What State do you live in?

DC

Type of Organization

Volunteer Fire Department

Job Function

Training Officer/Training Chief/Instructor, First Repsonder, Military, Student, Chaplain

Years in Fire/EMS:

7

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

FEMA/FDNY/OEM/GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF NY/ MD

Years With Department/Agency

16

Dept. Web Site:

http://FEMA.GOV

Web Site:

http://CERT.GOV

My Training:

CERT- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
OSHA-HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY GRAD CLASS#50,CLASS REP. SPEAKER, HARRIS COUNTY, TX

About Me:

I RUN MARATHONS N OTHER RACES BACKWARDS FOR MANY CHARITABLE CAUSES INCLUDING ST. JUDE HEROES, NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE I.A.B.P FF, I AM A STAFF VOLUNTEER WITH AMERICAN RED CROSS, SALVATION ARMY, U.S.O. HIRING HEROES, WOUNDED WARRIORS,GOODWILL GAMES, NCAA FINAL FOUR, SUPERBOWL, WNBA ALL-STAR GAME, SUMMER OLYMPICS, PARA-OLYMPICS N CO-FOUMDER OF THE ACHILLES KIDS TRACK CLUB OF GHANA, W.A. N TI AM A CERTIFIED SPECIAL OLYMPICS COACH OF TEXAS, N A MEMBER OF THE 100,000 FEARLESS MEN N 10,00 FEARSOME WOMEN INTERVENTION COALITION AGAINST GANGS IN THE DC N SURROUNDING AREAS, ANTIBULLYING TASK FORCE COMMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE INDIANA FEVER ANTI-BULLYING CAMPAIGN CERT- CHARTER MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, N.W.S CERTIFIED AS A STORM TRACKER, ENDANGERED ANIMALS N EXOTIC ANIMAL RESCUE CERT MEMBER OF TRANSTAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS, MEMBER OF MICHIGAN VETERANS FOUNDATION, FEATURED IN EBONY MAGAZINE OLYMPICS SPECIAL ISSUE OIN OCT. 96, P.126, N FEATURED ON FRONT PAGE OF DALLAS MORNING NEWS, HELPING HEROES WITH MAJOR MIKE SPECIAL McKinney/ALLEN, N FRISCO, GO NEIGHBORS SPECIAL EDITION ON NOV.11,2014, DID A DOCUMETARY FEATURED IN THE "BELLRINGER'S STORY, WHAT YOU GET OUT OF VOLUNTEERING WITH VARIOUS HELPING GROUPS FEATURING THE SALVATION ARMY BELLRINGERS, DALLAS/N.TEXAS REGIONS MEMBER OF TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL,STAFF VOLUNTEER WITH TH EJACKIE ROBINSON SCHLARSHIP DINNER, IN NEW YORK N THE ANNUAL JAZZ WEEKEND FUNDRAISER IN NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, VOLUNTEER WITH THE ARMED FORCES BOWL KICK-OFF GALA N GAME IN TCU STADIUM N DWNT FT. WORTH TX DALLAS/N. TEXAS REGION, FEATURED IN NAVY TIMES CUTTING THE PINK RIBBON WITH THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF VA MEDICAL CENTER, N DALLAS TX,@THE DALLAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CRCC CAREER CENTER N MANY OTHER ACCOLADES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION HERE RIGHT NOW FEATURED IN THE SOUVENIR PROGRAM OF LOTT CAREY WORLD YOUTH MISSIONS CONFERENCE N EXPO IN BOTH NEW ORLEANS, N IN PHILADELPHIA WORKING WITH THE KIDS N AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE

Day Job:

VOLUNTEER, FOR VARIOS NON-PROFITS N ORGANIZATIONS, M MAKE D.O.T N SPECIAL EVENT, FUTURE CHURCH SITE, N CUSTOM DESIGN, N TAKE ORDERS FOR MOTORCYCLE DECALS SIGHNS FOR

Relationship Status:

Divorced

Facebook or Other Online Profile:

http://REVMARKPINMAN

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I AM A GROUND ZERO RESCUE WORKER 9-11 SURVIVOR IN MANHATTAN, A HURRICANE KATRINA SURVIVOR N EMS STATION TRIAGE N WORKER IN SETTING UP N OPERATING THE MAKE-SHIFT ON THE SPOT-TRIAGES IN HOUSTON, TX

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I LOVE TO HELP,, VOLUNTEER N BE A BLESSING TO ALL I COME IN CONTACT WITH

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