John Barrett

Male

Winnsboro, TX

United States

Profile Information:

What State do you live in?
TX
Type of Organization
Paid Fire Department
Job Function
Company Officer (Captain/Lt/Supervisor)
Years in Fire/EMS:
16
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Plano Fire
Years With Department/Agency
10
Dept. Web Site:
http://planofire.org
Web Site:
http://fireservicementor.com
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
I began my fire service career twenty-seven years ago as an explorer with the Denver (CO) Fire Department. Since 1999 I have held various roles in public safety including public safety cadet, 9-1-1 dispatcher, volunteer, paid-on-call and career firefighter. Now in my sixteenth year in the fire service I currently serves as a Lieutenant on Engine Company 8 and chair the Occupational Health and Safety Committee with the Plano (TX) Fire Department. I also serve as a volunteer firefighter and a instructor with the Winnsboro (TX) Fire Department. I began an effort to preserve lessons learned information from fire service line-of-duty deaths in 2008 called HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES, founded the annual Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in 2011 and co-founded the Association of Memorial Stair Climbs in 2014. I am also the creator of Fire Service MENTOR, a Facebook page and website that strives to identify the essence and encourage the delivery of mentoring in the fire service. He can be reached at johnb@plano.gov.
My Training:
FF II
EMT-B
Driver / Operator
Instructor I, II, III
Officer I, II
NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700
HazMat Tech
Confined Space Tech
Rope Ops
About Me:
passionate about:
professionalism
brotherhood
firefighter safety
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
to make a difference
for the challenge
the idea of brotherhood
Why I Love Fire/EMS
it's my cup of tea
Top Issues Facing Responders:
leadership, professionalism, egos, complacency, remembering why we are here

Comment Wall:

  • Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp

    John, welcome to Firefighter Nation. Glad you dropped in to join. Lots to do, read and become involved with here.You will get out of this what you put into it. Your involvement here is important to us all.

    Chief William Sharp
    Brookings Oregon

    Jan 29, 2010

  • Brian Eberle

    Hey buddy! How have you been?

    Jan 29, 2010

  • Christopher J. Naum, SFPE

    Just added links to facebook Buildingsonfire site for the HTS site.......keep up the great work....

    Jan 29, 2010

  • Christopher J. Naum, SFPE

    Still about sixty days out....hopefully in time for FDIC rollout.
    Will you be at FDIC? Also, you should consider getting involved w the ISFSI...
    We should talk some time on our mutual efforts and get them aligned for support....

    Jan 29, 2010

  • Marvin Hawk

    John:
    I have already posted on your forum on PPE but the old marbles started to roll around afterwards. Sperian is what used to be called Securitex and around 2003-04 they made a light weight turnout gear. A couple of Carer Departments that I know of (Albany, NY and Nashua N.H.) ended up dumping them because of problems. I also talked to a fellow FF who happens to sell Sperian gear here in NY and while they admit to problems in the past, they claim that those problems have been solved. and the Sperian gear will hold up against gear of the same standard.

    Something else for you to think about is that believe it or not all of the manufacturers of turn out gear get their material from about the same three material vendors. You might remember around 2004-05 all the manufacturers were having problems getting Kevlar, because the U.S. Military was claiming rights too it under national security needs. So all things being equal I would say it should come down to fit and price.

    Feb 1, 2010