Kevin Schulz

Male

Rockton, IL

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization: Combination Fire Rescue Department
Job Function: Driver / Engineer
Years in Fire/EMS:: 15
Primary Fire/EMS Department:: South Beloit Fire Dept.
Years With Department/Agency: 3
Dept. Web Site:: http://www.southbeloitfire.com/
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Rosemont Department of Public Safety
Rutland Dundee Fire Dept.
My Training:: Haz-Mat Tech A-B and Haz-Mat IC, FFIII, Rope Rescue, Trench Rescue, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Illinois fire sevice instuctor, swift abd ice rescue technicisn,FSVO and a bunch of other stuff
About Me:: My family comes first and I love the fact that one of my daughters wants to be a firefighter. I love college football, Go Wisconsin Badgers. I lived in Ireland for a while and I enjoy to scuba dive.
Day Job:: Fire department
Relationship Status:: In a Relationship
Why I Joined Fire/EMS: To learn, to share what I have learned and to meet other firefighters and emergency workers to network with.

Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp

kevin, Welcome to the FF Nation. I am glad you joined the group.There is lots to do, read and be involved with. Your participation and involvement is important to us all. Have fun and look around.

Chief William Sharp
Southern Oregon Coast

Dec 29, 2009
Shawn Lee

Hi Kevin. Shawn Lee here. Thanks for checking my blog. I will try to get some pictures in the next few days. In the meantime, just to give you some ideas, our burn building was constructed using six old cargo shipping containers. They are arranged in a "U" shape, two high. The containers were sandblasted and painted black. You need a couple of guys good with torches and welders to cut windows and cut away the nonopening ends of the containers if you go with something like this. The interior is set up like a two-story residential structure thanks to some fabrication and custom construction. We have a mock kitchen area complete with an old refrigerator and stove, a bathroom with an old tub (old cast iron type), two stairways, a stud wall prop for drills on working your way through a wall for emergency escape, and a couple of small "burn boxes" that can be moved to different areas of the building. We have one large "burn box" set in one of the lower rooms and this is where we simulate indirect attacks and hydraulic ventilation. I will be happy to answer any questions and help any way I can so feel free to drop me a line anytime. Be safe.

Apr 29, 2011