Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Assistant or Deputy Chief

Years in Fire/EMS:

11 Years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Union Fire Company

Years With Department/Agency

9 Years

Dept. Web Site:

http://www.unionfireco.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

City Of Tonawanda Fire Dept./Niagara Hose #3, Combination Fire Rescue Department, Firefighter 3 Years www.ci.tonawanda.ny.us/fire/firehome.htm

My Training:

Certifiable, although I always feel like a "Jack of all trades, and a master of none".
In addition our company drills 4-5 times per month(75% fire/resue and 25% ems usually)
GROUND CREW SAFETY TRAINING(MERCY FLIGHT) 2006, 9/04, 5/12
HIGHWAY SAFETY AWARENESS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS 1/07, 5/12
2011 PIPELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DAMAGE TRAINING PROGRAM 5/11
EMERGENCY ESCAPE SYSTEM-TTT 1/11
BIG CITY STRATEGIES & TACTICS FOR SMALL TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS 11/09
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM ADVANCED(I-400) COURSE 10/09
CRASH & BURN WEEKEND 9/09, 11/08
METH LAB EXPLOSION: LESSONS LEARNED 4/09
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE AND NOW YOU'RE OUT OF AIR 4/09
RESPONSE TO CRASH OF CONTINENTAL FLIGHT 3407 4/09
IT'S IN THE BASEMENT 4/09
FIREGROUND STRATEGIES: THE DANGERS OF COMMON FIREGROUND OPERATIONS 4/09
PROFICIENCY-BASED TRAINING: IT'S ALL ABOUT SKILLS 4/09
TRUCK COMPANY: GROUND LADDERS 4/09
PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM BAILOUT TRAINING 4/09
TRUCK COMPANY: FORCIBLE ENTRY 4/09
ENGINE COMPANY: BUILDING AN ATTACK READY ENGINE 4/09
EMT-BASIC 1/09, 1/06
MEDIUM STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE CONCEPTS 1/09
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN STROKE CARE AND CARDIAC CARE 12/08
BLS FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS(CPR & AED) 9/08, 6/07, 3/06, 5/05, 11/03
FIRE OFFICERS & FIREFIGHTERS: NOT EVERYONE GOES HOME 6/08
INCIDENT RESPONSE TO TERRORIST BOMBINGS 5/08
SEARCH ROPE PROCEDURES 4/08
CHEMICAL WAREFARE AGENTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS 4/08
PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP: THE LOVE FOR THE JOB 4/08
BECOMING A WELL-ROUNDED TRUCKIE 4/08
SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: GUIDELINES FOR SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL FIREGROUND OPERATIONS 4/08
ADVANCED EXTRICATION TACTICS 4/08
ENGINE COMPANY: HOSE LOADS AND DEPLOYMENTS 4/08
ENGINE COMPANY: PUMP OPERATOR/ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY 4/08
FLASHOVER SIMULATOR 4/08
BASIC STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE OPERATIONS 3/08
RAIL SAFETY FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS 2/08
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM INTERMEDIATE(I-300) COURSE 1/08
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AWARENESS TRAINING 12/07
STROKE AND THE EMS PROVIDER THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE 10/07
LARGE AREA SEARCH 9/07
GET OUT ALIVE 9/07
TRUCK OPERATIONS 9/07
ENGINE OPERATIONS 9/07
HYBRID VEHICLE AWARENESS TRAIN THE TRAINER 9/07
ACCIDENT VICTIM EXTRICATION 8/07, 2/04
BLACK SUNDAY-IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO ME 6/07
SAVING YOUR CREW TONIGHT-WHY ARE WE STILL LOSING FIREFIGHTERS 6/07
SIZE UP BASE INTERIOR SEARCH 6/07
FIRE SCENE RED FLAGS 4/07
VENTILATION AND TODAY'S FIRE BUILDING 4/07
THE FIREFIGHTERS INTERIOR LIST 4/07
PRIVATE DWELLINGS: THE INS AND OUTS 4/07
RETURN TO FIRE GROUND PRIORITIES 4/07
LINE BOSS 4/07
EXTRICATION FOR THE SHORT STAFFED CREW 4/07
FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL 4/07, 11/01
ICE RESCUE CLASS 3/07, 2/06
PIPELINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE 2007, 5/06
INTRODUCTION TO THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM(ICS 100) 10/06
ARSON AWARENESS/RESCUE COMPANY OPERATIONS 6/06
M.E.R.S. RADIO OPERATOR 4/06
RESCUING TRAPPED FIREFIGHTERS 2/06
BLS INSTRUCTOR COURSE 2/06
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT 2/06
PREHOSPITAL CARE REPORT 1/06
NYSDEC WILDLAND SEARCH SKILLS 12/05
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM(I-200) COURSE 12/05
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS) AN INTRODUCTION 12/05
PRECEPTOR TRAINING COURSE 11/05
EMS OFFICER'S WORKSHOP 11/05
OPERATIONS OF THE 1ST ARRIVING COMPANIES AT PRIVATE DWELLING FIRES 2/05
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AWARENESS TRAINING/MASS DECONTAMINATION AWARENESS AND DEMONSTRATION 12/04
SWIFTWATER RESCUE TECHNICIAN 10/04
COMMON FIREGROUND MISTAKES 2/04
CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER 1/04
MASK CONFIDENCE(SMOKE DIVERS) 10/03
HEARTSAVER CPR 10/02
INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS 5/02
FIREFIGHTER "INTERMEDIATE" TRAINING COURSE 10/01
BASIC FIRE FIGHTER COURSE 8/01
CPR-HEALTHCARE PROVIDER 1/01

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I know why he joined...
TO BE A FIREMAN
I HAVE NO AMBITION IN
THIS WORLD BUT ONE, AND
THAT IS TO BE A FIREMAN. THE POSITION MAY, IN
THE EYES OF SOME, APPEAR
TO BE A LOWLY ONE; BUT THOSE WHO KNOW THE
WORK WHICH A FIREMAN
HAS TO DO BELIEVE
HIS IS A NOBEL CALLING.
OUR PROUDEST MOMENT
IS TO SAVE... LIVES.
UNDER THE IMPULSE
OF SUCH THOUGHTS
THE NOBILITY OF THE
OCCUPATION THRILLS US
AND STIMULATES US TO
DEEDS OF DARING,
EVEN OF
SUPREME SACRIFICE.
Edward F. Crocker
Chief of Department
FDNY
1899-1911

Top Issues Facing Responders:

100 YEARS AGO...SO IT IS APPLICABLE TO SISTER FIREFIGHTERS in 2008. THIS IS A GREAT QUOTE FOR NEW FIREFIGHTERS.
"Firemen are going to be killed right along. They know it, every man of them... firefighting is a hazardous occupation; it is dangerous on the face of it, tackling a burning building. The risks are plain.... Consequently, when a man becomes a fireman, his act of bravery has already been accomplished."
FDNY Chief Edward F. Crocker 1908