I had the first 16 hours of Hazardous Materials Technician.

Day Job:

Emergency Planner

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Action, excitement and to help people.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

There are always new things to learn.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

For volunteer fire departments is finding enough time for training. Especially if your are running any kind of search & rescue mission. Keeping up on all the training requirements can be intense.

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