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William Anderson: Male
Joliet, United States

Residence.: Joliet, IL

Department:: Lemont Fire Protection District

Title/rank:: Firefighter/Paramedic

Years of public service:: 12

Agency structure:: Combination fire department

Top issues in your department:: Apparatus Staffing, Operations, Firefighter Safety, Rural Water Supply and Rapid Intervention

Professional Qualifications:: Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal Firefighter II, Firefighter III, Fire Apparatus Engineer, Fire Officer I, Provisional Fire Officer II, Hazardous Materials Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations, Technical Rescue Awareness, Rescue Specialist-Vertical I, Rescue Specialist Trench I, Trench Technician, Confined Space Operations, Fire Service Instructor I, Fire Service Instructor II, Training Program Manager, Illinois Department of Public Health EMT-Paramedic.

Topics you provide training for:: Candidate Orientation, Technical Rescue, Rural Water Supply, Rapid Intervention.

Areas of expertise:: Technical Rescue, Water Rescue, Apparatus Hydraulics, Rural Water Supply, Rapid Intervention

Bio:: I am a 12 year veteran of the fire service and currently a career Firefighter/Paramedic. I hope to continue to advance my career and education and currently am pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at Eastern Kentucky University.

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Fire Department Accreditation: (12 members)
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Rural Water Operations: (22 members)
Created by William Anderson

Firehouse Kitchen: (53 members)
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Engine Company Operations-Engineer: (44 members)
Created by Michael Rude

Start Water: (125 members)
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Firefighter identification on the fireground

Added a post May 17

We take a pretty straightfoward approach to this subject. My engine is Engine 911, the officer refers to himself as "911 Officer", the apparatus operator is "911" if he is with the vehicle or "911 ... Read More »

Motivating Firefighters to train

Added a post May 17

It sounds like you have a bumpy road ahead of you. When I was handed the job of training officer, my first thought was "how do I do this so everybody doesn't want my head". I found the key to it wa... Read More »

Tagged: firefighters, motivating

Lieutenants vs Captains or both

Added a post May 17

I would have to say it would depend on what the intent of your rank structure is. If your going to have a split rank structure like that, I would think that you would have one captain assigned eith... Read More »

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At 9:08am on June 18th, 2008, David Bettenhausen said…: Greetings Senator: Thank you for your contact. hope all is well at Sta. 2.

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