John Barrett

Male

Winnsboro, TX

United States

Profile Information:

What State do you live in?
TX
Type of Organization
Paid Fire Department
Job Function
Company Officer (Captain/Lt/Supervisor)
Years in Fire/EMS:
16
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Plano Fire
Years With Department/Agency
10
Dept. Web Site:
http://planofire.org
Web Site:
http://fireservicementor.com
Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
I began my fire service career twenty-seven years ago as an explorer with the Denver (CO) Fire Department. Since 1999 I have held various roles in public safety including public safety cadet, 9-1-1 dispatcher, volunteer, paid-on-call and career firefighter. Now in my sixteenth year in the fire service I currently serves as a Lieutenant on Engine Company 8 and chair the Occupational Health and Safety Committee with the Plano (TX) Fire Department. I also serve as a volunteer firefighter and a instructor with the Winnsboro (TX) Fire Department. I began an effort to preserve lessons learned information from fire service line-of-duty deaths in 2008 called HONOR THEIR SACRIFICES, founded the annual Dallas 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in 2011 and co-founded the Association of Memorial Stair Climbs in 2014. I am also the creator of Fire Service MENTOR, a Facebook page and website that strives to identify the essence and encourage the delivery of mentoring in the fire service. He can be reached at johnb@plano.gov.
My Training:
FF II
EMT-B
Driver / Operator
Instructor I, II, III
Officer I, II
NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700
HazMat Tech
Confined Space Tech
Rope Ops
About Me:
passionate about:
professionalism
brotherhood
firefighter safety
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
to make a difference
for the challenge
the idea of brotherhood
Why I Love Fire/EMS
it's my cup of tea
Top Issues Facing Responders:
leadership, professionalism, egos, complacency, remembering why we are here

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  • Jenelle

    Howdy :)

    Feb 3, 2010

  • Billy Schmidt

    John, I had not heard of it. Thanks for the link.

    May 4, 2010

  • Aaron Deary

    Well thank ya. Thank ya very much!!!

    Nov 13, 2010