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Replied Jul. 9, 2008
"Leading by example" may be a cliche, but if you don't exemplify what you want people to do, they won't do it. Micheal Abrashoff "It's Our Ship"
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Tom, That is my favorite CFR A/S32P-19. I drove that along with the P-4. I also taught the operation of those truck on the Mobile Travel Team when I was assigned at Chanute AFB, IL.
Remeber our first assigment on the fire ground, "Our safety before others" If you are being held back by others don't just sit there. Get up and train, learn, and lead yourself into the next phase of your existance.
Todd Trudeau said:Art, I will a...
Joe,
I expect nothing short of pride, honor, respect, integrity, and compassion out of the people I lead. Of course I can't change people but I can certainly influence them to change should they not meet the latter mentioned. I have an awesome quo...
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Indianapolis, IN
- Department:
- Decatur Township
- Title/rank:
- Captain
- Years of public service:
- 25+
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Money Money Money Money Training SOP/SOG
- Professional Qualifications:
- FFI/II, FFEMT, INST II/III, INVST II, FOFF I, HAZMT TECH, BS FIRESAFETY ENGINEERING @ U CIN
- Topics you provide training for:
- ENGINE COMPANY OPS, HAZMAT, BUILDING CONSTRUCT, RIT, FINACIAL PEACE UNIV. PUMP OPS
- Areas of expertise:
- RAISING CHILDREN, DRIVER OPS, HAZMAT, ICS, AUTOMATION CONTROLS, FIRE SCIENCE
- Bio:
- STARTED FIRE SERVIE IN 1976 AS VOLUNTEER WITH LOCAL FIRE DEPT AND RESCUE SQUAD. 1983 JOINED US AIRFORCE FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST AND TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR 1995 JOINED DECATUR TWP FIRE AS VOLUNTEER AND IN 2000 HIRED ON AS CAREER. 1992 TO PRESENT WORK WITH ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION CONTROLS
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 9:39pm on April 6, 2009,
Tom Anderson said…
- Hi Bill, Yeah I loved the P-19 also. Very agile. Love Indianoplis Used to go down there for seminars. Several of us made a dent in that town a few times.
- At 8:55am on February 16, 2009,
Brandon Krause said…
- Bill, Thanks for the infor about UC, I did look extensivly at thier website and found alot of good information there. Thanks alot!
- At 10:34pm on February 2, 2009,
Brandon Krause said…
- Bill, I am thinking about entering in to the UofC program, can you give me any info as to what i might expect, cost, length of program, and so on. Anything will help! Thanks, Brandon
- At 7:34pm on May 1, 2008,
Frank Ricci said… - Take a look and sign up to our group we could use your input. Tactical Building Blocks & Air Management. If you search groups by most members we are list at the top.
This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover what actions to undertake if you do.We will cover some big issues as well as small tactical tips.
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