Scott Jules Shields

Male

Princeton, NJ

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Other Response Agency Type

Job Function

Captain

Years in Fire/EMS:

20

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

SAR Foundation

Years With Department/Agency

9

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.searchandrescuefoundation.org

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

NYC Parks SAR Team

My Training:

I am an OG with a lot of training and experience

About Me:

Scott Shields grew up in Miami Beach, Florida and New York, New York. He is a graduate of Drew University and attended the London School of Economics. He is a graduate of the National Inter-Agency Civil Military Institute, based in California. He was the former head of Marine Safety for NYC Parks SAR Team and holds multiple certifications from FEMA and the Red Cross and various Fire Departments and Law Enforcement Agencies. He is a NJ State firefighter.
Scott originated the nation’s largest Mass Casualty Marine Rescue course for NYC.

During the response to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Scott was asked to deploy member teams of the SAR Foundation and personally led the inflatable boat teams in support of the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne acquiring the nom de plume “Admiral of the Navy for the 82nd Airborne.” He writes occasionally for Joint Forces Command and is working on a series of safety books for children and a book on Katrina. Today he volunteers his time managing an Underwater Electronic Recovery Training and Response Unit.
He is best known for being Honey, Theodore and ‘Bear’s Dad’. Bear a SAR K9 found Chief of Dept Peter Ganci and 1st Fire Commisioner William Feehan and many victims at the WTC. There is a memorial to him at the FDNY/EMS Academy in New York.
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Relationship Status:

Single

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/safetyshields

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