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- Residence.
- Soldotna, Alaska
- Department:
- Central Emergency Services, State Fire Marshals Office
- Title/rank:
- Eng/Medic
- Years of public service:
- 8
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- A very young and inexperienced fire department due to retirement
- Professional Qualifications:
- Paramedic
EMT instructor
FF1
Fire instructor II
Rope Rescue
Swift Water Instructor
Fire investigator I
- Topics you provide training for:
- Truck Ops
Heavy Rescue
Technical Rescue
- Areas of expertise:
- Heavy Rescue
Technical Rescue
- Bio:
- Started in the Fire service in 1999. Attended the University of Alaska in Fairbanks where I got both my fire and EMS degrees. I currently work for a department in Soldotna, Ak. 33 full time guys along with paid on-calls make up our deparment. I also teach for the State Fire Marshals office remotely. In 2006 I started my own EMS/ Fire instruction company called Strike the Box
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After doing some code Red teaching written May 11th,2008
f you want to read the good stuff skip towards the bottom. At least I warned ya
Once
again home from my travels. This time It was a 12 hour flight home.
Which in most cases would have taken me almost to New Zealand or
somewhere warmer or more interesting. On the return flight I was able
to enjoy most of the remaining villages scattered throughout what is
considered YK that I had not been too.
Yukon Kuskokwim
Delta. Few words can describe this place cause well it real… Continue
Once
again home from my travels. This time It was a 12 hour flight home.
Which in most cases would have taken me almost to New Zealand or
somewhere warmer or more interesting. On the return flight I was able
to enjoy most of the remaining villages scattered throughout what is
considered YK that I had not been too.
Yukon Kuskokwim
Delta. Few words can describe this place cause well it real… Continue
Posted on July 17, 2008 at 2:04am — 3 Comments
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Hows life? Been fishing at all
Shane
Fill us in on the details of the Alaska Leadership Conference... Very cool. I am trying to get funding to come down for it.
Sean
I know you've been in touch with the others, so I have stressed to much about calling. Mainly because the phone is ringing so much I can't hardly get a call out myself. I will call you tonight if I can. Thanks for being there.
Ben
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Be safe pal!
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