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Joseph McElroy

Joseph McElroy

Residence.: Torrington, CT

Department:: Torrington Fire Department (CT)

Title/rank:: Lieutenant

Years of public service:: 20

Agency structure:: Paid fire department

Professional Qualifications:: Associate Degree in Fire Science, Fire Officer II, Fire Service Instructor, Haz-Mat Technician, Public Fire Educator, Pump Operator, Trench Rescue, Confined space Rescue, Basic Rope & Rappelling, Incident Safety Officer, Incident Command System. Cold Water Rescue. C.E.R.T. Instructor, Public Information Officer.

Topics you provide training for:: Firefighter I & II, Haz-Mat, NIMS, Recruit School, Public Education. CERT. CPAT.

Areas of expertise:: Firefighter Training, Public Fire Education, Fire Hawk Companion Program. Public Information Officer.

Bio:: Joe is a Career Firefighter with the City of Torrington Fire Department, with 20 years on the job. I have been a Union Officer for 4 years and currently hold the Vice President position. I am an Instructor with the Connecticut Fire Academy working on my 8th year. I am an Instructor with the Burrville Regional Fire School with 12 years. I also teach the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in my area. I served 3 years on the CT wildland fire crew and was deployed to Oregon in 1995. I was Coordinator of the Fire Prevention program for the City of Torrington for 10 years. I work with children through the Firehawk Companion program.

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At 10:57pm on May 28th, 2008, Keith Cullom said…: Hey Joe... I remember the trip and will hopefully get back there again...... soon, fuel permitting! I retired last year after 35-years and am now living the good life (well deserved I do believe). Still traveling and will spend most of June in Oregon & Washington seeing the view and still taking photos. Good to hear from you and see you are safe and kicking.
Keith

At 7:23pm on March 27th, 2008, Pat Nichols said…: Hi Joe, hope to see you in beantown soon

At 5:20pm on March 26th, 2008, Frank Ricci said…: we could use your input in our Tactical Building Blocks group. We are on page 3 of groups.
This group will focus on aggressive interior firefighting. We will address tactics that increase your chance of not getting jammed up and cover what actions to undertake if you do.We will cover some big issues as well as small tactical tips
Be Safe

At 2:53pm on March 26th, 2008, Chris Pepler said…: Joe,
I started two groups, Flashover and extrication sign up and start some debates.

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