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Dave Cushwa
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- Elkhart, IN
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Profile Information
- Residence.
- 10945 CR 14 Middlebury, IN 46540
- Department:
- Elkhart Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Lieutenant
- Years of public service:
- 14 years (1996 - present)
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- staffing, management and leadership, budget cut-backs, training, safety
- Professional Qualifications:
- Lieutenant of Truck Company 18, Battalion level instructor for fire & emergency services, rescue diver, haz-mat tech, tactical medic, ice rescue, Bachelor of Arts with major in History, minor in Political Science and concentration in Secondary Education. Training Instructor - fire, rescue, emergency services, EMS; background in law enforcement; also work for the University of Notre Dame Fire Department - which includes a lot of EMS, Special Events, rescue training, alarm systems and panels and elevator extrications; background in ARMY officer training and leadership courses; SCUBA diving, ...
- Topics you provide training for:
- all fire & emergency services activities for my battalion and team with the EMS instructor for combined training, Rookie School Instructor
- Bio:
- married to wife, Sandy, 4 years.
son, Jake, 3 years old.
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Tom Fentress from Demotte IN. Just networking with other members from IN. I am sure glad they built this site. I enjoy talking with all sorts of people.
Don't let anyone know who that bald head is in the one picture.
stay safe out there
Go Irish!!
Your picture looks alot like mine.
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