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Brian Couzens
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- Parker, CO
- United States
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Profile Information
- Type of Organization
- Combination Fire Rescue Department
- Job Function
- Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS)
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 27
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- Elizabeth Fire Protection Dist.
- Years With Department/Agency
- 5
- Dept. Web Site:
- http://www.elizabethfire.com
- Web Site:
- http://www.nimsvideo.com
- Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations
- Sugarloaf VFD
- Relationship Status:
- Single
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- I wanted to do something worthwhile with my life.
Biography:
Owner
Advanced Safety Products, Inc.
(Privately Held; Public Safety industry)
Http://www.nimsvideo.com
September 2003 — Present (5 years 6 months)
Advanced Safety Products, Inc., is the distribution arm of Tundra Media. ASP distributes the NIMS/ICS Pro Edition DVD training series. The series covers the Incident Command System from ICS-100 through ICS-300 * levels under NIMS ( National Incident Management System. )
http://www.nimsvideo.com
CEO, Producer, Animator
Tundra Media
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
October 1998 — Present (10 years 5 months)
Tundra Media was formed in 1998 to provide high quality animation, visual effects and production services for a range of clients. Tundra Media has produced a range of projects for business, broadcast, and film, and most recently completed the NIMS/ICS Pro Edition Incident Command Training Series. The work of Tundra Media has received Telly, NATOA and Emmy awards or nominations.
Contract Instructor
(Public Safety industry)
January 1983 — February 2009 (25 years 2 months)
Contract Instructor for various disciplines including emergency medicine, fire protection, fire service hydraulics, emergency management, NIMS, Incident Command System.
Firefighter
Elizabeth Fire Protection Dist.
2004 — 2008 (4 years)
Firefighter / Engineer / Paramedic
Parker Fire Protection District
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Public Safety industry)
November 1983 — March 2003 (19 years 5 months)
V.P. Operations
Motor Racing Management, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
October 1986 — October 1996 (10 years 1 month)
Professional automobile racing and safety consultant, specializing in temporary road courses worldwide. Clients included the Detroit Grand Prix F-1, and Miami Grand Prix, among many others in the US and abroad. Primary work associates included SCCA, IMSA, NASCAR, CART and NHRA.
Owner
Advanced Safety Products, Inc.
(Privately Held; Public Safety industry)
Http://www.nimsvideo.com
September 2003 — Present (5 years 6 months)
Advanced Safety Products, Inc., is the distribution arm of Tundra Media. ASP distributes the NIMS/ICS Pro Edition DVD training series. The series covers the Incident Command System from ICS-100 through ICS-300 * levels under NIMS ( National Incident Management System. )
http://www.nimsvideo.com
CEO, Producer, Animator
Tundra Media
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
October 1998 — Present (10 years 5 months)
Tundra Media was formed in 1998 to provide high quality animation, visual effects and production services for a range of clients. Tundra Media has produced a range of projects for business, broadcast, and film, and most recently completed the NIMS/ICS Pro Edition Incident Command Training Series. The work of Tundra Media has received Telly, NATOA and Emmy awards or nominations.
Contract Instructor
(Public Safety industry)
January 1983 — February 2009 (25 years 2 months)
Contract Instructor for various disciplines including emergency medicine, fire protection, fire service hydraulics, emergency management, NIMS, Incident Command System.
Firefighter
Elizabeth Fire Protection Dist.
2004 — 2008 (4 years)
Firefighter / Engineer / Paramedic
Parker Fire Protection District
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Public Safety industry)
November 1983 — March 2003 (19 years 5 months)
V.P. Operations
Motor Racing Management, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
October 1986 — October 1996 (10 years 1 month)
Professional automobile racing and safety consultant, specializing in temporary road courses worldwide. Clients included the Detroit Grand Prix F-1, and Miami Grand Prix, among many others in the US and abroad. Primary work associates included SCCA, IMSA, NASCAR, CART and NHRA.
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Pick your battles
Posted on May 6, 2009 at 10:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I have mourned the loss of a friend who died senselessly on a service call, and I have held dead children in my arms at a fire. I cannot agree with you more! I have but one simple rule: Pick your battles carefully. Fighting fires is like fighting an army. You never go into a battle without adequate intelligence on your enemy, and you never willingly fight an army when you are out manned and out gunned. Sadly, you only need to read a few NIOSH reports to realize that we commit to both of these… Continue
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