Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Firefighter / EMT-Basic

Years in Fire/EMS:

20

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Rensselaer City Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

20

My Training:

NY STATE CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTER # 08940567
NY STATE CERTIFIED EMT-D #175331
NY STATE CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 FIRE INVESTIGATOR # 750001-1104-0163
NY STATE CERTIFIED LEVEL 2 FIRE INVESTIGATOR # 750002-1104-0083
NY STATE CERTIFIED HAZ-MAT FIRST RESPONDER OPS. # 09/96 0 1946 C
CANDIDATE PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST 05/03
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/08
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/07
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/06
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/05
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/04
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/03
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/96
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/95
100 HRS IN-SERVICE TRAINING 12/94
ACCIDENT VICTIM EXTRICATION TRAINING 08/91
ACCIDENT VICTIM EXTRICATION TRAINING 10/95
COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT I - LINE OFFICER 09/91
COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT II - SENIOR OFFICER 02/92
COMMANDING THE INITIAL RESPONSE 04/96
CONFINED SPACE AWARENESS AND SAFETY 09/96
ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSE DETERMINATION 06/04
ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSE DETERMINATION II 06/04
EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS COURSE 11/03
FIRE ATTACK II 10/95
FIRE BEHAVIOR AND ARSON AWARENESS 07/03
FIRE BEHAVIOR AND ARSON AWARENESS 07/94
FIRE INVESTIGATOR LEVEL I 11/04
FIRE INVESTIGATOR LEVEL II 11/04
FIRE REPORTING WORKSHOP 03/95
FIRE/ARSON INVEST SPECIALTY-INVEST PHOTOGRAPHY 01/04
FIRE/ARSON INVESTIGATION COURSE 10/03
FIRE/ARSON INVESTIGATION SEMINAR 11/08
FIRE/ARSON INVESTIGATION SEMINAR 11/07
FIRE/ARSON INVESTIGATION SEMINAR 11/06
FIRE/ARSON INVESTIGATION SEMINAR 11/05
FIRE/ARSON INVESTIGATION SEMINAR 11/04
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY SYMPOSIUM 11/92
FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL 11/03
FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL 05/06
FIREFIGHTING ESSENTIALS 12/91
GRASS, BRUSH AND FOREST FIREFIGHTING 06/94
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER OPERATIONS 12/93
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FIRST RESPONDER OPERATIONS 05/94
ICE RESCUE 01/93
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 07/94
INITIAL FIRE ATTACK 09/95
INITIAL FIRE ATTACK 06/92
INSPECTING EXISTING STRUCTURES 08/94
LADDER COMPANY OPERATIONS 09/94
LADDER COMPANY OPERATIONS 11/92
MASK CONFIDENCE 05/92
PRINCIPLES OF FIRE INVESTIGATION 07/03
PUMP OPERATOR 09/94
PUMP OPERATOR 06/92
RADIATION SAFETY FOR FIREFIGHTERS 12/93
RESCUE OPERATIONS 05/93

About Me:

Rensselaer Professional Fire Fighters Association L2643, President
Member of the IAFF
Member of the NYS Professional Fire Fighters Association

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

Followed in my father and grandfathers footsteps. Theres something about growing up around paid firefighters and watching them go to work everyday with a smile on their face and never once hearing them complain about having to go or saying that they didn't want to go to work