Gary Lee Brooks

57, Male

TX

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function

Battalion Chief / Division Chief

Years in Fire/EMS:

17

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Parker County Emergency Services District #1

Years With Department/Agency

14

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Cool/Garner VFD 1994 - 1996
Weatherford FD (vol) nov 1996 - mar 1997
Campbell Emergency Response Team (EMS 1st responders) 1999 - 2008
Parker County ESD#1/Springtown Fire Department (vol) 1997 - 2009
City of Springtown Fire Marshals Office 2006 - 2010
Parker County ESD#1 (fulltime) - 2009 - current

My Training:

TCFP Firefighter - Intermediate
TCFP Driver/Pump Operator
TCFP Fire Investigator - Intermediate
TCFP Fire Inspector
TCFP Fire Instructor I
SFFMA Master Firefighter
SFFMA Driver/Pump Operator
SFFMA Fire Investigator
SFFMA Level II Fire Prevention Specialist
SFFMA Instructor Level II
Trench Rescue Technician
Rope Rescue Technician
Advanced Rappelling
Vehicle Extrication Technician
Agroculture Rescue
over 170 hrs of Emergency Management and LeadershipTraining

About Me:

I enjoy firefighting and all type of rescue. I like to learn, so I attend all training and educational classes possible. A good day to me is returning from a call with all of my firefighters. I attended fire academy at Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas, and certification class at Weatherford College. I have taken classes online from Training Division also. I am currently attending Weatherford college for my AAS in Fire Administration.

Day Job:

Battalion Chief - Parker County ESD#1

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

to be an asset to my community

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I get to help the people of my community when they need it the most.

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Safety on scene and enroute to scenes, budget cuts, lack of education requirements for volunteers

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