Ted Gentle

63, Male

Bruceton

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization
Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer
Job Function
Firefighter
Years in Fire/EMS:
5 years
Primary Fire/EMS Department:
Bruceton Vol. Fire Dept. Bruceton, TN.
Years With Department/Agency
6 years
Web Site:
http://www.ccrvfd.com www.hazmat604.com
My Training:
Firefighter I,II,III; Extracation Tech; Haz-Mat Operations level, ; Damage Assessment team; CPR certified; Chaplain, member of the Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplains, Trained in CISM.
About Me:
I am active in the fire service. I am a member of the Tennessee Federation of Fire Chaplains and TESCA.
Relationship Status:
Married
Why I Joined Fire/EMS
To help others and serve my community and county
Why I Love Fire/EMS
saving lifes and making a difference in the world
Top Issues Facing Responders:
lack of organization and training in many of the rural departments

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  • Paul Lambert

    Ted......your so gentle. LOL! See you in Nashville next week.

    Feb 13, 2009

  • Kevin W. Smith

    Hi Ted;
    I joined our local volunteer department in August 2008. At the first meeting I attended the department voted me in as chaplain and also accepted me as a firefighter. With only six years of experience as a pastor and still in seminary it has been a learning process. Prior to this no one is aware of a chaplain serving this department or any of the neighboring departments. We are still exploring the best ways for me to minister to the department, but acting as a firefighter alongside the other members has helped.

    Mar 17, 2010

  • Kevin W. Smith

    Ted
    Our Ass. Chief is also our training officer and he has approved me to go to the Great Lakes chaplain training in April. He is more than happy to help me as he has seen the help from chaplains with professional departments, including the one he is employed at for his regular job.
    I have been to the FFC website and have checked various sources, but so far I have not found a fire chaplain organization active in Iowa. We do have several departments that are served by chaplains and a neighboring county has an honor guard for funerals.
    I will keep searching for more resources locally to help, as well as online support.

    Mar 18, 2010