Type of Organization

Other Response Agency Type

Job Function

Fire Marshal

Years in Fire/EMS:

36

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Years With Department/Agency

5

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

Lexington County (SC) Fire Service; Station 9 & 19,
Columbia (SC) Metro. Airport Crash Fire Rescue Dept,
Stock Island Fire Rescue Dept, Florida,

My Training:

FFI, FFII, FO1, Accretided Fire Service Instructor, HazMat Technician, Flammable Liquids Specialists, Radiation Detection Specialists, Emergency Medical Technician, Certified Fire Marshal.
Certified Telecommunications Officer.

About Me:

8 years Navy FIrefighting (Shipboard and Aircraft),
22 Years Aircraft Firefighter (Career),
25 years Structural Firefighter (Volunteer),
18 years Fire Service Instructor,
5 years Highway Patrol Telecomminications,
5 years Fire Marshal - Investigator IV with SC DHEC

Day Job:

SC Certified Fire Marshal

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what You can do for your Country...
(Or State or Community)

Why I Love Fire/EMS

Working with the Public

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Compliance with Federal Regulations where funding, manpower and dinosaur mentality prevents it.