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Type of Organization: Combination Fire Rescue Department

Job Function: President / Administrator / Commissioner, Firefighter, Retired

Years in Fire/EMS:: 30 years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:: brighton betsey ann fire protection district

Years With Department/Agency: 30 years/since 1979

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: member of;
gateway inetrnational raceway fire safety team
chicagoland speedway fire safety team
iowa speedway fire safety team train with them their opening season

My Training:: join our local fire department in 1979 and have been train and attaining
caetificationtion ever since.i am certified in several aspects of firefightin,almost too many to list ff1,ff2.officer1 instrutor1,smokediverhaz mat ops,ventilations,incident command, arson investigation,specialized rescue,managment 1 and 2,fire training 3,basic and advanced motor sports, noaa certified storm spotters , trustee training and some others i cant remember...... i became motorsports trained and have
been ant gateway since 1998 and chicagoland since the fall race of the opening year. i retired from our dept with 27 yrs active service
in 2006 ago but still serve as a board of trusstee member and get my fire/rescue kicks at the race tracks.

About Me:: i have the best job in the world gettin to go to the garage and seeing what cars are running will it be the 200-330mph pro drag cars on the 1/4 mile strip or the super speedway cars on the banked oval of chicagoland and gateway raceways where it could be Nascar or Indy cars,SCCA and what driver is there ..hearing the engines fire up and smellin the fuel and the rumble and shake of the ground...maybe a fire.....hopefully not...if its a good day...evey one goes home to return the next day to do it all again

Day Job:: speedway fire/safety

Relationship Status:: Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: family tradition,several generations
its in my blood
to help people

Why I Love Fire/EMS: helping people

Top Issues Facing Responders:: firefighter safety
funding for small depts.
retaiining firefighters

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on going stuff

Posted on December 9, 2007 at 5:02pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

well this is my firs time trying to do something like this, so here goes,

i will continue to add stuff

i am a 47 y/o male that is married [since 1985] to my wife Molly[ she is a special ed. ,behaviorial disorder,] teacher. We have 3 children...Christopher, David, and Hannah.

Chris is in the Navy, is married to Kelly and have a daughter Olivia, who was born on New Years day in Oklahoma City. Great way to start the new year [2007] he is stationed at Tinker Air Force Base…

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At 8:46am on October 17, 2008, Fuzzy Carr said…: Thanks Mike is that anytime after 9am today my or your time?

At 11:44pm on October 15, 2008, Fuzzy Carr said…: Mike just to give you a heads up. What I'm doing is working on a course on Track safety teams in my area. There are about 10 dirt tracks in the area. But they all do something diffrent when it comes to safety. So I wanted to come up with a course that talks not only Fire or just Rescue or EMS but all of the above plus. I'm going to sit down with track crews ,Drivers , and pit crews to pick the mind. What do you think?

At 11:37pm on October 15, 2008, Fuzzy Carr said…: Mike I should have some time over the weekend to give you a call about some training Info: Would that be good for you? If so when & what time EST?

At 11:30am on September 30, 2008, Fuzzy Carr said…: Mike I working right now but maybe Wed. I try to give you a call. I would like to pick your brain about some racing stuff I saw.

At 3:11pm on September 19, 2008, mudnut said…: That name sounds familiar. So does yours. My Search and Rescue JeepTeam is trying to start an Emergency Response Team here in Troy. Thinking about partnering with the FD. We've been talking about this for about a year now and it is getting to the point that we just need to do it. It would be great to have one locally vs driving 35 miles to Alton to respond to calls. With all the bad weather we have had here the last two years we really do need a people that are trained to rescue in the area. As for gateway I used to race my ex bfs mustang there. Had the jeepteam out there to entertain the crowd during midnight madness a few years back. So what could I do at the track sounds like fun.

At 8:33am on September 19, 2008, Walter said…: welcome to the nation and thanks for the add

At 6:37pm on April 9, 2008, Jeffrey Clagg said…: Hey guy, that wasn't funny, but I'll give you credit for trying. And I appreciate you looking to see if I was available. I'll see you at the meeting tonight.

At 11:05am on March 20, 2008, John "Jack" Wilson said…: Hey Mike...I enjoyed my trip to Gateway, Had a lot of fun! I have your email , I will get in contact soon and send tyou the disc of pics for you to enjoy. Stay Safe. Never let you son know he has the uppper hand.