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Marcin D. Szczepanski
- 30, Male
- Graham, WA
- United States
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Marcin D. Szczepanski's Groups
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The Professor: Buildi...
189 members
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“Pride and Ownership”
431 members
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Tradition, TRADITION!
295 members
Welcome, Marcin "Ski" Szczepanski!
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An excellent book that I have found tremendously helpful in my preparation for an upcoming promotional exam is titled, “MASTERING the Fire Service Assessment Center” by Anthony Kastros. The author talks about the full spectrum of knowledge, skills...
In this group, we'll discuss all things building construction. What are the lessons of recent fires? What have past fires taught us?. What are the developing trends in construction that will impact our ability to fight future fires?
What are you and your department doing to get your firefighters to take ownership?
Grab a cup of coffee and let’s visit!
…and don’t forget to check out our Pride and Ownership show on Fire Engineering Radio.
This is the group dedicated to the glue that holds "Pride and Ownership" together - tradition! We'll be talking about historic fires, important dates in fire history, and why we do things the way we do. .
Profile Information
- Department:
- Gig Harbor Fire
- Title/rank:
- Firefighter
- Years of public service:
- 9
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Growth
- Professional Qualifications:
- Eternal student of the craft. Seems with every answer come more questions...
- Bio:
- Born in Poland. Immigrated to the US at the age of 5. Exposed to the fire service at the age of fifteen, hired at 20 and have been a learning “sponge” (& punching bag at times) since. Out here to gather knowledge, pass on ideas and promote this great profession that we are fortunate to be a part of.
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 7:26pm on April 7, 2009,
Dave Dodson said…
- Hey - thank YOU for the interaction. I appreciate all your challenges - and I know you'll tackle them DTRT (doing the right thing). Thanks fo rmaking it safe out there!
-Dave
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