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Jeff Buechel
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- Kewaskum, WI
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I am hoping to get some feedback from others on this. My department has had pretty much the same program for many years. Our program is geared for the younger elementary age, but I am thinking of putting together a program for the middle to high s...
We flush our dry hydrants twice per year. Once in spring after the ice melts, and once in fall. When we operate off of a dry hydrant, we do a straight prime. We only have two dry hydrants that have problems with silt fouling, so the vast majority ...
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- At 7:11pm on July 11, 2009,
Todd McKee said…
- Welcome to the world's greatest training site. This is where the serious trainers come to train & learn from each other. Please allow me to invite you to the group called "HAZMAT PLACARDS TO SUCCESS". This group is for the firefighter, the EMA officer, and the HazMat Technician. I would love to hear what you have to say. This is a great time to join the group as our main focus is currently the first stages of the HazMat Incident.
Your friend,
Todd McKee
Profile Information
- Residence.
- Kewaskum, WI
- Department:
- Kewaskum Fire and Rescue
- Title/rank:
- Lieutenant
- Years of public service:
- 12
- Agency structure:
- Combination fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Low daytime staffing levels. Keeping training challenging to all members, no matter what training level they are at.
- Professional Qualifications:
- FF1, FF2, EMT-B, WI Fire Inspector 1, Hazmat Ops
- Topics you provide training for:
- Automobile Extrication, Truck and Engine Company Tactics.
- Areas of expertise:
- I don't think I will ever be an expert, but I learn more every day. The more I know, the safer my crew and I will be.
- Bio:
- I have been a second generation firefighter for 12 years. I joined the Beechwood Vol. Fire Dept. in Beechwood, WI in 1996. I served as a Firefighter moving up to HEO until moving to the village of Kewaskum. I have been a member of Kewaskum Fire and Rescue since 2004. I served as a Firefighter/EMTB until promotion to 2nd Lieutenant in December 2008.
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