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Profile Information
- Residence.
- Santa Ynez Valley
- Department:
- Santa Barbara County Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Fire Captain
- Years of public service:
- 37
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Wildland Urban Interface Fires
Budget Shortfalls
Increased costs for doing business
Competing with Law Enforcement for Funding
- Professional Qualifications:
- Hazmat Specialist / WMD Instructor
Teaching Credential
Emergency Medical Techniician
CA SFM Fire Prevention Officer 1, 2, 3
CA SFM Company Fire Officer 1, 2, 3
CA SFM Chief Fire Officer 2
- Topics you provide training for:
- Hazmat
EMS
Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting
Fire Code and Prevention
Public Education
WMD Hazmat Decon EMS for 1st Responders
WMD Hazmat Decon EMS for Hospital Personnel
- Areas of expertise:
- Hazmat
EMS
Wildland Urban Interface Firefighting
Fire Code
- Bio:
- 10 years with private ambulance companies in the state of California as Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic
5 years with UCSB Police Department as Paramedic Land/Sea Rescue Supervisor
2 years with Montecito Fire Protection District as a Firefighter
27 years with Santa Barbara County Fire Department, currently working as a Fire Captain assigned to a remote fire station that provides structure, wildland, hazmat, water rescue, etc.
- Web site:
- http://www.sbcfire.com
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